It’s a historic moment for Hayao Miyazaki’s latest film,’How Do You Live?‘(also called’The Boy And The Heron‘), when it became the first Japanese animated film as well as the first Japanese film to open the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2023.
In addition to this prestigious honor, Studio Ghibli PR Director Junichi Nishioka has another exciting news to announce for all Hayao Miyazaki fans.
Though billed as the director’s last film, Junichi revealed to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on the red carpet that The Boy And The Heron may not mark the end of Miyazaki’s career, as the director has returned. studio with new ideas.
“The Boy and the Heron was not Miyazaki’s last film and he came to the office with new ideas.”
Choice “How Do You Live?” as opener The night’s presentation follows TIFF’s recent successful showcase, POP Japan, which celebrates cult, pulp, and Japanese film and pop art. During the presentation, Miyazaki’s acclaimed classics, My Neighbor Totoro and Spirited Awayis also introduced.
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‘Hayao Miyazaki’s How Do You Live?’New Trailer Revealed and North American Release Date
How Do You Live?released in Japan on July 14, 2023. It became the first Studio Ghibli film to have a simultaneous IMAX release.
In the first three days of its opening in Japan, the film sold approximately 1,003 million tickets, generating an estimated US$13.2 million in revenue.
Joe Hisashi was arrested to participate in composing music for anime films. The film will have 37 soundtracks including the theme song. Kenshi Yonezu performed the film’s theme song, “Chikyuugi”.
Soma Santoki voices the main character Mahito Maki.
Masaki Suda, Kou Shibasaki, Aimyon, Yoshino Kimura, Keiko Takeshita, Jun Fubuki, Sawako Agawa, Karen Takizawa, Shinobu Otake, Jun Kunimura, Kaoru Kobayashi and Shohei Hino are among the talented actors who voiced the characters in the film. .
Breaking away from traditional marketing strategies, Studio Ghibli took a bold approach to the film’s release in Japan. The studio intentionally restricted the promotion of the film by any material or description
How do you live? was inspired by the 1937 novel of the same name by Yoshino Genzaburo. He added that this book is a story that means a lot to the main character of his film.
The setting of the film is England during World War II. His mother’s illness affected 12-year-old book lover David. He begins to hear whispers in books and sees visions of a strange kingdom while tormented by loneliness. One day, he accidentally wandered into that world, guided by the voice of his deceased mother. Little Red Riding Hood gives birth to a werewolf after falling in love with a wolf, an ugly Snow White, and a cruel man who kidnaps children. Fairy tales creatures and mythical monsters are moving in this adorable yet scary fairy tale world. A mysterious journey and a young boy’s growth in conquering challenges in this extraterrestrial adventure story.
In October 2017, Studio Ghibli announced the film would be titled “How do you live?”. film studio director, Toshio Suzuki said that Miyazaki was making the movie for his grandson as he put it: “Grandpa will soon move on to the next world but he will leave this movie behind.”
In December 2020, Suzuki stated that the film was made without a deadline, similar to The story of Princess Kaguya (2013), took 8 years to implement.
He said that the animated film is half completed and production is moving faster due to COVID-19 restrictions requiring them to work from home and that the film will be 125 minutes long.
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