FYI to non-japanese speakers, "Sekai no Mannaka no Hi" translates to "The Tree in the Middle of the World".

And what is it about anyway? Sounds intriguing.

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Gedo-Senki ranks No.1continually, in 2nd weekend.
http://www.cinemanavi.co.jp/info/last.html

2006.08.5 - 2006.08.06
This week / Last week / Title
1 1 Gedo-Senki (2weeks)
2 2 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (3weeks)
3 3 Japan sinks (日本沈没/Nihon Chinbotsu) (4weeks)

2006.07.29 - 2006.07.30
1 New Gedo-Senki (New)
2 1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2weeks)
3 2 Japan sinks (日本沈没/Nihon Chinbotsu) (3weeks)

and, "Song of Therru" sold 141,000
http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/ranking/30687/

8th of August, LE GUIN’S THOUGHTS ABOUT GEDO SENKI: Gedo Senki director Goro Miyazaki has updated his diary today with a post on Suzuki and him visiting Earthsea author Ursula K. Le Guin. It has some very interesting information. Of which the most important thing were Le Guin’s comments on Gedo Senki. With a warm smiling face she answered shortly "It is not my book. It is your film. It is a good film." Goro mentions that with these words he can now return happily and at ease to Japan. More info:
http://www.ghibliworld.com/news.html#0808

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Wow...This is one huge thread...Anyways, Nausicaa.net mentions that some of Miyazaki's staff recently did some scenary scouting or something up in a mountain in Japan. So, to anybody who has read that book with two "no" in the title, does such a setting support the rumor that it is the next Miyazaki film?

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Wow...This is one huge thread...Anyways, Nausicaa.net mentions that some of Miyazaki's staff recently did some scenary scouting or something up in a mountain in Japan. So, to anybody who has read that book with two "no" in the title, does such a setting support the rumor that it is the next Miyazaki film?

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Indeed, In the production diary, it says they went to Kobe and scenary scouted Kobe-port and Himeji-castle.......
It also says Miyazaki ordered them to do so. http://www.ghibli.jp/15diary/000848.html#more

12th of August, IN DEPTH VIEW ON THE ART OF GEDO SENKI AND MORE NEWS: Added some various news items today of which a new page: a dedicated Gedo Senki Collection page which has info about The Art of Gedo Senki with a nice set of pictures. Of course there’s more, you can check it out over here:
http://www.ghibliworld.com/news.html
http://www.ghibliworld.com/news.html#1208

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Ghibli News scoooooop!!!

14th of August, LE GUIN’S TRUE OPINION ON GEDO SENKI: Last week Gedo Senki director Goro Miyazaki uploaded a post in his diary about Le Guin’s comments on Gedo Senki. Well, today Le Guin’s own and fuller report of her first response to Ghibli’s newest film has been uploaded.

Check it out over here:
http://www.ghibliworld.com/news.html#1408

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That's a very honest reply, what I would expect. She's right on both the fact that there isn't much of the original story being one of the down points, and the fact that novels and films are different forms of art altogether.

What I find impressive is that Gorou is actually worried about the author's opinions. I might be prejudiced, but an artist's pride in his/her works can often come across as downright obnoxious, so for a newcomer like gorou, this form of humility is something I can really apllaud upon.

So kudos to him for even attempting it. Three cheers for Gorou, ya?

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You've got a good point there, Roarkiller. Considering Le Guin's disgust at the TV adaption, and also the fact that he'd apparently never attempted directing a film before, he was taking a bit of a risk, but it sounds like it hasn't turned out too badly.

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16th of August, GREAT ACHIEVEMENT FOR LAPUTA: CASTLE IN THE SKY & GHIBLI RULES JAPANESE DVD MARKET: Oricon reports that the Laputa DVD is the second ever to have ranked in Japan’s DVD Top 300 for a period of 200 weeks and longer! The other DVD to have achieved this is also a Ghibli DVD, namely......................

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No, it does not. This new film is supposed to take place in Kobe City, so there is no way that it's based on "Sekai no mannaka no ki".

