Sorry, we’re not drunk (not yet, anyway), we're trying to imagine what it would be like if the sumptuous animated blockbusters of Japan’s Studio Ghibli would be like if they were ever to collide with the marketing ads of booze. And it's not as far-off a prospect as you might think…
One of the studio’s long-time animators, Yoshiharu Sato, has just finished a brilliant new ad for Satsuma Shieranami (a popular brand of traditional barley and sweet potato liquor Shōchū), bearing the same dream-like hallmarks, superb visuals and drama-upping focusing techniques of the studio’s biggest hits - drinks advertisers over here could learn a thing or two.
With mastermind Hayao Miyazaki recently announcing his retirement, and with it the hiatus of Studio Ghibli, this advert is just the tonic we need right now.
