Yuriko Yamawaki, a prizewinning illustrator whose works included picture books adapted for short films by anime giant Studio Ghibli, has died, the publisher of many of her books said Thursday. She was 80.A popular series featuring the twin mice "Guri and Gura" was among the long-selling picture books produced by Tokyo-based Fukuinkan Shoten Publishers Inc., with stories written by her elder sister and children's literature author Rieko Nakagawa, 87."The Whale Hunt," a 16-minute short film based on a story by Yamawaki and Nakagawa, was directed by Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki and produce…READ FULL ARTICLE
