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‘Irreplaceable’: will Hayao Miyazaki, Japan’s animation auteur, ever retire?

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"The moment The Boy and the Heron was named the winner of best animated feature in Los Angeles last weekend gave Japan a chance to reflect on Miyazaki’s towering influence, and contemplate whether the 83-year-old is truly finished making films. Studio Ghibli, where Miyazaki has performed his alchemy since the mid-1980s, had barely cleared a space for its second Oscar when talk turned to his future. His no-show at the 2003 ceremony was reportedly a protest against the US-led war in Iraq, but his recent absence was put down to a reluctance to travel – presumably due to his advanced years. The success at the Oscars of The Boy and the Heron – Miyazaki’s most personal treatment of the horrors of war – saw him become the oldest director ever nominated for best animated feature. It was only the second hand-drawn animation to win in the category; the first, of course, was Spirited Away, which earned Miyazaki his first Oscar in 2003. The thought of a complete break from the company he co-founded in 1985 appears as unappealing to the man himself as to his legions of fans in Japan, where 95% of people aged 16-69 say they have watched at least one of his films. Miyazaki has announced his retirement at least three times to date, only to backtrack once his mind and body had recovered from the exertions of conceptualising and hand-drawing most of the frames in a feature-length film himself." 15/03/24 Check the full article copying the link: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/mar/15/the-boy-and-the-heron-can-hayao-miyazaki-auteur-of-animation-ever-retire

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