Film & TV / NewsFilm & TV / NewsWatch this cute Studio Ghibli-made advert for a Japanese convenience storeYour weekly food shop just got a whole lot cuterShareLink copied ✔️January 13, 2020January 13, 2020TextGünseli Yalcinkaya There’s nothing more joyful than Studio Ghibli, and this animated advert for a Japanese convenience store, directed by the studio, is case and point. Titled Machi Hot Station, the 15-second, hand-drawn short depicts a regular day at a Lawson’s supermarket, packed with cute characters and pastel hued line drawings. Director Kunio Katō, best known for his 2009 animated short film, The House of Small Cubes, for which he won an Oscar, worked alongside animator Osamu Tanabe, who is best known for his work on Studio Ghibli’s The Tale of the Princess Kaguya. Also involved were producers Toshio Suzuki and Tomohiko Ishii, who worked on Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away, respectively. Studio Ghibli kicked off the year (decade?) by revealing that it’s working on two new films this year. Co-founder Hayao Miyazaki is directing the action-adventure fantasy feature, Kimi-tachi wa Dō Ikiru ka (How Do You Live?), based on Genzaburō Yoshino’s 1937 novel of the same name, which discusses how to live as human beings. Little is currently known about the second film, which was announced in the studio’s annual New Year’s message. In the meantime, the Studio Ghibli theme park is on track for its opening in 2022. Feast your eyes here. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREDazed x MUBI Cinema Club’s next screening is Sound Of FallingRose Byrne on A$AP Rocky, Hackney and the ugly side of motherhoodKarol G fronts Reebok Classics’ new eraAkinola Davies Jr on his BAFTA-winning debut, My Father’s ShadowThe Secret Agent: A must-see thriller about fighting fascism in BrazilDerry Girls creator unpacks her new show and female friendship‘Fucking Dazed’: Aidan Zamiri and Bertie Brandes on making The MomentThe President’s Cake, Iraq’s first Oscar-shortlisted feature filmDazed x MUBI Club’s next film is The Secret Agent“Wuthering Heights” united the Dazed team – because it was so badObsessive, doomed and self-destructive: The most toxic on-screen romances“Wuthering Heights” left me so coldEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy