Behind Oscar-winning The Boy and the Heron: The myths and magic of Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki
The IndependentSign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Miyazaki is the talismanic co-founder of Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli, and his latest film, The Boy and the Heron, is finally out in the UK. “Our producer was curious to know what would happen if we didn’t set a deadline and just left Miyazaki to do whatever he wanted,” Junichi Nishioka, the Vice President of Studio Ghibli, tells me. He can’t really express when he’s happy… he could look cross, but he’s actually quite happy.” open image in gallery ‘Spirited Away’ is the only foreign-language and only hand-drawn film to win the Oscar for Best Animated Feature A common criticism levelled against both Miyazaki and Takahata is that they failed to nurture younger talents properly: despite some of the best animators in Japan passing through the Ghibli infrastructure, there have been no clear heirs to the directorial throne. Miyazaki’s previous “final film”, the unprecedentedly down to earth The Wind Rises, was widely interpreted as the director’s unflinching examination of his own career and legacy.
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