The mixed responses came despite Miyazaki’s well-known anti-war stance in Japan, where he made headlines in 2015 for urging his country’s leaders “to say clearly that aggressive war was completely wrong, having brought enormous damage to the Chinese people”. Miyazaki, a co-founder of Japanese animation company Studio Ghibli and director of films such as Spirited … Read more
Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy and the Heron’, which won the Oscar Award for the best-animated film, will stream on Netflix around the world, except in the U.S. and Japan, reports ‘Variety’. After Netflix extended its contract with the animation studio founded by Miyazaki, Isao Takahata and Toshio Suzuki, it got the right to stream an … Read more
It’s been 10 years since acclaimed Japanese anime director Hayao Miyazaki released his “final” film The Wind Rises. And yet the almost 83-year-old Studio Ghibli legend can’t help but come out of retirement. Following the 2018 short Boro the Caterpillar, he set to work on his latest fantasy film, The Boy and the Heron. Inspired by … Read more
Renowned filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki’s latest Japanese creation, “The Boy and the Heron”, soared to a groundbreaking opening, securing an impressive $12.8 million at the North American box office. This achievement marks the first time an original anime title has claimed the top spot in the region. As of now, “The Boy and the Heron” is … Read more
