Tell Disney To Release The Rest of Miyazaki's Films!
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Recently (Today to be excact), Disney released some information that shocked the nation about Hayao Miyazaki! However it wasn't GOOD nes at all! In fact it was quite bad. They stated that they had no plans to release any more of his films in the near future. Here's a small article about it:
According to an article published by Inside.com, the Disney company has no plans to release any further Hayao Miyazaki or Studio Ghibli films in America, although they have the domestic distribution rights to 11 films including Kiki's Delivery Service, Princess Mononoke, and the current Japanese blockbuster Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi).
"Hayao Miyazaki's animated feature Spirited Away, is already on track to unseat Titanic as Japan's highest-grossing film ever. And Disney, which has a lucrative worldwide distribution deal with the director, is uniquely positioned to jump in. Yet the best explanation for Disney's caution can be summed up with two words: Princess Mononoke. Mononoke, Miyazaki's last film, also was a smash hit in Japan -- taking in a second-best-ever $150 million at the Japanese box office in 1997 -- but was a mammoth dud in the States. (Spirited Away has taken in $106 million worldwide at the box office in its first five weeks, the only non-American movie to pass $100 million mark this year.)
According to the article, the dark nature of Princess Mononoke surprised Disney and "the disastrous results of Mononoke's 1998 U.S. release... changed everything... the film grossed just over $2 million" at the American box office. "That's kind of embarrassing, to have the most successful film in the history of Japan come to the U.S. and not do that well," said Steve Alpert, executive representative for Tokuma Publishing, the company that owns Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli.
According to Alpert, "Disney currently has no official plans to release any more of Miyazaki's films in America."
I fell that this is totaly unfair for a number of reasons. For one thing Mononoke was a LIMITED release! What kind of company releases a limited release movie, without advertising, or much warning and expect it to sell well? I didn't even GET the movie in my area untill the run for the film was almost over! And then the movie had only stayed in my town for about a week.
In fact this movie got so little attaintion, I asked a friend of mine (Who is a big fan of anime, Miyazaki, and animation in general) if had seen Princess Mononoke in the theaters. His response: "Princess Mononoke? It's Mononoke Hime! And it's only available in Janan." Well of course I told him about the so-called theater release for america, and he went wild and said: "Why didn't anybody advertise this!?! I had no idea about any of this!" Sad huh?
I also feel like Disney isn't even giving this alot of thought, and now it's time to tell them that WE WILL go see (And buy) Miyazaki films if giving the chance!!! Please sign this petition and send letters to Disney at this address (Please be firm, but polite):
David Jessen
c/o Buena Vista Home Entertainment
350 South Buena Vista Street
Burbank CA 91521-4691
USA
But please sign! We need to get the message across to Disney NOW!!! Otherwise we might not get anouther chance! Please sign! At the least Disney should give us a chance to buy the movies on VHS and DVD!
According to an article published by Inside.com, the Disney company has no plans to release any further Hayao Miyazaki or Studio Ghibli films in America, although they have the domestic distribution rights to 11 films including Kiki's Delivery Service, Princess Mononoke, and the current Japanese blockbuster Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi).
"Hayao Miyazaki's animated feature Spirited Away, is already on track to unseat Titanic as Japan's highest-grossing film ever. And Disney, which has a lucrative worldwide distribution deal with the director, is uniquely positioned to jump in. Yet the best explanation for Disney's caution can be summed up with two words: Princess Mononoke. Mononoke, Miyazaki's last film, also was a smash hit in Japan -- taking in a second-best-ever $150 million at the Japanese box office in 1997 -- but was a mammoth dud in the States. (Spirited Away has taken in $106 million worldwide at the box office in its first five weeks, the only non-American movie to pass $100 million mark this year.)
According to the article, the dark nature of Princess Mononoke surprised Disney and "the disastrous results of Mononoke's 1998 U.S. release... changed everything... the film grossed just over $2 million" at the American box office. "That's kind of embarrassing, to have the most successful film in the history of Japan come to the U.S. and not do that well," said Steve Alpert, executive representative for Tokuma Publishing, the company that owns Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli.
According to Alpert, "Disney currently has no official plans to release any more of Miyazaki's films in America."
I fell that this is totaly unfair for a number of reasons. For one thing Mononoke was a LIMITED release! What kind of company releases a limited release movie, without advertising, or much warning and expect it to sell well? I didn't even GET the movie in my area untill the run for the film was almost over! And then the movie had only stayed in my town for about a week.
In fact this movie got so little attaintion, I asked a friend of mine (Who is a big fan of anime, Miyazaki, and animation in general) if had seen Princess Mononoke in the theaters. His response: "Princess Mononoke? It's Mononoke Hime! And it's only available in Janan." Well of course I told him about the so-called theater release for america, and he went wild and said: "Why didn't anybody advertise this!?! I had no idea about any of this!" Sad huh?
I also feel like Disney isn't even giving this alot of thought, and now it's time to tell them that WE WILL go see (And buy) Miyazaki films if giving the chance!!! Please sign this petition and send letters to Disney at this address (Please be firm, but polite):
David Jessen
c/o Buena Vista Home Entertainment
350 South Buena Vista Street
Burbank CA 91521-4691
USA
But please sign! We need to get the message across to Disney NOW!!! Otherwise we might not get anouther chance! Please sign! At the least Disney should give us a chance to buy the movies on VHS and DVD!
