Retirement of Hayao Miyazaki

[NeoCracker]

Hayao Miyazaki, Ghibli's Anime Legend, Retires at 72 | The Escapist

I'm going to be sad to see him go. Guy had one hell of a run.

[Shiny]

I hope the retirement isn't because of illness. Definitely one of my favorite directors, so bummed about this news, but I respect his decision.

[Pete for President]

Awesome, he deserves it for sure! May he have an awesome time doing whatever he still wants to do, and I can't wait to see his latest piece

Praise!

[maybee]

I hope that he has a good retirement ! He deserves it !



Going to miss his movies so much.

[TrollHunter]

Considering Spirited Away is probably my favorite movie of all time... this is heartbreaking news for me.
He had one hell of a run though as you said, and he definitely deserves a fantastic retirement.

[Rantz]

He certainly deserves it. Sad to see such a good director step down, but he's done more than his share of great movies, so I respect the move.

[Shauna]

I am sad to see him go, but he has directed a many wonderful movie. If it is his time to retire then that's fine.


At least we have his son, Goro Miyazaki to take up the helm now that he's gone! Tales from Earthsea wasn't... awful... :3

[Pike]

Didn't he say he was going to retire at the end of Princess Mononoke? And then again at the end of Spirited Away?

I might be thinking of the wrong guy but I could have sworn he's said this before.

[NeoCracker]

His son definately had talent, and you could see that in Earthsea, even though the movie turned out awful. I have high hopes for future projects.

And he's kind of said it before, though I don't recall them ever making a big announcement about it. It was always more a 'I won't be doing this for much longer' then a definitive "I"m done now".

[I Took the Red Pill]

Didn't he say he was going to retire at the end of Princess Mononoke? And then again at the end of Spirited Away?

I might be thinking of the wrong guy but I could have sworn he's said this before.

Otherwise known as the "Hideo Kojima syndrome"

[The Captain]

Whenever he does decide to retire, be it after this movie or at some later time I will have nothing to respect for him. He is one of the greatest living directors in film history, not just in animation.

Something to sum up my feelings:

Princess Mononoke Movie Review (1999) | Roger Ebert

Take care all.

[noxious.sunshine]

He's amazing. I'm such a huge fan of "Spirited Away".

He made that movie because of the ending theme song "Itsumo Nandodemo" and he wrote the movie based on a little girl he knew.

And Howl's Moving Castle. And Ponyo. I love them all.

I actually thought he retired a few years ago. I'm glad he stayed in the game for so long, and I'm so sad that he's retiring. But he deserves it.

[Shorty]

He certainly deserves it. Sad to see such a good director step down, but he's done more than his share of great movies, so I respect the move.

Yes, this. The only one of his that comes to mind that I didn't particularly like was Whisper of the Heart. Rantz and I tried to watch it twice, I think, and it was so terribly confusing. Other than that, Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke and Howl's Moving Castle are some of the best movies ever. And others like Kiki's Delivery Service and Ponyo are just adorable.

I love that each of his films has a message or teaching he wants to convey, and he does it in the most beautiful, artistic and heart-warming way possible. He's definitely left his imprint in the directing world, and even if he's leaving, he's left us with a good number of excellent films to remember him by.

[Spooniest]

Wabi-sabi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Came to mind immediately...

(sniff)

[Scotty_ffgamer]

Yes, this. The only one of his that comes to mind that I didn't particularly like was Whisper of the Heart. Rantz and I tried to watch it twice, I think, and it was so terribly confusing. Other than that, Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke and Howl's Moving Castle are some of the best movies ever. And others like Kiki's Delivery Service and Ponyo are just adorable.

I think the problem with Whisper of the Heart was that Miyazaki didn't actually direct it. He helped write it, but that was also a collaborative effort between several people. I still enjoyed that one, though it was kind of a disappointment. I forgive it for having The Baron and leading towards The Cat Returns (which is awesome).

If you want to see a Ghibli film that tackles the whole romantic-type story a lot more successfully, you should watch From Up on Poppy Hill. I believe Hayao wrote that one, and Goro was actually the director. It ended up being quite good despite Goro's flop with Earthsea.

My favorite movie from Miyazaki will probably always be Nausicaa with Howl and Castle in the Sky both tying for second place.