After trekking through the entirety of the Studio Ghibli library, Michael and Jake go back to the beginning... to Isao Takahata's ground-breaking 1960s animated feature Little Norse Prince. A hugely influential film that was something of a box office disaster on initial release, Little Norse Prince set in motion many of the themes, collaborations and techniques that would come to define Ghibli two decades later. But how does it play to a modern-day viewer?
Follow Ghibliotheque on Twitter:
@ghibliotheque
@MichaelJLeader – Michael
@jakehcunningham – Jake
Produced by Michael Leader, Jake Cunningham, Harold McShiel and Steph Watts. Audio wizardry from Jamie Maisner.
Get bonus content on Patreon
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ghibliotheque - A Podcast About Animation and Studio Ghibli