Miyazaki in Stockholm

In 1971 Hayao Miyazaki traveled outside of Japan for the first time. He went to Sweden to meet with Astrid Lindgren and discuss the rights to the beloved children's book Pippi Longstocking.

English subtitles available

This short film is an excerpt from the upcoming feature film "Places that were anime to me".
Trailer:    • Places that were anime to me | Offici...  

Upcoming screenings:

- Närcon Summer 2024 in Linköping, Sweden, Saturday 27th of July
(followed by director Q&A)
- Otakon 2024 in Washington D.C., USA, on Saturday August 3rd 2024.
- Tracon, Tampere, Finland Friday, September 6th 2024, 7:30 PM
- Comic Con Stockholm, Älvsjömässan, Stockholm, Sweden Friday November 1st 2024 - 4:30 PM
(followed by director Q&A)

Watch two others clips from the film:
   • Our love was left out there somewhere...  
   • New Anime Century  

James Lindström as Hayao Miyazaki
Murdoccosplays as Kiki

Written, directed and edited by Anders Häger Jönson
https://www.andershj.com
[email protected]

Cinematographers - Per Hasselström and Linus Remahl
Assistant director - Stef Gaines
Music - Kalle J
Pippi illustrations by Stef Gaines after Miyazakis' original sketches.

Buy the book about the Pippi Longstocking project at Ordbilder:
https://shop.ordbilder.se/product/pip...

Sources/read more:

https://blog.alltheanime.com/the-phan...
https://flm.nu/2013/12/pippi-pa-japan...
https://ghiblicon.blogspot.com/2015/0...
https://www.astridlindgren.com/gb/faq