HBO Max continues to pad its streaming fare with an exclusive deal for the entire catalog of Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli. It’s the first time the lauded toon producer’s films have been licensed to a streamer.
The deal with Studio Ghibli distributor Gkids includes 2001’s Spirited Away, which won the Best Animated Feature Oscar, and four other pics that were nominated in that category: Howl’s Moving Castle, The Wind Rises, The Tale of The Princess Kaguya and When Marnie Was There.
“Studio Ghibli films are visually breathtaking, completely immersive experiences” said Kevin Reilly, Chief Content Officer at HBO Max and President of TNT, TBS, and truTV. “Exciting, enchanting and deeply humanistic, these wonderful films have captured people’s hearts around the world, and we are proud to showcase them in an accessible way for even more fans through HBO Max.”
Founded in 1985 by animation directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata,...
The deal with Studio Ghibli distributor Gkids includes 2001’s Spirited Away, which won the Best Animated Feature Oscar, and four other pics that were nominated in that category: Howl’s Moving Castle, The Wind Rises, The Tale of The Princess Kaguya and When Marnie Was There.
“Studio Ghibli films are visually breathtaking, completely immersive experiences” said Kevin Reilly, Chief Content Officer at HBO Max and President of TNT, TBS, and truTV. “Exciting, enchanting and deeply humanistic, these wonderful films have captured people’s hearts around the world, and we are proud to showcase them in an accessible way for even more fans through HBO Max.”
Founded in 1985 by animation directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata,...
- 10/17/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
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