New Miyazaki Film!!!

[DarkUmagon]

Animator Miyazaki's new film hits screens in Japan - Yahoo! News

Animator Miyazaki's new film hits screens in Japan

Sat Jul 19, 1:01 AM ET

TOKYO (AFP) - Hayao Miyazaki's first full-length film in four years hit screens across Japan on Saturday, putting aside speculation that the Oscar-winning Japanese animator had made his last picture.
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A 650-seat movie theatre at Tokyo's shopping and business district of Hibiya was filled with his fans, mostly children and their parents, to watch "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea," which the reclusive 67-year-old wrote and directed.

Inspired by the 19th-century fairy tale "The Little Mermaid" by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, the story centres around a tiny fish-girl, Ponyo, who rides a jellyfish to escape her home in the sea.

She meets a five-year-old boy, Sosuke, who vows to protect her, but Ponyo is taken back to the sea. Desperate to be a human and live with Sosuke, Ponyo heads to land again with help from her sisters.

Miyazaki is one of Japan's biggest cultural exports. His last film, "Howl's Moving Castle," broke opening box office records at home in 2004 before winning a cult following in Western and Asian nations.

Miyazaki has said repeatedly in the past that he wants to retire.

The 2004 release of "Howl's Moving Castle" was met by speculation that it would be his last film, raising concerns in Japan for the future of the lucrative animation industry.

But "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea" has dampened such concern.

Miyazaki, who had used computer graphics since "Princess Mononoke" in 1997, decided to shun hi-tech effects in his latest picture.

Miyazaki's second to last film, "Spirited Away," won the Academy Award in 2003 for best animated feature, Japan's first Oscar for a full-length work in nearly half a century.

[DarkUmagon]

I know Miyazaki has a big fanbase but I don't know why. Although, i have never fully seen a Miyazaki film i dont know why it has such fanfare behind it. I honestly thought Prince Mononoko was weird rather than good.
Anyone want to convince me otherwise?

[gaara's wrath]

exiting, his movies are very good

[gaara's wrath]

Princess Mononoko........ya that one is weird, but maybe you should watch a different movie of his like spirit away or howl's moving catle. his style is most of the time unusual but this creates a fantasy in movies that are not in any others i have seen

[DarkUmagon]

which one is your favorite? Ill watch that one and then decide on miyazaki's films

[gaara's wrath]

i guess i will go with howl's moving castle.....but spirited away is the most famous one

[DarkUmagon]

howls moving castle it is. Oh and have you heard about Miyazaki's sons anime movie?

[gaara's wrath]

hmmmm nope i have not heard about it

[DarkUmagon]

Its called Tales from Earthsea. Itll be up on AC in a day or two.

[gaara's wrath]

okay and good luck with the movie (cant blame you if you dont like his style though, its really something you either love or hate)