Where were digital technologies used?
“Mimi” marked the first use by Studio Ghibli of digital composition, meaning that elements of a scene were composed using a computer. In this case, it’s the flying scene with Baron within Shizuku’s story. The scene contains a lot of elements moving independently, including the small “planets” and Shizuku’s characters. Although all these elements were animated by tradition means, they were combined using computer technology. “Mimi” was also virtually the first feature film in Japan which used the Dolby Digital sound system.
