Not Just For Kids Podcast - Chapter 3: Birth of an icon - My Neighbor Totoro

Chapter 3: Birth of an icon - My Neighbor Totoro

04/14/21 • 51 min

“To-to-ro? You're Totoro!... I bet you're Totoro..."

For those who cherish Disney, worship at the altar of Spielberg, love nothing more than immersing themselves into the world of Aardman, let us introduce you to Not Just For Kids. This is the podcast that revisits the films we cherished growing up, be they family films or something we maybe shouldn’t have been watching. Host Russell Bailey continues his journey through the works of Studio Ghibli.

Film critic Tim Coleman joins us to talk about the film that gave birth to the studio's icon, My Neighbor Totoro.

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“To-to-ro? You're Totoro!... I bet you're Totoro..."

Film critic Tim Coleman joins us to talk about the film that gave birth to the studio's icon, My Neighbor Totoro.

Email us: [email protected]

Tweet or Instagram us: @adultstoopod

Check out Tim's writing at: https://movingpicturesfilmclub.com/

And check out our new Patreon channel: https://www.patreon.com/notjustforkids

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Chapter 2: Epic beginnings - Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and Laputa: Castle in the Sky

“It's so beautiful. It's hard to believe these spores could kill me.”

For those who cherish Disney, worship at the altar of Spielberg, love nothing more than immersing themselves into the world of Aardman, let us introduce you to Not Just For Kids. This is the podcast that revisits the films we cherished growing up, be they family films or something we maybe shouldn’t have been watching. Series three sees host Russell Bailey journey through the works of Studio Ghibli.

Theatre creative Alex Rutter joins to discuss the birth of Ghibli and Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind & Laputa: Castle in the Sky.

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Chapter 4: Takahata's memories - Grave of the Fireflies and Only Yesterday

“Then, I'll never ever leave. I'll always be with you."

Film academic Rayna Deninson joins this week to discuss Isao Takahata's powerful dramas that look back at the history of Japan in the 20th century, Grave of the Fireflies and Only Yesterday.

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Here is a list of Rayna's recent publications: https://people.uea.ac.uk/r_denison/publications

And her book can be found here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anime-Critical-Introduction-Film-Genres-ebook/dp/B018658KV6

And check out our new Patreon channel: https://www.patreon.com/notjustforkids