The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
Follows the behind-the-scenes work of Studio Ghibli, focusing on the notable figures Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, and Toshio Suzuki.
Mami Sunada
Director
Mami Sunada
Writer
Casts & Crew
Hideaki Anno
Himself
John Lasseter
Himself
Hayao Miyazaki
Himself
Toshio Suzuki
Himself
Isao Takahata
Himself
Joe Hisaishi
Himself
Gorō Miyazaki
Himself
Yoshiaki Nishimura
Himself
Also Directed by Mami Sunada
A concert given on 4th and 5th (plus an added performance on 6th) of August 2008 at Tokyo's 14,000-seat Nippon Budôkan venue commemorating both the Japanese theatrical premiere of “Ponyo” and the 25 years of musical collaboration between composer Joe Hisaishi and filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki.
Recently retired from a company after some 40 years of service, Sunada Tomoaki, father of filmmaker Sunada Mami, is diagnosed with terminal cancer and only has a few months left to live. True to his pragmatic core, Sunada sets out to accomplish a list of tasks before his final departure: playing with his grandchildren, planning his own funeral, saying “I love you” to his wife, among others. In a voice over, using words taken from her father’s diary, filmmaker Sunada speaks tenderly in first person as the elder Sunada.
