Watch The Story of Yanagawa's Canals (1987) Online

An (almost) live action documentary movie, this independent movie was produced by Nibariki (Miyazaki's personal office), with the royalty revenue from Nausicaä. At first, it was supposed to be an animated film which took place in the town of Yanagawa. After the success of Nausicaä, Tokuma wanted to produce another animated movie (of course, they wanted a Nausicaä sequel), and Miyazaki was looking for a good project. Miyazaki visited Yanagawa, and was impressed by the beautiful town with its canals, and came up with an idea for a film about high school boys and girls in Yanagawa, and thought that Takahata, who worked as a producer for Nausicaä, should direct such a film... Read More

Watch The Story of Yanagawa's Canals online. Featuring Masahiko Kunii and Sachiko Kagami, The Story of Yanagawa's Canals is classified as Documentary and Animation genre movie with an average rating across the web of 7. It is available for streaming online in the UK The movie was filmed in Japan and was released on 1987. The Story of Yanagawa's Canals was directed by Isao Takahata,Hayao Miyazaki,Takahiro Miyano,Hiromatsu Tsutae. Read Less