EPISODE · Jan 21, 2022 · 39 MIN
The Boy and the Beast | Hosodathon #4
from Ghibliotheque - A Podcast About Animation and Studio Ghibli
This week in our Hosodathon miniseries, Mamoru Hosoda's biggest hit to date: The Boy and the Beast. Inspired by Hosoda becoming a dad, this is an ambitious story of a boy estranged from his family in real-life Tokyo, who finds an unlikely father-figure in the fantasy world filled with beasts and gods.Get in touch with Ghibliotheque at [email protected] or follow us on Twitter: @ghibliotheque@MichaelJLeader – Michael@jakehcunningham – Jake@_stephwatts - StephProduced by Michael Leader, Jake Cunningham, Harold McShiel and Steph Watts. Edited by James Payne. Music by Anthony Ing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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This week in our Hosodathon miniseries, Mamoru Hosoda's biggest hit to date: The Boy and the Beast. Inspired by Hosoda becoming a dad, this is an ambitious story of a boy estranged from his family in real-life Tokyo, who finds an unlikely father-figure in the fantasy world filled with beasts and gods.Get in touch with Ghibliotheque at [email protected] or follow us on Twitter: @ghibliotheque@MichaelJLeader – Michael@jakehcunningham – Jake@_stephwatts - StephProduced by Michael Leader, Jake Cunningham, Harold McShiel and Steph Watts. Edited by James Payne. Music by Anthony Ing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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