Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
Dir: Arakawa Kaku
Japan, 2024, Japanese, 121mins, DCP
After the release of The Wind Rises, animation icon Miyazaki Hayao announced his retirement (again) from filmmaking. What drove him to come out of retirement once more at the age of 76 to make The Boy and the Heron? This illuminating documentary chronicles Miyazaki’s sevenyear journey to produce the film, in spite of personal tragedies, his own mortality and his insecurities. The film may not decode all the abstract symbolisms in the Heron , but it’s an essential companion piece that explains why it is by far Miyazaki’s most personal film and why the filmmaker may never properly retire.
Cannes Film Festival
Screening:
In-theatre Screening
FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT
Full House 2024-08-22 (Thu)
19:3022TS01Full House 2024-08-24 (Sat)
14:3024PE01
PREMIERE Elements (Venue)
EMP Cinemas Times Square (Venue)
Chinese Subtitles
Full House