Legendary anime house Studio Ghibli has announced a new animated movie entitled The Red Turtle, which is being co-produced with Europe’s Wild Bunch.
Japan Today reports that the new film is being directed by Academy Award-winning Dutch filmmaker Michael Dudok de Wit (Father and Daughter) from a script by French screenwriter Pascale Ferran (Bird People). Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata (Grave of the Fireflies) will serve as artistic director on the project, which marks the first time that Ghibli has produced animation for a non-Japanese spearheaded production.
At this point, further details on The Red Turtle are scarce, save for the fact that it is set for release in Japan in September.
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Originally published December 21, 2015. Updated April 14, 2018.
