It has been announced that an exhibition of the late director Takahata Isao, "Takahata Isao Exhibition - The Man Who Created Japanese Animation," will be held at Azabudai Hills Gallery (Minato-ku, Tokyo) from June 27th.
The exhibition will be held in 2025, the 90th anniversary of Director Takahata's birth, and 80 years since the end of the Pacific War, which had a major impact on his life. With the planning cooperation of Studio Ghibli, an exhibition focusing on "Grave of the Fireflies" is also planned. It will run until September 15th. It is also scheduled to tour Paris, France from autumn.
Producer Suzuki Toshio commented, "I was 18 years old when I dreamed of turning 'Grave of the Fireflies', which I saw in a magazine, into a movie. More than 20 years later, director Takahata's film is now complete. When I made a secret video and showed it to Kato Shuichi and received his rave reviews, it was the happiest day of my life."
