Ghibli at GFC 2025: Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter (2014) Episodes One–Three
- Sat, Apr 12
Sat, Apr 12 @ 1:30 pm: 4K Presentation
Director: Goro Miyazaki Run Time: 75 min. Rating: PG
Country: Japan, United States
Language: Japanese with English subtitles | Matinee screenings presented in English
A Film Center tradition, embark on a magical journey into the enchanting world of Studio Ghibli with Ghibli at GFC 2025 this spring.
About the series:
Screening for the first time at the Film Center this April. See the first three episodes of this international Emmy Award®-winning epic adventure from the legendary Studio Ghibli and director Goro Miyazaki.
One stormy night, a girl is born inside a mountain fort, surrounded by her parents and a loving band of robbers. Now ten years old, Ronja has grown into a strong and active girl, who discovers the forest is both a beautiful and frightening place inhabited by strange creatures. She befriends the son of her father’s rival and so begins the drama of her friendship and family loyalties, in this 26-part story featuring narration by Gillian Anderson.
Based on the beloved novel by author Astrid Lindgren, creator of Pippi Longstocking.
About the filmmaker:
Goro Miyazaki is a Japanese film director and the son of Akemi and Hayao Miyazaki. After graduating from Shinshu University’s School of Agriculture, he later worked as a construction consultant in the planning and designing of parks and gardens to distinguish himself from the work of his parents. In 1998, he was involved in the design of the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, and served as its director from 2001 to June 2005.
In 2005, Goro Miyazaki’s consulted on his first film project with the studio made famous by his father, ultimately directing the feature Tales from Earthsea (2006), an adaptation of the book series by Ursula K. Le Guin. He later directed From up on Poppy Hill (2011), Earwig and the Witch (2020), as well as the series Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter (2014).
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