In Japan, Studio Ghibli has completed their long task of releasing all of their feature animated films to Blu-Ray, informally known as the "silhouette series." These packages come in thick cardboard, with magnets underneath the cover. You'll never know when you'll get a chance to see Ghibli on the big screen again. If you have the chance, definitely go see the movie. I'm definitely looking forward to GKIDS' inevitable Blu-Ray release, which should include both English and Japanese language soundtracks and some nice extras. The gormet food requires some effort to discover, but the rewards are there. If you want "mainstream," you'll end up with shopping malls, fast food chains and reality shows. Many of the best discoveries in life lie off the beaten path. Even then, these will always remain off the mainstream path, in the thickets. This film, like all of Studio Ghibli's works, will find its audience on home video, and its reputation will grow in time. It's far easier to run to the multiplex and watch Batman v Superman, and sit back and have a fun time. Even diehard film buffs will require multiple viewings, and a knowledge of Japanese history and culture, to appreciate its depths. It's very unique and unlike anything seen in the West.
Omohide Poro Poro is an Ozu film set to watercolors.
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And it's pretty obvious that Isao Takahata doesn't fit into that paradigm at all, unless we were to consider the 1974 Heidi TV series. That paradigm is unlikely to change in the foreseeable future. Animation in this country remains stuck in the ghetto of "electric babysitter," suitable only for pacifying small children and getting them out of their parents' hair.
I used to get worked up whenever a Studio Ghibli film failed to gain any mainstream momentum in US theaters, but not much anymore.
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I personally remain hopeful that we can break $500,000, which would be a very good achievement for a movie of this nature, and its very limited run. A dozen theaters await their releases in April (our master list will be updated to reflect this), which will add to the total. This is a good time to take stock of its performance.Īccording to Box Office Mojo, the movie has earned $415,941 as of March 27, 2016, playing on a total of 44 screens. Isao Takahata's 1991 masterpiece, Omohide Poro Poro (Only Yesterday), is closing out its limited theatrical run in the US.
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