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Podcast: The Disney Desk Podcast
Episode: The Disney Desk's Ghibli Fest: The Secret World of Arietty (A 15th Anniversary Retrospective)
Description: One of the issues that has most loomed over Studio Ghibli as it reaches 40 is the question of succession. What happens when Hayo really does put down his pencil for the last time? Will the studio go on? Who will lead the artists? Can anyone fill the shoes left by one of the titans of animation?2010's Secret World of Arietty attempts to partially answer those questions by bringing a new director into the world of Ghibli. Listen in as we cover Hiromasa Yonebayashi's directoral debute, a charming, vibrant film that asks 'Is there...