Friday Road Show and Ghibli Exhibition
New Ghibili Exhibition to be Held in Tokyo, Toyama and more
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The Friday Road Show and Ghibli Exhibition is a special exhibition that has been touring Japan since 2023, introducing the charm of Studio Ghibli’s works while tracing the history of TV movie program “Friday Road Show”. It was first held at Warehouse Terrada B&C HALL/E HALL in Tennozu, Tokyo in 2023 summer, then has been touring cities across the country, including Toyama, Kyoto, and Nagasaki.
Mentioned by the Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki, NTS’s Friday Road Show has always been extremely important for everyone to remember the works of Studio Ghibli as the program has been broadcasting their movies over 200 times so far. The previous exhibitions of Ghibli were more of an art exhibition, but this time, it’s more participatory and entertaining.
The Friday Road Show and Ghibli Exhibition features a spectacular database of the Friday Road Show’s history along with the footsteps of making the evaluation of Studio Ghibli works and establishing its immovable popularity until this day.
The TV program began broadcasting back in 1985, which was the year that Studio Ghibli opened its studio, and also the year that the program first broadcast the Studio Ghibli’s work “Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind”. Starting from 1985, the exhibition looks back to the years and approaches the movies through the memories and records from each periods. It also exclusively showcases the valuable archive footage of Studio Ghibli-related programs from NTV.
From 1984’s “Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind” to 2020’s “Aya and the Witch”, the storyboards of almost all Studio Ghibli works are on display. Storyboards are layout designs of the movies, which divides the flow of the scene into frames so you can get an ideas of compositions of the scene and dialogue. This could be a valuable opportunity to see the process of creation up close.
The exhibition also showcases the gigantic “Ghibli Magic Lantern Tower” made for the “Ghibli Grand Exposition” Toyama exhibition held in 2018–19. With the illuminated glass with Studio Ghibli’s movie character motifs, you can immerse into the world of the movie while being surrounded by sound and light.
There are several other interactive contents at the exhibition such as the Studio Ghibli Movie Poster Studio where visitors can jump into the posters and shoot like the main characters of the movies, and the AR content to experience the world of Arrietty using your smartphone.
As Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind represents the origin of the history of Friday Road Show and Studio Ghibli, the space of the Sea of Corruption appeared in the movie is also displayed in the exhibition consisting of Ohmu and other insects and plants made with the overwhelming quality. There is also an AR content to experience of being lost the Sea of Corruption.
At the exhibition, the original merchandise is also sold. Tickets to the exhibition can be booked online with specific date and hour (link: https://kinro-ghibli.com/).
Don’t miss a chance to experience the amazing works of Studio Ghibli along with the history of Friday Road Show! After Tokyo, the exhibition is scheduled to be held at cities across Japan including Toyama, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Akita, Mie and Nagasaki until 2026.
-Friday Road Show and Ghibli Exhibition (金曜ロードショーとジブリ展)
Tokyo
Venue: Warehouse Terrada B&C Hall/E Hall
Map: https://goo.gl/maps/eFnxhBQfDTMaPvcd9
Date: 29 June to 24 September 2023
Toyama
Venue: Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design
Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/5xuhXkdgwfSZX1Uv7
Date: 7 October 2023 to 28 January 2024
Kyoto
Venue: Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art
Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/5KWaSBdCrEFti7CS6
Date: 12 April to 29 June 2024
Hiroshima
Venue: Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum
Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/h1pPFkofUddniJWE6
Date: 13 July to 23 September 2024
Akita
Venue: Akita Museum of Modern Art
Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Nc5EV3h5HyvHx3qM6
Date: 12 October 2024 to 13 January 2025
Mie
Venue: Mie Prefectural Museum
Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/tMJooBzvKEpvWU9u9
Date: 31 January to 11 April 2025
Nagasaki
Venue: Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum
Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/UsipC7zrZK1khVKP7
Date: 24 April to 6 July 2025
Fukushima
Venue: Fukushima Prefectural Museum of Art
Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/5jRReuH9srJCjZ4i6
Date: 19 July to 28 September 2025
Shizuoka
Venue: –
Map: –
Date: 11 October 2025 to 4 January 2026
Oita
Venue: –
Map: –
Date: 17 January to 31 March 2026
Official Website: https://kinro-ghibli.com
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