Miyazaki's films will become unavailable in Russian online cinemas TASS

learned that the distributor of the films of the Japanese animation studio Ghibli in RUSSIA could not renew the rights to show. All cartoons by Hayao Miyazaki until May 31 are sold for 1 rub.

Hayao Miyazaki's cartoons will be unavailable in Russian online cinemas from June 1, TASS and Film Distributor's Bulletin report.

According to the source of the agency, the distributor of the films of the Japanese animation studio Ghibli in Russia was unable to renew the rights to show.

The Film Distributor's Bulletin noticed that the Kinopoisk online cinema began selling animation from Studio Ghibli - all Miyazaki cartoons presented are sold for 1 ruble. The site states that the releases will be available for purchase until May 31st.

After the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine , the leading Western film studios - the so-called major companies - announced the suspension of their activities in Russia. After that, old foreign-made projects began to disappear from the libraries of Russian online cinemas.

The information and analytical agency TelecomDaily has calculated that the number of films and series by the largest Western film studios in the leading Russian online cinemas has decreased by one and a half to two times over the year.

Studio Ghibli is the most profitable animation company outside of Hollywood. it was founded in 1985 by two animators, Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. When Miyazaki was 23 years old, the studio released the first full-length color anime, The Legend of the White Snake. The popularity of the novelty was huge, and soon the studio, which had previously released only feature films, put animated tapes on stream.

During his long career, Miyazaki directed more than 40 anime, including TV series. The most popular of these is Spirited Away (2001), which earned over $270 million worldwide (14 times its budget), won an Oscar, a Berlinale Golden Bear, four Annie Animation Awards, and 50 other awards. Worldwide. The film is included in all world charts of the best animation.

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Also among the most famous paintings by Miyazaki: Nausicaa from the Valley of the Winds (1984), Laputa Castle in the Sky (1986), Porco Rosso (1992), My Neighbor Totoro (1998), Princess Mononoke (1997) , "The Wind Rises" (2013).

The 82-year-old DIRECTOR announced his retirement back in 2013, but in 2016 he decided to make his last full-length cartoon, How Do You Do?. The film is scheduled for release in July 2023.