Has Studio Ghibli Co-Founder Toshio Suzuki Been Caught Misappropriating Funds?

Studio Ghibli president Koji Hoshino’s upcoming June exit might not be as easy or harmless as beforehand thought. Allegedly, Hoshino’s transfer is a direct results of studio co-founder Toshio Suzuki’s misappropriation of firm funds over the course of a full decade that he spent on his girlfriend.

Shukan Josei journal lately reported on its investigation of the scandalous rumor, which was first translated to French after which to English. In keeping with the translation hosted on CBR, “Suzuki, who co-founded Studio Ghibli with Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, and beforehand held the place of Studio Ghibli’s president, has been misappropriating firm funds. As a substitute, cash has been going in the direction of the lady Suzuki has been seeing since 2013. Koji Hoshino, the present president of Studio Ghibli, will retire on the finish of March and has introduced he will probably be leaving the corporate in June. Hoshino has stated his cause for leaving is as a result of the corporate has been ‘neglecting an issue for a few years. It’s producer Toshio Suzuki, the primary president of Ghibli, who’s the issue.’”

Per the unique article, Suzuki started seeing a Thai girl named Kanyada in 2013, giving her massive sums of cash to open a spa and restaurant, which have been quickly liquidated. 5 years later, in 2018, Studio Ghibli opened a restaurant in Bangkok, the place Suzuki gave Kanyada a managerial position. The girlfriend supposedly compelled a number of miscellaneous Studio Ghibli workers to hold out chores for her. She was additionally paid as an organization photographer regardless of possessing no expertise. All Kanyada’s journey and residing bills have been lined by the corporate.

To make issues extra surprising, Hoshino reportedly reprimanded Suzuki for his spending, and was swiftly faraway from his position as president. Suzuki has not but commented on the purported misconduct. Makes an attempt to succeed in Studio Ghibli for remark have been unsuccessful.

In happier studio days, for HBO Max’s Might 2020 launch, which included your complete 21 movie Ghibli library, AWN shared clips of Suzuki speaking in regards to the studio’s future plans and his favourite Ghibli movie moments.