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Topcraft
- The Return of the King (1980 film)The special aired on ABC on Sunday, the 11th of May 1980. This animated musical fantasy television film emerged from Rankin/Bass Productions in New York City…
- Hayao MiyazakiOn the 5th of January 1941, Hayao Miyazaki was born in the town of Akebono-cho within Tokyo City. His father Katsuji Miyazaki directed a company that…
- Studio GhibliOn the 15th of June 1985, three men stood in a small office in Koganei, Tokyo to sign the papers that would create Studio Ghibli.
- TopcraftOn the 1st of February 1972, Toru Hara established Topcraft in Tokyo. He brought together former staff from Toei Animation to build a new studio.
- Isao TakahataOn the 29th of June 1945, a nine-year boy named Isao Takahata stood in the ruins of Okayama City. He and his sibling had been separated from their family for…
- BarbapapaTalus Taylor walked through the Luxembourg Garden in Paris during May 1970. He heard a child ask his parents for something called Baa baa baa baa.