GKIDS
is betting on the handling of director Isao Takahta's next anime
movie The Tale of the Princess Kaguya's North America destribution to
further build their relationship with Studio Ghibli, of whitch the
director is a co-founder.
Last
year GKIDS distributed Ghibli's From Up on Poppy Hill as well as
director Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke.
The
Tale of the Princess Kaguya is director Isao Takahta's first film in
fourteen since My Neighbors the Yamadas. Takahta's other and perhaps
most famous movie is the critically acclaimed and hard to watch Grave
of the Fireflies.
Press
Release:
New
York, NY – March 12, 2014 – GKIDS, a distributor of award-winning
animation for both adult and family audiences, announced that it has
entered into a distribution agreement with Studio Ghibli for the
North American rights to the upcoming animated feature THE TALE OF
THE PRINCESS KAGUYA. Directed by Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao
Takahata, the film is slated for a late 2014 theatrical release and
Awards submissions.
The deal was negotiated by Eric Beckman from GKIDS and Geoffrey Wexler from Studio Ghibli, with GKIDS taking all theatrical, non-theatrical, home video and television rights in North America.
Eight years in the making, the film is the untold story of The Princess Kaguya, the heroine of the ancient Japanese folktale The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter.
An English-language version is being produced by Studio Ghibli and Geoffrey Wexler, with Frank Marshall of Kennedy/Marshall Executive Producing. This is the same team that handled English versions for the two previous Studio Ghibli films, The Wind Rises and From Up on Poppy Hill.
GKIDS and Studio Ghibli partnered on the 2013 release of the animated feature From Up on Poppy Hill and GKIDS handles North American theatrical distribution for the Studio Ghibli library of films, one of the world’s most coveted animation collections with titles including Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke and others. GKIDS also handles theatrical distribution for Isao Takahata’s Grave of the Fireflies, widely considered a masterpiece.
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