Sending a samurai sword with a “no cuts” note is a METAL move. Respect for Ghibli.

As soon as I heard there was a debate between a rapist and a man who cooks ramen for his team, I picked a side.

I’ll never understand why people can’t just appreciate these breathtaking movies. They spend 7 years or more, producing these moving masterpieces, only for the idiots to dictate whether to cut them short or not. I couldn’t even begin to imagine how badly they could’ve ruined Princess Mononoke for true Ghibli fans.

Something not mentioned in this short, Neil Gaiman actually wrote the dub script for Princess Mononoke, and defended the movie from being cut short. Unfortunately, the executive producers cut him from the credits after Miyazaki won the debate.

This a prime example of good triumphing over evil. Evil rots in a cell while good can still create art.

He said “you cut my film, I’ll cut you.”

The more i hear about weinstein the more glad i am he has no place in the industry anymore

I just love how when he won the debate, he kneeled down like a samurai with a katana and said "I vanquished him." He may be difficult to work with, but that alone is iconic.

I imagine part of that stems from when happened to Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. It was hacked badly for the US release, even having the name changed to Warriors of the Wind.

damn! miyazaki’s disagreement by sending a samurai sword with a “no cuts” note was some KING shit right there!

Sexual predator making demands, good on Miyazaki

I can see why. Literally takes so fxcking long to draw and paint one panel. It’d be mad too if a bunch of my hard work was cut out.

Miyazaki probably wanted him to commit seppuku 😂

ghibli is so rugged for that, its like the polite version of when the mafia in a movie send someone a body part in a box as a threat xD

And that my friends is why The Boy and The Heron won the Oscars for Best Animated Featture.

Fun fact: Before the job was given to Gaiman, Weinstein actually approached Quentin Tarantino to write Princess Mononoke who actually ended up being the one who recommended Gaiman to Weinstein.

As a fan of Jackie Chan kung fu movies I am all to familiar with the Miramax tactic of totally altering stuff. Jackie's films in the 90s have always been so hard to get hold of because the English friendly versions were cut down, rescored, given new credits etc.

Neil didn't "simplify" the script, he "localized" it and backed Miyazaki at every move

I’m so glad Miyazaki didn’t settle to meet their demands a true hero to me. Simplifying such a movie would be greatly saddening to me

This is so interesting because the princess monoke dub actually turned out amazing in the end imo, one of my favourites.

The studios will back down if they think you may have just challenged them to a sword duel.

Honestly studios could learn a thing or two from Japan/Ghibli (esp. writing wise, creativity, emotional storytelling). Always a pleasure to dive in and think about after.

Greatest anime movie EVER, but that’s to me and I won’t say it’s for everyone.

Miyazaki is goated af holy shit! This is why I adore his work. A lesson to everyone to never compromise your artistic vision for money. The right audience will always make time to appreciate your art. ❤

They should stop putting limits on movies and let people just make films; Ghibli is one of the best studios ever

Weinstein’s image Hahhaha Well that’s the real him

Miyazaki isn't a nice boss. He's still an honorable one. He drove his team to perfection not exploitations. My second favorite Studio Ghibli film.

Miyazaki said “respect animation or else” and I love that for him

I used to own the movie on DVD and played it over and over again with sheer joy and wonderment everytime. Glad I saw it in all it's uncut glory!

Miyazaki the goat doesn’t want to ruin his vision for money and what a bunch of corporate pigs want

If he backed down to those requests we’d all lost out on the masterpieces the ghibli movies are ❤

That’s why Miyazaki sensei is a legend

Miyazaki to Weinstein: 😂😐🖕

I mean animating was really hard then and for some people still is I wouldn't let someone cut some scenes from my animation cause I took hours on a single frame and not including it would be a crime

THANK GOD the cuts didn't go through. That movie is a masterpiece.

This is the only anime movie my mom loved I am not saying others ain't good This movie is just out of the world

So as I understand it, the whole situation came around because of nassica of the valley of the wind, that was completely gutted and altered to be a completely different movie than what it is, and it's because of that that John Lassiter fought so hard to convince miyazaki to let Pixar dub the ghibli anime

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is the best Miyazaki film.

