Directed by ISAO TAKAHATA in 1987

with Japanese and English audio plus Japanese and English subtitles.

20-minute conversation about Yanagawa between Yanagawa Canals director-writer Isao Takahata and Norio Akasaka (赤坂憲雄 Akasaka Norio?), author and professor at the Tohoku University of Art and Design, as well as Director of the Tohoku Culture Research Center at the university. (In Japanese only, no subtitles)
22-minute mini-documentary, assembled using footage from the Yanagawa Canals documentary, about the

An (almost) live action documentary movie, The Story of Yanagawa's Canals (柳川掘割物語 Yanagawa Horiwari Monogatari?) was produced by Nibariki (Miyazaki's personal office), with the royalty revenue from Nausicaä. At first, it was supposed to be an animated film which took place in the town of Yanagawa. After the success of Nausicaä, Tokuma wanted to produce another animated movie (of course, they wanted a Nausicaä sequel), and Miyazaki was looking for a good project.

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