[5] In one legendary exchange, while working out a distribution deal for Princess Mononoke, Miramax Chairman Harvey Weinstein tried to demand to edit the film; Toshio Suzuki responded by sending Weinstein an authentic katana with a simple message: “No cuts.”
Tehee ~ That’s of Ghibli!
By: Jordan Ferguson
What a difference a syllable makes.
It’s been a strenuous week for nerds as a flurry of conflicting reports has been hitting the Internet concerning the future of beloved Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli. Between co-founder Hayao Miyazaki’s retirement announcement following the completion of The Wind Rises, his comments in a recent documentary that Ghibli’s demise was “inevitable,” and an interview last weekend with producer Toshio Suzuki suggesting that the studio would shut down its anime production and dedicate itself solely to managing its own copyrights, there’s been much rending of garments online (and in my text messages).
But no! All is not lost! As reported by Kotaku, the word Suzuki used in his comments was shoukyuushi, meaning “pause,” as opposed to kyuushi, suggesting a more definite “stop,” or “suspend.” Later reports suggesting the studio would be purchased by Japanese entertainment company Dwango were
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