Studio Ghibli Season at London's BFI Southbank from April
posted on by Andrew Osmond
'Part One' of Ghibli season advertised in new BFI print guide.
The new print "Guide" for the BFI Southbank Centre in London (near Waterloo station) advertises a Studio Ghibli season among its upcoming events in April 2014. The caption runs 'Get whisked away into magical worlds in part one of our Studio Ghibli season!' and is accompanied by an image from the 1984 film Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind (pictured). No other details are given.
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