It’s been ten years since Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazki launched a brand new movie, 2013’s animated historic drama The Wind Rises. (Which, in flip, arrived absolutely 5 years after his earlier function, Ponyo.) Since then, Miyazaki has technically been retired, having devoted most of his consideration to the Studio Ghibli Museum, including creating an unique quick, Boro The Caterpillar, which may solely be seen in-person on the Japanese locale.
For a number of years now, although, Miyazaki has been engaged on one thing, a movie carrying the title Kimitachi wa Dō Ikiru ka—which, though it shares a title with a 1937 Japanese novel, is outwardly an authentic story. We say “apparently” as a result of Studio Ghibli took an unorthodox method to advertising and marketing the film, which got here out as we speak in Japan. Which is to say that they didn’t promote it in any respect: No trailers, no interviews, no press releases or plot synopses. Just one poster, and the film in theaters as we speak. (Take it as learn {that a} plot synopsis has already cropped on-line, although; the web is the web.)
The greater information for Miyazaki’s Stateside followers got here earlier this afternoon, although, when it was reported that the movie will formally be coming to the United States courtesy of distributor GKIDS—and with a brand new title, The Boy And the Heron. Per THR, GKIDS is outwardly sticking with Studio Ghibli’s plan and refusing to do any in depth advertising and marketing for the movie; that consists of not saying, at the least simply but, when the film would possibly attain theaters or residence video. Written and directed by Miyazaki—in what he’s mentioned will actually, really, be his last movie—the movie was produced by his long-time companion Toshio Suzuki, and includes a rating from Joe Hisaishi, who’s written the music for all however one among Miyazaki’s movies. And whereas we might go lookup what the film is about, we’d simply as quickly protect the thriller, each for us, and ourselves; there’s solely so many Miyazaki movies to observe, in any case.
