08/05/2008: "Enrico Casarosa talks Totoro Forest Project"
GhibliWorld has an exclusive interview with Pixar Storyboard artist Enrico Casarosa about Totoro Forest project, an international charity effort to preserve Sayama forest. Sayama is an endangered sanctuary on the outskirts of Tokyo where Miyazaki got the inspiration for his much loved character Totoro from the film My Neighbor Totoro. Over 200 top international artists are joining hands and donating artwork especially created for the event. The artworks will be auctioned on September 6 at Pixar Animation Studios. In the interview, Enrico Casarosa talks about how his passion for Studio Ghibli and Miyazaki got the Totoro Forest Project started. Also included in the interview, is a video version of Enrico Casarosa’s artistic contribution for the Totoro Forest Project.
