Get ready for a deep dive into the life and career of the famous anime creator. Hayao Miyazaki In the new documentary Miyazaki, the spirit of natureDirected by Leo Favier, the film explores Miyazaki’s connection to nature through his films. In addition to transporting audiences into beautifully animated worlds, Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli’s films often explore the relationship between humanity and the natural world, as well as our tendencies toward violence and destruction of our planet.
Ahead of its premiere at this year's Venice Film Festival, the film's first trailer has been released. Miyazaki, the spirit of nature The documentary has been released online. In addition to archival footage from the director's early career and various clips from his most popular films, the documentary also includes personal interviews with writers Susan Napier and Timothy Morton, producer Toshio Suzuki, and Hayao Miyazaki's son Gorō Miyazaki (a famous director in his own right).
Miyazaki, the spirit of nature This film is far from the first documentary on Hayao Miyazaki's career. Some noteworthy favorites include: Kingdom of Dreams and Madness and 10 years with Hayao MiyazakiHowever, he is the first to adopt such a highly focused environmental approach in his work. Films such as Princess Mononoke, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Windsand Bonyo They are all outspoken in their environmentalist views. But the documentary also covers Ghibli's more terrifying films, such as Grave of the Fireflieswhich in addition to being a devastating World War II film, also explores the desire for destruction within human nature. Along with the new trailer, the first poster for the film Miyazaki, the spirit of nature It has been revealed. See the poster below:
Hayao Miyazaki may make another film with Studio Ghibli
Over the past few years, the words “Hayao Miyazaki” and “retirement” have been linked together. It was long assumed that the director would retire before he regrouped to produce the 2023 Oscar-winning film, The Boy and the HeronAfter the film's release, some fans assumed that Miyazaki would retire. However, it seems that the creative fire still burns, and Miyazaki may be directing another feature film with Studio Ghibli.
After accepting Studio Ghibli's Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival, Goro Miyazaki revealed that his father is already hard at work developing a new film. Goro said:
“I think my father has ideas for a new feature film. He's very happy about it.”
No details have been released about Hayao Miyazaki's new film. Some fans believe it could be a sequel to one of Studio Ghibli's biggest hits, such as Spirituality awayHowever, since Miyazaki is not known for making sequels, it is likely to be an original idea that will be revealed in the coming years. Fans can only hope that they don’t have to wait as long for the new film as they did between 2005 and 2006. The wind is rising (2013) and The Boy and the Heron (2023).
Many of Studio Ghibli's most popular films are streaming on Netflix.
