The Unbelievable Paper Cut-Out Art of Akira Nagaya

Summer sparkler made from paper
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Akira Nagaya is a kiri-e (cut-out art) artist who creates incredibly delicate and intricate works of paper art with a concentration so sharp and a hand so steady he could perform neurosurgery on an ant.

Well, close enough.

Miniscule paper ant
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Hayao Miyazaki to direct Ghibli's first fully CG animated short, 'Boro the Caterpillar'

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Since his (most recent) retirement from directing feature films, Miyazaki has been working on a short CG animation to join the collection of short films shown at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Tokyo, Studio Ghibli Producer Toshio Suzuki announced on the 10th of July. The project, entitled 'Boro the Caterpillar' (Kemushi no Boro), is based on an idea for a feature film Miyazaki envisioned prior to working on Princess Mononoke. The 10 minute film is expected to take 3 years to complete.

While Studio Ghibli regularly employs the use of CG to compliment its 2D animations, the new short film will be the studio's first fully CG work. Mr Suzuki said that Mr Miyazaki is very excited about the new project.

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宮崎駿監督、短編を制作中　ジブリ美術館用の初ＣＧ作品
Hayao Miyazaki at work on computer graphics short