Studio Ghibli Question Time: what’s in a haircut?

Sheeta from Castle in the Sky, trapped at gunpoint and with her braids literally shot off by her long lost cousin. A half length portrait against a background of thick, greenish-black tree roots. Sheeta weara a high-necked lilac coloured blouse with elbow-length puffed sleeves, a red belt and a red hairband in her dark brown hair.

The Ghibli fans who come to my Seed Talks ask some really interesting questions. So I’ve started recalling as many of them as I can at the end of each session, and I plan to revisit my answers here in …

Studio Ghibli Question Time: why does Sophie dress like Yubaba?

A head and shoulders portrait of Sophie Hatter from Howl's Moving Castle in her 90-year-old cursed form. She wears a very old-fashioned blue dress with a high collar and a straw hat with a narrow brim and plum coloured hatband adorned with small pink bobbles.

I get some absolutely fantastic questions from audiences for my Seed Talks on Studio Ghibli. They often raise points I hadn’t thought about before, or give me completely new angles on topics I’ve been over many times. Having let so …