My respect for Miyazaki increased extremely. Don't mess with the original director.

My fav is Chihiro followed closely by Mononoke-hime and then Howl's Movie Castle and Kaguya. ❤

James Cameron also admitted he lifted a huge chunk to make an even bigger chunk of Avatar. And the Ghibli version is still more involving, despite being 2D and the characters are infinitely more sophisticated,despite being a "kids" movie and he doesn't ruin the whole thing with the obligatory Holywood war at the end to decide who is "right". Ghibli version is waaay more subtle.

Love the use of the orc face as Weinstein. Spot on.

Neil Gaimen supported Miyazaki's choice for the full length run too

Funny how Miyazaki not only stood up to the most infamous man controlling Hollywood but won and had his work of art left untouched from that creep and his yes men.

My favorite part is when recount the story Miyazaki just gave a small smile and said “I defeated him”

Neil Gaiman still helped with the script. Also the heavy cuts happened to Nausicaa Valley of the Wind on it's first Western release. The movie wouldn't get a proper rerelease until 2005. So Miyasaki was not letting that sh!t happen again

"It's a Tokyo message...Tokyo's way of saying...Movie editor sleeps with Puffer fish"

I have adhd and even i can pay attention for 2 hours if its a studio Ghibli movie

That unbeatable spirit saved us from a dark timeline

WHEN HE POSTED “WEINSTEIN” 🤣🤣

Unfortunately, the (already massacred by Fred Calvert) The Thief and the Cobbler didn’t survive the Miramax cutdowns.

Neil was instrumental in stopping this from happening. His personal championing of the story is the reason that they didn’t cut it down

Sending a weapon as your response is the coldest thing

For some reason the studios treat American audiences like daft children with short attention spans. Contrast the Director's cut of "Legend" with Tom Cruise and Tim Curry with the American theatrical and you'll have a case in point.

So basically was " i know my worth and i don't need you, so is My way or we are done"

Wankstein and ex-sex:“Animated films can only be ninety minutesth 🤓” Miyazaki and co: “⚔️”

I thought he was going to tell him to do something else with the sword.

The thing is, they might have backed down but there's lots of interesting articles online worth reading about this movie and how it didn't perform as well as it should have in the USA. Part of the reasons I've seen quoted was that the studio didn't market this movie well. Weinstein being butthurt being likely why as the initial reviews in the states were positive. Thus proving that Miyazaki was right and the story can still be understood by a foreign audience without shortening/ dumbing it down. Gaiman said in interviews he was constantly asked to simplify the story. Or change things cause it would be 'too confusing' for an animated movie audience.

Mad respect for Ghibli Studio for not falling into this.

If we let miramax have their way, we probably could have had mononoke happy meals, too lol.

Imagine destroying the Mona Lisa to make it more consumer friendly.

Now if only we could get directors as resilient as Miyazaki for American made films, like Wish, the not only got butchered, but got stripped of the incredible work the artists and writers put together for the film

I thought for a second Miyazaki was telling him to off himself lmao

Weinstien was notorious for making terrible decisions; not just as a person but as a business man. He insisted Snowpiercer's theatrical cut be trimmed down to remove most of its non-action scenes, not because he thought it was too long, but because he believed the film's themes were too smart for Midwestern audiences to relate to. Ultimately he gave the film a limited release in the US for basically no reason, since he apparantly couldn't see the mainstream appeal of an action movie starring Chris Evans. He also was offered the Lord of The Rings trilogy, but refused to produce it unless the filmmakers condensed all three books into one film, as he somehow thought making one movie with God-awful pacing would be more profitable. Its amazing he backed down in this case, as his carrier was largely defined by him cutting up and neutering films he produced because he thought American audiences were too dumb to enjoy anything too smart or over 90 minutes long. Even if you completely ignore all of his moral failings he just did not understand how movies work at a fundamental level.

As it I needed another reason for this to be one of my top 3 movies

As it should. I saw it in theaters for ghibli fest. It was wonderful

Assuming the sword is real, and not just a display piece, it is starting at about 2 grand for a basic sword by a low level smith. This is also with no fittings, only shirasaya. I am using early 00's figures. A real nihonto must be made by a licensed swordsmith and it can only use real Japanese tamahagane iron because they are considered art pieces.

