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...vast forest of layouts that Studio Ghibli has produced since its establishment in 1985, it is a wonder that anyone was able to select the mere 1,300 on show until Sept. 28 at Tokyo's Museum of Contemporary Art, www.mot-art-museum.jp. But select they have, and like the Japanese animé house's best work the exhibition is thoughtful, multilayered and deliciously whimsical...
...Miyazaki personally putting pen to paper. His latest fairytale, Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, which grossed over $91 million in the first month of its Japan release, was done entirely by hand. The power of this as a means of differentiating Studio Ghibli's work from other animation houses cannot be overstated. Characters and story lines, too, are seemingly inimitable. "The Ghibli working style is possible because of Miyazaki," says animé expert Ryota Fujitsu. "No one can copy...
...Borrowed from animé and manga, Suekichi's style is labeled "steampunk" and draws visual inspiration from a steam-powered epoch, when amateurs fashioned fabulous machines for all kinds of purposes. In a tucked-away workshop, that's exactly what Suekichi does - working with old parts, he crafts watches one might imagine being worn by characters in a Jules Verne novel. Some 6,000 have been sold in the past 12 years - a very respectable figure, considering the amount one unhurried artisan can produce, and a demonstration of Suekichi's ability to imagine everyday objects afresh...
...fans of the original thought it ham-fisted. In the Jackie Chan pic Armour of God, the brothers excised a narrative back story that had served to explain the tension between Chan's character and a love interest. Fearing such treatment when the Weinsteins acquired the award-winning Japanese animé feature Princess Mononoke, the film's producer mailed Harvey a katana - a Japanese long sword - with a note that read "No cuts...
...Expect to find everything from graphic skins for your iPod and customized sneakers to original artwork and necklaces and belts made out of knitted yarn. There are colorful patchwork bags, stuffed animals stitched together from discarded clothes, silhouette brooches fashioned out of black plastic and slippers decorated with animé-like cartoons. Look out also for demonstrations from the likes of graffiti artists and batik makers...