Studio Ghibli President Hoshino Koji Resigns
variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Hoshino Koji, president of the iconic Japanese animation firm Studio Ghibli, made public his plan to retire Tuesday.
He will be replaced by Studio Ghibli co-founder Suzuki Toshio. His move comes as the company, which is poised to release Miyazaki Hayao’s last film “How Do You Live?” in July, is reported to be weathering an executive scandal.
The studio has denied that there is a connection between Hoshino’s resignation and a recent swirl of media allegations about Suzuki.
Studio Ghibli on Tuesday published a letter of resignation from Hoshino, which appeared already to be several days out of date. “I, Koji Hoshino, will resign as a director of Studio Ghibli and leave Ghibli at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of shareholders in June.
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