Mary and the Witch’s Flower, based on the 1971 children’s novel The Little Broomstick, is the first film from Studio Ponoc, a new Japanese animation studio founded by Yoshiaki Nishimura. Nishimura previously worked at the revered Studio Ghibli, where he produced The Tale of the Princess Kaguya and When Marnie Was There. To build Ponoc, he brought along other Ghibli veterans, including Hiromasa Yonebayashi, who helmed Mary. In his time as an animator, Yonebayashi worked as an artist on such films as Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, and Ponyo, eventually progressing to directing The Secret World of Arrietty and Marnie. With the help of a translator, we spoke to Nishimura and Yonebayashi about Mary and the Witch’s Flower and their new studio’s growing pains.
The Film Stage: What made you pick this project as the first feature for Studio Ponoc?
Yoshiaki Nishimura: At the end of 2014, Studio Ghibli closed its production division,...
The Film Stage: What made you pick this project as the first feature for Studio Ponoc?
Yoshiaki Nishimura: At the end of 2014, Studio Ghibli closed its production division,...
- 10/30/2017
- by Daniel Schindel
- The Film Stage
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