Hayao Miyazaki knows the world needs him right now. He's heard our call.

 

宫崎骏知道现在世界需要他。他也听到了影迷们的呼唤。
 

 

The Studio Ghibli co-founder and director will step out of retirement¹ to make one final project, one which would be his first and last to delve² into CGI animation³; having announced his plans on NHK, Japan's public broadcaster, as part of a programme entitled Owaranai Hito Miyazaki Hayao or Hayao Miyazaki - The Man Who Isn't Finished.

 

Miyazaki has been so far working on a CG short called Boro the Caterpillar⁴ (Kemushi no Boro), set to be shown at Tokyo's Studio Ghibli museum; however, the director has stated that he's unhappy with the film and plans to develop it into a feature length project.

 

He's currently collaborating⁵ with longtime producer Toshio Suzuki, the current head of Studio Ghibli, on the film; with Suzuki confessing Miyazaki was struggling to adapt to the techniques of CGI animation after a lifetime of hand-drawn films.

 

Though the filmmaker had stated multiple times over the years that he was planning to retire, he made a more official announcement on the matter in 2013; handing over production to younger staff, while concentrating on other projects such as the Studio Ghibli museum and continuing to illustrate⁶ manga.

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