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Isao Takahata, Studio Ghibli co-founder, dead at 82

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Takahata was most famous for “The Grave of the Fireflies,”an award-winning 1988 film about the suffering of a young brother and sister separated from their parents in World War Two.

Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki moves from beautiful fantasy to World War II in his new animated film

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Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki moves from beautiful fantasy to World War II in his new animated film

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Anime’s other-world director plants his final film in reality

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