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Nikkei Asia
09-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Nikkei Asia
Used ethically, AI can open doors for indie film creators
Studio Ghibli's Kenichi Yoda displays a T-shirt of the animated film "The Boy and the Heron" alongside Goro Miyazaki at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 20, 2024. The film was directed by Goro's father, Hayao Miyazaki, who has been critical of AI-generated animation. © Reuters Riki Ohkanda is an award-winning TV and film director based in Tokyo. Some of her notable works include "Aibo," "Sugar Sugar Honey" and "Chin Ton Shan." Ohkanda's projects focus on Japanese arts within a historical and sociological perspective. Her current film in production is about the role of sake in creating modern culture.
South China Morning Post
03-04-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
AI will take anime artists' jobs but Studio Ghibli's Hayao Miyazaki irreplaceable, son says
Artificial intelligence risks taking Japanese anime artists' jobs but nothing can replicate Hayao Miyazaki, the creative lifeblood of the studio behind classics such as Spirited Away, his son says. Advertisement Thanks to ChatGPT's new image generator, the internet is awash with pictures imitating Studio Ghibli's whimsical style , raising fresh debate over potential copyright infringements. Movies such as My Neighbor Totoro and Howl's Moving Castle are famous for their lush nature and fantastical machinery, painstakingly drawn by hand. While the studio has not commented directly on the image trend, Goro Miyazaki, 58, predicted that artificial intelligence could one day replace animators. Studio Ghibli-style pictures created by ChatGPT, such as this one, are exciting fans of the animation studio, but also raising copyright concerns. Photo: X/lycfyi 'It wouldn't be surprising if, in two years' time, there was a film made completely through AI,' he said in an interview last week. Advertisement
