Concept art by Hayao Miyazaki for Whisper of the Heart (1995), dir. Yoshifumi Kondo, Studio Ghibli
the girl with the dragon boy
Illustration created for a Ghibli Italia open call to mark the film’s return to cinemas
June: Hydrangeas are closely associated with the summer rainy season in Japan, and we see them early in Spirited Away when Haku helps Chihiro out. However, the garden also has flowers from totally different seasons at the same time - a sign that the rules of the real world no longer apply.
Animation director at Studio Ghibli on Porco Rosso, Arrietty and The Day I Bought a Planet. Key animator or animator on many others. She's also worked extensively on TV series and movies outside Ghibli.
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Kagawa Megumi has worked on nearly every Studio Ghibli feature film - multiple times as animation director - and today is her 67th birthday!
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Kagawa Megumi has worked on nearly every Studio Ghibli feature film - multiple times as animation director - and today is her 67th birthday!
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Kagawa Megumi has worked on nearly every Studio Ghibli feature film - multiple times as animation director - and today is her 67th birthday!
