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Oscar-nominated Japan animation giant Takahata dies at 82

Oscar-nominatedJapaneseanimedirectorIsaoTakahata,whoco-foundedStudioGhibliandwasbestknownforhiswork"GraveoftheFireflies,"hasdiedatage82inaTokyohospital,localmed

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Animation legend Miyazaki to make another feature

LegendaryJapaneseanimationdirectorHayaoMiyazakihascomeoutofretirementfrommakingfeature-lengthfilms.Miyazaki'sproductionbase,StudioGhibli,saidonFridaythathehadbe

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"The Wind Rises", Hayao Miyazaki rides on it

"The Wind Rises", supposedly the last movie of Hayao Miyazaki, one of greatest Japanese animation masters,tells the story of a boy from a provincial town, his dreams of flying and how war destroys love and dreams.