Isao Takahata's (Grave of the Fireflies) next film for the acclaimed Studio Ghibli, a studio he co-founded, will be Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter). See our first report here.

Due next year and Takahata's first film in ten years , it is an an adaptation of the classic 10th century Japanese fairy tale, where a princess from the moon is found inside a bamboo plant.

Reports are also that Ponyo director, Hayao Miyazaki, is in talks with the Ghibli to make two feature films in the next two years.

Source: Asian News Pulse