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Jeff L
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- Jeff Longstaffe
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Lillian
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- Lillian
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Peter L
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- What an Insult to Miyazaki!
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- Peter Lam
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Aaron
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- Aaron
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Articuno373
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- Heath Bradley
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Kris P
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- Kris Petersen
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Amanda B
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- Please give Miyazaki's films a chance! Come on, let's face it, if you advertised for these movies as much as you do for your own animated movies, the boxoffice sales will go through the roof!
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- Amanda Bryman
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- Well... BOTH, of course! Preferably bilingual DVD...
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Frankie S
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- Please Please bring over these movies, Kiki was a nice seller and i would love to see Castle in the Sky and his other works!
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- Frankie Sweeney
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- 20 Harvard St.
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Ryan
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- If Disney wants my money, they should release all of Studio Ghibli's movies.
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- Ryan
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Montasir M
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- Montasir
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Kourin
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- I can't believe Disney was "shocked" by the "darker side" of Mr. Miyazaki's works. There we have a classic example of the stubborn American philosophy that all animated movies are for children. The lack of success of "Mononoke" is Disney's own fault for not marketing the movie to the audience it should have been marketed to: teens and adults. It was also hardly advertised at all! They've brought this on themselves.
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- Kourin
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Rick L
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- Release them all!
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- Rick
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Michael Edward H
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- FIrst you buy the company then you deicded not to release any of thier movies?...sounds like sombody is worried...
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- Michael Edward Higgins
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- Box 1634 Lammers hall WSC Westfield, Ma 01086
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Nik H
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- we want MORE!
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- Nik Hasri
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- 3297 clearwater cre k1v7s2, ottawa canada
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Kyle G
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- I have nothing against Disney whatsoever, but when they make people miss out on some great movies because of their own failures, it angers me quite a bit.
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- Kyle Gintzler
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Phoebe I
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- Dee
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Amanda
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- You couldn't make better movies if you tried.
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- Amanda
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- 33 Old South Road
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- DVD
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Daniel L
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- anime(of any kind)is a form of art , just like the movies that disney puts out we have a right to see these films,japan is a major part of art and if theyre left out then you can count on someone else getting the money for these popular videos and disney will be left crying.
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- daniel larsen
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- 5416 nth 68th ave
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Ted A
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- You're denying millions of fans and potential fans the opportunity to view these marvelous films.
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- Ted Anderson
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- DVD
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Richard Q
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- Richard Quinones
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- 3379 S. Dayton Ct.
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- DVD
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Patricia M
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- Patricia
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Denzell Anthony R
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- If further proof be needed that Disney just can't handle having competition, then the limited release of Princess Mononoke and the quiet 'pushing back' of the other Miyazaki films is it.
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- Denzell Anthony Richards
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- 83 Common Road KT10 0HU UK
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- both (but especially DVD)
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- Nike Ace
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Orlando J
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Jose L
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- Jose Luciano
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DragonLady
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- Disney should release Miyazaki's films, and distribute more adverstisments of his films when released here in the US. Once ads are up, more people will see the films, which equals more money.
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- Marisela Melendez
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Geoffrey W
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- Please put out Laputa ASAP!
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- Geoffrey Wertime
- Video Format (VHS or DVD)
- DVD
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Breanne R
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- Breanne Roberts
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Marc C
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- What do they think they are doing?!?!
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- Marc Conley
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- 604 South Missouri Roswell, NM 88203
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Alison H
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- Alison
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- DVD - MUST include Japanese with English subtitles.
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Aaron St. C
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- they need to be released on video and DVD at least
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- Aaron St. Croix
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- DVD
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Andrew B
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- Expand the DVD format
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- Andrew Bennink
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- DVD
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Darryl Mott J
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- This is the worst kind of tactics in the world. Buying up rights to animation by the master of the form just to sit on them! That's like buying up the original and every copy of The Last Supper or the Mona Lisa and never letting anyone see it. It's deplorable. If they don't want to release the movies, LET GO OF THE RIGHTS SO SOMEONE ELSE CAN!!
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- Darryl Mott Jr.
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- 925 Dayton St. Orange, TX 77630
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Gregory W
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- Gregory Wong
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Adam P
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- Nausicaa, Laputa, and Porco Rosso need to come to the US
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- Adam Pearson
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Akhra
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- Oh come on guys.
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- again?
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- :P
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Adrian W
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- Kiki's Delivery Service on DVD please
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- Adrian
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- DVD
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Adrienne
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- Adrienne
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Evelyn M. S
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- We LOVE Totoro and Kiki's Delivery Serivce! PLEASE allow us to see more Miyazaki Films!
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- Evelyn M. Suelzle
- Address
- 1725 N.E. 36th
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- DVD
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- Solstice
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- Lasse Christiansen
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- Stephen Kuo
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- Liz Staley
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Cortney O
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- Cortney Owens
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Gary T
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- Gary Thompson
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- 1444 Mariner Dr
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