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That's a very honest reply, what I would expect. She's right on both the fact that there isn't much of the original story being one of the down points, and the fact that novels and films are different forms of art altogether.

What I find impressive is that Gorou is actually worried about the author's opinions. I might be prejudiced, but an artist's pride in his/her works can often come across as downright obnoxious, so for a newcomer like gorou, this form of humility is something I can really apllaud upon.

So kudos to him for even attempting it. Three cheers for Gorou, ya?

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I was referring to artisans in general. A lot of them have almost too much pride in their works.

And Laputa has it's own resident pure-evil character, in case anyone has forgotten.

Can't comment on anyting else, gotta wait till next feb.

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Miyazaki Goro talked with Oshii Mamoru in Monthly Cyzo (2006.




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Oshii:
I think that Miya-san's gap of his usual speech and behavior and his work is large. Did not you have repulsion to his such gap?
Goro:
Umm, He is not even in the target of my repulsion, because I hardly had the chance to know his real image to begin with.
. . . . .

Oshii:
You talked about "killing his father" in "Ged-Senki", don't you? I understand very well who plotted such a wicked situation. (lol)
Goro:
There was a producer who instigated me in my ear, saying that "Goro. after all, kill his father". (lol)
. . . . .

Oshii:
Did you want to kill your father by the real life before?
Goro:
No, I didn't.
Oshii:
Any time?
Goro:
No.
Oshii:
I thought, I wanted to kill Miya-san many times. (lol).
Because of he is the man whom I wanted to defeat, when I was making the TV series of "Urusei Yatsura" I mimicked Miya-san's methodology of the TV series.
(EDIT 2006.8.30)
. . . . .

Goro:
It is after I assume the curator of Ghibli Museum that I had to battle with father. As the creator, his opinion might be correct, but I had to said him, from the standpoint of construction and management, "It is not realistic". It became feeling "Keep out of it" for the first time at that time.
Oshii:
Oh, exactry, I wanted to hear it. (tears).
. . . . .

Goro:
I have two feelings now. "Because I made a work, I want to make a better work." and, "because I made a work, I will not make it any longer."
Oshii:
You will change, if it will release. The word that I can send to Goro, "Force him into retirement." It is your role and your obligation, Mr.Goro who is his son, it isn't ours. It is not happier than the making of movie, if I say from the conclusion. Then, your mother might feel sorry. I think that neither the home nor the movie coexist.
Goro:
When I talked with Mr.Oshii, I am not suitable for the movie director. I though I want to advance on the road against which it need not fight so much.
Oshii:
The director is the man who fights.
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**Miya-san: Miyazaki Hayao

whoa... I'm not sure what to think about that... other than whoa, obviously.

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Ged-Senki exceeded 6 billion-yen -2006.8.27-
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/japan/2006/34.htm

weekend ranking Aug 26-27
1.Gedo senki /total: 6,066,403,785 (435scr)
2.Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest /total: 8,726,601,897 (507scr)
3.Udon /total: 187,004,376 (284scr)
4.Superman Returns /total: 796,924,908 (490scr)
5.Nihon chinbotsu(Sinking of Japan) /total: 4,733,811,810 (289scr)

---=Old Ghibli Films Boxoffice=(EDIT 2006.9.1)-------------
01.Spirited Away boxoffice: 30.4bil-yen audience: 23.5mil
02.Howl's Moving Castle boxoffice: 19.6bil-yen audience: 15.0mil
03.Princess Mononoke boxoffice: 19.3bil-yen audience: 14.2mil
04.The Car Returns boxoffice: 6.4bil-yen audience: 14.2mil
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thats insane, are those just Ghiblis in the all time box office caseu i think Titanic is the one that knocked of mononoke.

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Harry Potter knocked off SA. Or was it Spiderman?

Either way, it's a far cry from the other movies. TCR wasn't accepted as well, and personally I'm surprised HMC did that well. Maybe I missed too much and need to watch it again.

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