A next work of studio Ghibli is “Tale of Bamboo-Cutter” movie of the Isao Takahata supervision.

It has been understood to be producing animated features of the birds and beasts caricature touch to which the Isao Takahata supervision of “Grave of the Fireflies” and “Asian racoon battle of the Heisei era” assumed “Tale of Bamboo-Cutter” to be a theme as a next work of studio Ghibli now.
In the one that Asian movie special news site A sian Movie Pulse etc. reported, opening in 2010 to the public is expected.

If it is Japanese who makes the princess Kaguya a hero as for “Tale of Bamboo-Cutter”, the masterpiece fairy tale that everyone knows.
Live-action version “Tale of Bamboo-Cutter” (87) of Toshiro Mifune & Yasuko Sawaguchi starring by Ichikawa supervision is produced before.

“Heidi”, “Dog in Flanders”, and “From The Appennines To The Andes” The Takahata supervision that has handled the animated cartoon work of overseas juvenile literature challenges an old fairy tale of Japan by the style of painting of not the Ghibli style animated cartoon but the birds and beasts caricature as Disney made “Snow White” and “Cinderella” into a film by the new work handled after an interval of 11 years after “Mr. Yamada of Horhokekyo and” of 99 years.

This news in radio programs “Sweaty Ghibli of Toshio Suzuki” of TOKYO FM
It has made remarks while producer Suzuki is producing ‘Tale of Bamboo-Cutter’, and common knowledge in an enthusiastic Ghibli fan.
However, the formula announcement from studio Ghibli has not been done yet.

The Takahata supervision wins honored Hyou in Switzerland Locarno International Film Festival in August this year.