Notably, when Nausicaä was distributed to the US, it was butchered, which could be why this time Ghibli wasn't as nice.

That would be considered rude in my book; to someone’s art and chop it up. That would be like hacking the Mona Lisa to bits.

Exactly,use the power you rightfully have. Not like now that artists only if you can call them that, go along with everything others say and destroy the story, like happened with Bridgerton

In our modern day, where everything is digital, sending something or hell handing it to them, in person? is seen as threatening.

The actual photograph of Harvey Weinstein got me 😂

After the katana message, Miyasaki had a meeting with Weinstein in NY and Miyasaki described Weinstein as aggressive and obsessive in his demands for cuts. Even after that meeting, Miyasaki did not give in to Weinstein's demands.

They made a great move utilizing Gaiman's writing skills to create the script he did. He did it justice. However, not cutting it was also the best move as it showed off both Gaiman's and Miyazaki's skills which should be incorporated together more often

I only watch the OG Japanese versions with subtitles, idc how famous the dubbed voices are, they cant replace the Japanese actors.

Wonder what happened to that sword

"Kinda" watched this movie for Animation Course.. never really understood it. ..and even though his Art Style wasn't really My Thing, I liked it more than most Anime Styles. I still respected The Shit out of The Man and his Studio too.

Princess Mononoke is my favorite classic Golden Age 💛 personal favorite is Howl's Moving Castle

*Princess Mononoke almost ruined me

How dare they try to belittle all the hardworking scenes he put into his work! You can already bet the 2hour long prostitute, drug, gun, and war riddled movies are ready for u and your kids to stream!

Nah, studios will only back down if they think they'll lose Miyazaki. Same can't be said for like 95% of Hollywood.

Ah yes, "Jibli"

Even more respect for the old man. Kudos my man kudos.

Miyazaki is talented and knew how to get his way and I love this. Princess Mononoke is amazing and I love It. Cool video. ^_^

I mean, I found this movie exhausting to watch. Both the first AND second times watching it. Its not insane to think it shouldve been shorter for American audiences. It was a confusing movie too, dont act like it wasnt, and honestly, it mightve come out "better" and more comprehensible in the American version. But this shit was so good as it was, man. I'm not saying it shouldve been a certain way, and Idk jack about this predator guy. Anyways with the movie its almost a blessing how it could "force" you to fall asleep trying to watch it, promoting wild dreams

If it was any other movie than Mononoke, it would have been different. It broke the box office record at the time for ANY movie in Japan, not just animated. They knew they couldn't lose it, or Miyazaki. *It should also be noted that Mononoke was Miyazaki's proudest work, famously having gone over every single animation cell (every frame) to personally touch them up. It was also a higher framerate overall, and they played around with it for the demon worm effects.

Too bad Weinstein didn't use the sword to commit hari kari. The biggest mistake the studio made, in my opinion, was casting Billie Bob Thornton as the monk. His voice is so heavily American that it broke the spell whenever he spoke.

true artist don't compromise

Miyazaki is a man if principle and for that he will always have my respect.

They actually did this with Nausicaa, they butchered the film for the English dub. Because of that, Miyazaki refused to let America touch any of his films for a long time.. But eventually gave in later when (I think it was John Lassiter) asked if they could dub Spirited Away with the promise that the ONLY thing they would do is translate the script as closely as they can and not cut anything. One thing I don't like though is how the dubs like to add in little words here and there in places where the original film was actually silent because they're trying to be funny.... But it's just annoying 😒

love your posters !!

It's a good English dub as well - despite a couple of issues.

Thank you for that epic trolling miyazaki, as this movie was epic without the cuts

Badass director vs convicted criminal producer. Shakespere in love was forgotten. The boy and the heron got the Oscar and Miyasaki was nowhere to be found😂

Myazaki showing to americans what a good animated movie is

This is gangster 😂

Don't insult Gothmog by comparing him to Weinstein. That's not cool dude

If it had been cut, it wouldn’t have been worth watching.

One of my all time favorite movies!!! ❤❤❤

Miyazaki: Go back to the Shadow! Weinstein: 👹