Animator Hayao Miyazaki to retire from making feature films

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By Jessica Gelt
September 1, 2013, 1:58 p.m.
Hayao Miyazaki, one of the world's most admired animators, is retiring. His latest project, "The Wind Rises," which has been playing in Japanese theaters since late July, will be his last feature film.

The announcement, which saddened many in the animation community, was made at a news conference at the Venice Film Festival on Sunday by Koju Hoshino, president of Miyazaki's production company, Studio Ghibli.

Hoshino declined to take questions, saying only that more details would be given next week at another news conference in Tokyo.

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[redgreenandblue]

1. Ah, Totoro!!

I love Hayao Miyazaki's films.

[Luminous Animal]

4. My daughter, when she was little.

Said, "I wish I could hug this movie."

[LostOne4Ever]

2. How many times have we heard this before?

I love the man's films, but hasn't he been saying this since Mononoke Hime? And Spirited Away? And Howl's Moving Castle? And so on?

[TexasProgresive]

3. I hope you're right

I live every one of his films that I have seen. We were introduced to him by a Granddaughter. Kiki's Delivery Service was her favorite movie. That lead to Castle in the Sky, Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castles, Princess Mononoke. Even if he retires there's still a lot of his work for me to explore.

My experience of his films is limited by to the ones I've seen; yet I have been impressed by the strength of his female protagonists. I have no daughters but am blessed to have 5 granddaughters and one great granddaughter. It is great that there are inspiring female characters to inspire them to be strong.

[LostOne4Ever]

5. I love his films too

And I am hoping he is a hopeless work-o-holic who will make many more films.

My first Miyazaki film was Princess mononoke, followed by spirited away, castle in the sky, Lupin the III: The Castle of Cagliostro, Nausicca of the Valley of the Wind, Whispering of the heart, Pom Poko, and Howl's moving Castle.

One studio gibli film not done by Miyazaki that is worth mentioning is Grave of the Fireflies. An amazing movie though not I would let really young children watch.

I saw an interview with him in which he said he said he was a feminist and because of that he intentionally goes out of his way to make sure his films star strong young women. He also does not believe in the traditional version of good and evil and that is why his villians quite often come off sympathetically or come around to changing their views. I really like both of those philosophies!

Anyways I came across this on DU a couple of weeks ago:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1263397

Maybe someone here will be interested in it