tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post116210558775329694..comments2024-03-19T02:27:08.584-05:00Comments on Ghibli Blog: Studio Ghibli, Animation and the Movies: Miyazaki Riffs #6Daniel Thomas MacInneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01406180871529775448noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-77598036622732641272007-01-16T19:08:00.000-06:002007-01-16T19:08:00.000-06:00At November 03, 2006 3:44 PM, Daniel Thomas MacInn...At November 03, 2006 3:44 PM, Daniel Thomas MacInnes said…<br /><br /><i>The Flying Ghost Ship was a joint venture between Toei and the Russians. That's why the fansub copy has a Russian language track.</i><br /><br />Other than the other one that's flying out there in BT that's essentially a rip from an old VHS fansub done of the Japanese edition. The Russian release was handled through the state-run Soyuzmultfilm.<br /><br /><i>The Snow Queen is regarded highly, and was an influence on Japanese animators.</i><br /><br />As opposed to the Universal-International release that only manages to credit Soyuzmultfilm by name with nothing else (and why Dave Fleischer got to be a consultant on that I'll never know). Of course there's the copies that are sold by Films by Jove that probably should be considered over the usual Public Dormain DVDs.<br /><br /><i>It must have been great for Toei to work with Atamanov; too bad Flying Ghost Ship was such a cheesy, low-budget b-movie. It has its charms, in a MST3K sort of way, but, again, if it weren't for Miyazaki, hardly anyone would bother to remember.</i><br /><br />True. I never realize how cheesy this movie was until I saw it, and noticed how badly it reflects that over time. Nowhere near the enjoyment I had with Puss 'n Boots and others of this period.Chris Sobieniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838106041175506925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-1162590270875129972006-11-03T15:44:00.000-06:002006-11-03T15:44:00.000-06:00The Flying Ghost Ship was a joint venture between ...The Flying Ghost Ship was a joint venture between Toei and the Russians. That's why the fansub copy has a Russian language track. The Snow Queen is regarded highly, and was an influence on Japanese animators. It must have been great for Toei to work with Atamanov; too bad Flying Ghost Ship was such a cheesy, low-budget b-movie. It has its charms, in a MST3K sort of way, but, again, if it weren't for Miyazaki, hardly anyone would bother to remember.Daniel Thomas MacInneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01406180871529775448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-1162508913874841632006-11-02T17:08:00.000-06:002006-11-02T17:08:00.000-06:00Being a long time Miyazaki fan i've also been on t...Being a long time Miyazaki fan i've also been on the hunt for these little riffs! :') <BR/>Its very interesting to trace his career backward and discover were he got his ideas and inspiration from. Just resently i got a hold of a 1957 soviet animated feature called "The Snow Queen" directed by a "Lev Atamanov". You can clearly tell it has been a big influence on japanese animation in general and Takahata/Miyazaki in particular. <BR/>Now here's the interesting part, in wikipedia, the Toei movie "The Flying Ghost Ship" is credited as being directed by that same Lev Atamanov...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com