Summer Cinema - Journey into Fantasy

Name: Summer Cinema - Journey into Fantasy
Start: 2026-10-01
End: 2026-10-01
Location: Kasárna Karlín

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Spirited Away

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took place · 1 Oct 2026

Kasárna Karlín, Prague

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Summer film screening at Kasárna Karlín. The film "Journey into Fantasy" under the open sky.

About the venue: Kasárna Karlín

Kasárna Karlín is a cultural venue in a converted military barracks in Prague's Karlín district. It hosts concerts, exhibitions, festivals and community events throughout the year. UMPRUM - the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague - uses the space to present student and graduate work, bridging the academic world and the general public.

Prvního pluku 20/2, 186 00 Praha 8 Get directions

About: Hajao Mijazaki

The co-founder of Studio Ghibli and two-time Oscar-winning director behind Spirited Away and The Boy and the Heron, Miyazaki ranks among the most celebrated figures in the history of animation. His hand-drawn films, rich in layered storytelling, have shaped generations of filmmakers worldwide.

2×

Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film (2003 for Spirited Away, 2024 for The Boy and the Heron)

$575M+

Worldwide box office earnings of Spirited Away

$294.2M

Worldwide box office earnings of The Boy and the Heron

Time 100 most influential people in the world (2005 and 2024)

What's new

2026-06
Studio Ghibli named Kenichi Yoda, a manager at Nippon Television, as its new president on June 22, 2026; Miyazaki remains honorary chairman.
2026-01
Studio Ghibli published a new New Year illustration by Miyazaki on its website; according to reports, the director is working on another film project.
2025-01
Miyazaki welcomed the Year of the Snake with a hand-drawn illustration featuring the eight-headed serpent Yamata no Orochi.

Tracks

Spirited Away (Cesta do fantazie)Oscar 2003 for Best Animated Feature, the only hand-drawn film with this award, box office over 575 million USD

The Boy and the Heron (Chlapec a volavka)Oscar 2024, box office 294 million USD, Miyazaki's latest film

My Neighbor Totoro (Můj soused Totoro)cult film from 1988, Studio Ghibli mascot

Princess Mononoke (Princezna Mononoke)epic fantasy film from 1997, Japanese box office record of its time

Howl's Moving Castle (Zámek v oblacích)fantasy film from 2004, Oscar nomination, box office over 237 million USD

About: Rjúnosuke Kamiki

Starting out as a toddler in a TV commercial, Ryunosuke Kamiki grew into one of Japan's most versatile actors - from Studio Ghibli voice work to leading the Oscar-winning Godzilla Minus One (2023), which grossed over $116 million worldwide.

$116M

Worldwide box office earnings of Godzilla Minus One (2023)

Highest-grossing Japanese-language Godzilla film in history

Academy Award for Best Visual Effects 2024 (film Godzilla Minus One)

Best Actor at the 122nd Television Drama Academy Awards (autumn 2024) for Umi ni Nemuru Diamond

What's new

2026-07
Kamiki will return as Koichi Shikishima in the sequel Godzilla Minus Zero, which premieres in Japan on November 3, 2026 and in North America on November 6, 2026.
2026-02
On February 10, 2026, Kamiki announced through his agency's website his marriage to a partner who does not work in the entertainment industry.
2026-04
From April 2026, Kamiki plays the lead role in the Fuji TV series Saba-kan, Uchu e Iku (Canned Mackerel Flies to Space), where he portrays a JAXA employee.

Tracks

Godzilla Minus Onelead role of Koichi Shikishima (2023); highest-grossing Japanese-language Godzilla film, Oscar for visual effects

Your Name (Kimi no Na wa)voice of Taki Tachibana (2016); Best Actor Award at the 11th Seiyu Awards

Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi)voice of Boa (2001); Kamiki's first role in a Studio Ghibli film

Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno / The Legend Endsrole of Soichiro Seta (2014-2021); internationally successful live-action series

Umi ni Nemuru DiamondSunday drama TBS (October-December 2024); Kamiki in a dual role, Best Actor Award

About: Rumi Hiiragi

Japanese actress Rumi Hiiragi lent her voice to Chihiro in Miyazaki's landmark Spirited Away - the first hand-drawn animated film to win an Academy Award. She started performing at age six and has remained a fixture of Japanese screen productions ever since.

