From the early days to Oscar glory.
There’s no question that Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki is one of the greatest his artform has ever known. For nearly half a century he’s created some of the richest, lushest, most empowering and impactful animated films the world has ever known — Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, The Wind Rises — so much so that when Disney, that other global animation force, realized they couldn’t beat him, they joined him, acquiring his production house Studio Ghibli.
Miyazaki retired a few years ago, but fortunately for his legion of fans it was a short-lived retreat from the limelight. Recently the director announced he’ll be back for the film Boro the Caterpillar, a story he’s been toying with making for more than 20 years and that he already made a short, 15-minute film about — Mizugumo Monmon — back in 2006. The story revolves around a diving...
There’s no question that Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki is one of the greatest his artform has ever known. For nearly half a century he’s created some of the richest, lushest, most empowering and impactful animated films the world has ever known — Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, The Wind Rises — so much so that when Disney, that other global animation force, realized they couldn’t beat him, they joined him, acquiring his production house Studio Ghibli.
Miyazaki retired a few years ago, but fortunately for his legion of fans it was a short-lived retreat from the limelight. Recently the director announced he’ll be back for the film Boro the Caterpillar, a story he’s been toying with making for more than 20 years and that he already made a short, 15-minute film about — Mizugumo Monmon — back in 2006. The story revolves around a diving...
- 4/19/2017
- by H. Perry Horton
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
The world just keeps getting better for Hayao Miyazaki fans. The director’s first project since he announced his retirement is a short film entitled “Boro the Caterpillar,” and it appears he is almost finished and ready to show the world what he’s been up to. According to Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki, Miyazaki will finish production on “Boro” this Spring and plans to premiere the short at the Studio Ghibli museum in Mitaka, Tokyo by June or July 2017.
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Miyazaki has a long history of making exclusive short films for the museum, including the 14-minute “My Neighbor Totoro” sequel “Mei and the Kittenbus” and “Mizugumo Monmon” (2006). The latter was based in part on the idea for “Boro,” which Miyazaki has been wanting to make since before “Princess Mononoke”in 1997. Suzuki revealed the hand-drawn “Boro” is expected to run around 12 minutes.
Read More: Studio Ghibli Director Hayao Miyazaki Coming Out of Retirement for New Feature
Miyazaki has a long history of making exclusive short films for the museum, including the 14-minute “My Neighbor Totoro” sequel “Mei and the Kittenbus” and “Mizugumo Monmon” (2006). The latter was based in part on the idea for “Boro,” which Miyazaki has been wanting to make since before “Princess Mononoke”in 1997. Suzuki revealed the hand-drawn “Boro” is expected to run around 12 minutes.
- 12/8/2016
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
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