A Japanese city is launching a crowdfunding campaign to protect a pristine forest where Hayao Miyazaki was inspired to create the beloved animated film Dragon while walking in this forest. Cat 》
This forest is located in Tokorozawa City, about 20 miles northwest of Tokyo, and is home to approximately 7,000 old oak trees. At present, Tokorozawa City has formulated a plan to raise 2.6 billion yen to purchase a 9-acre forest land.
This woodland is locally known as "My Neighbor Totoro Forest" and will be left as a nature reserve for local residents and animation-loving visitors.
The animated film "My Neighbor Totoro" was released in 1988. It tells the story of a professor's two daughters, Xiaomei and Xiaoyue, who came to the countryside and encountered fantastic adventures in the forest. This movie is the purest, healing, warm and lovely work of Hayao Miyazaki. Even the images of dense forests and gods and monsters are full of childishness.
Hayao Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli is also providing help to the forest protection movement: as long as the donation amount reaches 25,000 yen, participants will receive a photo provided by Studio Ghibli with Tokorozawa scenery as the background. A reproduction of the original painting of "My Neighbor Totoro".
Initially, Japan said it would only provide 1,000 copies of original paintings, but organizers said more could be provided if demand exceeds supply.
Officials in the city of Tokorozawa said that while the amount raised from the crowdfunding campaign is expected to cover only a small portion of the purchase of the land, they hope the effort will bring publicity and excitement to the new nature reserve.
Ghibli 's first theme park to open
The theme park, located at the 494-acre Expo Park in Japan's Aichi Prefecture, about 90 miles east of Kyoto, is set to open in November.
theme park includes five major areas:
Hill of Youth : "Listen attentively" " Cat's Repayment "
Ghibli Warehouse : " Castle in the Sky " "My Neighbor Totoro" " The Little Man Who Borrows Things" Arrietty 》
Dondoko Forest : "My Neighbor Totoro"
The above three areas will open on November 1, 2022
Ghost Home : "Princess Mononoke"
Witch's Valley : "Howl's Moving Castle" and "The Witch" TA-Q-BIN》
The above two areas will open in 2023
Hayao Miyazaki is creating the "last work" for his grandson
The 81-year-old animator is currently "again" creating what he said is his last film "How Do You Want to Live?" "Life", this film is adapted from the novel of the same name published by novelist Yoshino Gensaburo in 1937.
The book tells the story of a 15-year-old boy named "Little Brother Pernic". Under the inspiration and guidance of his uncle, a college graduate, he explores topics such as friendship, wealth and poverty, people and society, courage, etc., in order to clarify "the reason why people are human". the value of".
Miyazaki's long-time co-producer Toshio Suzuki said the director is creating the film for his grandson, and according to him, " Grandpa will soon be entering the next world, but he wants to make this The movie is left to you. ”