$396M

worldwide box office revenue of Spirited Away

year as the most-visited Japanese film in history (Spirited Away)

award for best voice (Tokyo Anime Award) for the role of Chihiro

1994

year of beginning acting career (active to present)

Tracks

Spirited Away (千と千尋の神隠し)voice of Chihiro; the film won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature (2003) and earned over 396 million dollars worldwide

Ponyo (崖の上のポニョ)voice of a young mother in Studio Ghibli film by Miyazaki (2008)

From Up on Poppy Hill (コクリコ坂から)voice of character Hiroko Kōji in Studio Ghibli film (2011)

Suzuranmain role of young Moe Tokiwa in early NHK series (1999) - breakthrough television role

Nare no hate (成れの果て)live-action role of Asumi Kawai in Japanese drama film (2021)

About: Miju Irino

Tokyo-born Miyu Irino is one of the most recognizable voice actors of his generation, known to anime fans as Haku from Spirited Away and Jintan from Anohana, and to gamers as the voice of Sora in Kingdom Hearts. Alongside his voice work, he pursues a solo music career and co-leads the duo KAmiYU with Hiroshi Kamiya.

30K+

playback on YouTube Music (track Odoroki no Ko)

143K+

playback on YouTube Music (track cocoro)

What's new

2026-08
On August 26, 2026, Irino released the mini-album HUMOR (Nippon Columbia), his first mini-album in approximately four years.
2026-08
On August 29, 2026, a special summer event Irino Miyu Noryosai 2026 was held at Tokyo's Shinagawa Intercity Hall to celebrate the release of the album HUMOR.
2026-07
Irino performed the opening song for the tokusatsu series Kakusei Hunter Omega Horn (Toei), for the first time in his solo career as an opening for a television anime.

Tour

TokioÓsakaFukuoka

Tracks

Soleildebut mini-album from 2009, start of solo music career

Faithfirst single (2009), released under the Kiramune label

NO CONCEPTmini-album from 2022, predecessor to the album HUMOR

Who I Amsingle from July 2025, first release under Nippon Columbia

HUMOReighth mini-album, released August 26, 2026 - first in approximately four years

About: Mari Nacuki

Japanese multi-artist Mari Natsuki - singer, actress and performer rolled into one - is best recognized abroad as the voice of Yubaba in Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away. At home, Japanese audiences know her from musicals, TV dramas and her own avant-garde stage project Inshōha, which she has been creating since the 1990s.

1971

year of debut (active for over 50 years)

2×

nomination for Japanese Academy Award

11×

editions of NATSUKI MARI FESTIVAL in KYOTO (through 2024)

What's new

2025-03
In March 2025, a television drama was announced starring Mari Natsuki and Fuki Kazeo in leading roles, with the screenplay and direction provided by Akiko Ōku.
2024-11
In November 2024, Mari Natsuki held the 11th edition of the NATSUKI MARI FESTIVAL in KYOTO 2024 titled PLAY×PRAY at the Kiyomizudera Temple in Kyoto.
2024-12
In December 2024, the cast of the television drama Private Banker was announced, featuring Mari Natsuki alongside Suzuki Honami and other actors.

Tracks

Kinu no Kutsushita (絹の靴下)single from 1973, breakthrough hit that made her a sex symbol of the Japanese pop scene

Yubaba (hlas) - Spirited Away / Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushiiconic voice role in a Studio Ghibli film (2001), her most famous performance worldwide

Gorillasong from an album produced by Yasuharu Konishi in the 90s, part of a new artistic era

Inshōha NÉO (印象派NÉO)original theatrical and musical project that she has been directing since 1993 as her life's work

Tokyo Boogie Woogie - JUNK BOOGIErecent single with a music video, demonstrating her ongoing musical activity

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