Summary
A few years ago, a certain entertainment conglomerate -- one that's traditionally associated with a pair of cute li'l ears -- acquired the U.S. distribution rights to the works of Studio Ghibli, home to renowned Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki. Like most decisions made by this and other major-league players in the world of intellectual real estate, it was a financial move.
Miyazaki's back catalog, comprising a half-dozen animated features dating back to the mid-1980s, had languished in the shadowy netherworld of second-rate VHS editions, and in the age of DVD rereleases they represented a gold mine for any acquisitions department with the resources to seize them. This having come to pass, there was much rejoicing for domestic Miyazaki fans, who finally had respectable home-video versions of beloved classics such as Castle in the Sky (1986) and Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) to call their own.See the full content of this document
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But, there was more good news. The deal between the Ghibli-ers and the House of Mouse also guaranteed fairly wide theatrical distribution for any new Miyazaki movies. Sure, they'd frequently be dubbed into English and targeted at an aud...
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