Love & Anarchy and Cinema Mondo will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Studio Ghibli with a full-day event at Cinema Gilda’s Bio Rex Lasipalatsi on Sunday, May 18. In addition to five films, the day’s program features a wide range of Ghibli and Asia-themed side events.
The spring season of Love & Anarchy Presents culminates on Sunday, May 18, as Love & Anarchy brings a beloved selection of Studio Ghibli films to Bio Rex Lasipalatsi, along with a host of family-friendly programming. Tickets for the event are now available on the festival’s website.
To honor Studio Ghibli’s 40th anniversary, two of the films being screened were chosen by public vote. Fans were invited to select their two favorites from the Ghibli catalogue, with over a thousand votes cast via the festival’s social media and website. The top audience favorites are Spirited Away (2001) and Howl’s Moving Castle (2004).
In addition to the audience picks, the event will feature the delightful, Finnish-dubbed Ponyo (2008), perfect for the whole family. Fans will also get a behind-the-scenes look at the studio with the documentary Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron (2024), which follows the development and complex production of The Boy and the Heron up to its release. The evening will conclude with a screening of the unforgettable Ghibli classic Princess Mononoke (1997).
Be aware that Ponyo is presented it its Finnish-dubbed version. Spirited Away, How’ls Moving Castle and Princess Mononoke are presented in their original language (Japanese) with Finnish subtitles. The documentary Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron is in Japanese with English subtitles.
The Ghibli Day programme also includes a variety of activities and workshops open to all ages throughout the day. Visitors can look forward to tea service, origami making, a Ghibli treasure hunt, and a Ghibli-themed trivia quiz. The full event schedule will be released later. Participating partners include Teetao Teehuone, Luca Kioski, Museo Leikki, Shumicon and Kuvitellaan Store.
In addition to individual tickets (€13), ticket bundles are available: the 3-ticket serial card MORO (€35) and the 5-ticket serial card MIYAZAKI (€55). Discounted tickets are available for children under 10 (€6), students, seniors over 70, and job seekers (€11). All tickets and serial cards are available via the festival’s website.
Love & Anarchy Presents: Studio Ghibli 40 Years
Bio Rex Lasipalatsi, May 18
10:00 – Ponyo (in Finnish)
12:00 – Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron (Japanese, subtitled in English)
14:15 – Spirited Away (Japanese, subtitled in Finnish)
16:40 – Howl’s Moving Castle (Japanese, subtitled in Finnish)
19:00 – Princess Mononoke (Japanese, subtitled in Finnish)