“How Do You Live?” is not based on the famous 1937 Japanese book of the same name, but Nishioka explained that the title combined with Miyazaki’s own name recognition were strong enough in Japan to take a chance. “He thought, what would happen, in t...
If each of his films asks “how do you live?” with singular directness, Miyazaki is the greatest animator the cinema has ever known because his movies —“The Boy and the Heron” perhaps most of all — recognize the agony that begs that question, and the ecstasy that comes from a work...
This is the world they live in. Her mother says Kiki doesn’t yet understand how to do potions, and she wants to go off into the world. And then: “Did you borrow your father’s radio again without asking?” That’s Miyazaki grounding the mundane that we all deal with every day. ...
Similarly, another character goes into battle in a tight fur lined fuchsia coat that would seem to draw attention and restrictive movement. Rather than offer clues to how the characters think (as opposed to some of the above mentioned small details, which do seem well considered), the design ...
abrupt revelation that almost seems to intentionally derail the movie. Even if Hosoda picks a moment for the reveal where the audience's attention is directed elsewhere, almost deliberately ensuring that it is a jarring moment, considering how well known the previous works were in Japan, the ...
you’re surprised and delighted by what comes. How Miyazaki uses CG… well, it’s just beautiful and makes an impossible animation nightmare – something that we just fall in love with and don’t even thing about. This is a real marvel and Disney’s done a great job with these two Miy...
“How Do You Live?” is not based on the famous 1937 Japanese book of the same name, but Nishioka explained that the title combined with Miyazaki’s own name recognition were strong enough in Japan to take a chance. “He thought, what would happen, in these days when there are lots ...