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Ghibli Film Fan Vote Results for Theater Screenings Announced
posted on by Lynzee Loveridge
The results for the "Studio Ghibli General Election" poll, in which Japanese fans were asked to vote for which Studio Ghibli film they most wanted to see in theaters again, were announced on television in Japan on Tuesday.
The preliminary poll ran from August 13-20 and the top five results, given in no particular order, were Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Castle in the Sky, Kiki's Delivery Service, Princess Mononoke, and Spirited Away. Voters were able to choose from 21 Studio Ghibli films, beginning with the 1984 Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and ending with When Marnie Was There, which was released in Japan in 2014. Fans voted for their favorite among the five finalists until August 28.
Ultimately, the Academy Award-winning Spirited Away took first place and will be re-run in five select theaters in Sapporo, Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka from September 10-16.
The poll was created as part of the campaign for the newest Studio Ghibli collaboration film, Red Turtle, which will be hitting Japanese theaters on September 17.
[Via Hachima Kikō]
You can vote for your favorites & "most want to see in a theater" here
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