Legendary Japanese
filmmaker and Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki (75-years-old) is
stepping out of retirement for one last film, which will also be his first using
computer-generated techniques.
This past Sunday
while at an NHK (Japan's public network) evening program titled Owaranai Hito Miyazaki
Hayao, or Hayao Miyazaki - The Man Who Isn't Finished, the storytelling master revealed
that he isn't quite finished and that he is planning one last animation.
The yet untitled
project was born out of Miyazaki's frustration over a CG short titled Boro the
Caterpiller (Kemushi no Boro), which is set to premiere at the Studio Ghibli
museum in Tokyo. According to the filmmaker, he's not happy with the results,
and is planning to turn it into a full-length feature film.
The iconic director
has already shared his plan with Toshio Suzuki, the current head of Studio
Ghibli and one of Miyazaki's frequent producers, who during the program
revealed that the filmmaker is having some difficulties dealing with computer-generated
techniques after spending his entire life hand-drawing his films.
Miyazaki's latest retirement
announcement came in 2013 after the release of The Wind Rises, which won the
Annie award for best writing, and the Japanese Academy Award for best film.
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