Rejoice, Studio Ghibli fans — 2023’s Studio Ghibli Fest has announced its lineup and dates which include all of Hayao Miyazaki’s classics and a special presentation of the stage adaptation of Spirited Away. GKIDS, which is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, and Fathom Events are once again teaming up for Studio Ghibli Fest 2023 with more screenings than ever and a complete retrospective of Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli works, which began with Castle in the Sky in 1986, with the most recent released film being The Wind Rises in 2013.
Each film will run from select dates, beginning on March 25 with My Neighbor Totoro, and will close out with Spirited Away, which will run from October 28 until November 1. What’s unique about this year’s Studio Ghibli Fest is that each film will be presented with the option of seeing it in Japanese with subtitles or the English dubbed versions of the film. Snippets from the documentary series 10 Years With Hayao Miyazaki will also be shown with each film.
The most notable new addition to this year’s Studio Ghibli Fest is the inclusion of the proshot recording of the critically-acclaimed Spirited Away: Live on Stage which ran in Japan last year. Unlike the feature films, these performances are only in Japanese with English subtitles and there will be two different variations shown in theaters. The first screening on April 23 will include Kanna Hashimoto as the main character, Chihiro. On the second date, April 27, the screening will include Mone Kamishiraishi as the lead character.
