Legendary filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki and his team at Studio Ghibli are working on another animated feature, How do you live? Here’s everything fans need to know about the upcoming film, including release date, story details, etc.
How do you live? Latest news
How do you live? has been in production since 2016, making it one of the most intensive projects Studio Ghibli has ever worked on. News about the film is sparse, even though it has been in the works for a long time. The last major announcement regarding the film was in December 2022, when its official release date was announced.
For Miyazaki, the film is a personal endeavor, intended as a gift for his grandson knowing he won’t be here forever. It is said to be 125 minutes long, which is quite long for an animated film. Although it’s pretty close to the release date, no trailer has been released for the film yet. No casting information has been revealed, making How Do You Live? quite a mystery to fans.
How do you live? Release date
How do you live? released in Japan on July 14, 2023, as announced on Studio Ghibli’s English Twitter account. No international release date has been set yet, but it looks like the film will eventually arrive in other countries. Reportedly, the film was hand-animated, in part due to its lengthy production cycle.
How do you live? Story details
The story of How Do You Live? was inspired by a 1937 Japanese book of the same name, however, it is not a direct adaptation of the book. Instead, the novel exists within the world of the film, and the story has more to do with how the book affects the lives of the characters. While Ghibli’s films are often adaptations, they’re rarely straightforward, so this twist suits Miyazaki’s films.
Producer Toshio Suzuki described How Do You Live? as a “big, fantasy story” in an interview with Entertainment Weekly from 2020. The book based on the film had an English translation in 2021 and is described as about a young boy facing the the loss of his father through the diary of his uncle. entries, pondering great philosophical questions as he confronts what is important in life.
Fans in Japan can prepare for Studio Ghibli’s How do you live? on July 14, 2023, while international fans should check back here later for information on the film’s release in the West when it’s released.
Source: Studio Ghibli/Twitter, Entertainment Weekly