The Seattle Symphony Orchestra’s Sept. 16 presentation of “The Music of Studio Ghibli,” includes musical excerpts (though no visuals) written by composer Joe Hisaishi, from the classic anime films “Howl’s Moving Castle,” “My Neighbor Totoro,” “Kiki’s Delivery Service,” and “Spirited Away,” all products of Japan’s famed Studio Ghibli animation studio.
Tomo Nakayama: From Grand Hallway to Seattle’s Great Hall
By Signe Predmore Northwest Asian Weekly These days, you might catch snatches of guitar and piano melodies in odd corners of Town Hall at all hours, not only during their […]
Living his dream, Japanese American singer makes screen debut
By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly I met Tomo Nakayama shortly after 9/11 at Seattle’s Varsity Theatre where I was reviewing a movie and he was letting the critics in. […]