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Aug 4, 2011 2:11 AM
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According to Cinema Today, Suzuki Toshio disclosed at a talk session that Miyazaki Hayao is producing an anime of his own autobiography. Studio Ghibli was surprised at Suzuki's sudden disclosure and they refused to give more information about the anime.

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Aug 4, 2011 2:17 AM
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Whoa. Just, whoa.
Aug 4, 2011 2:18 AM
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Hm.. not really interested.
Aug 4, 2011 2:22 AM
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I'm in.
Aug 4, 2011 2:24 AM
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Awesome.
Aug 4, 2011 2:26 AM
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An anime.... about making anime.

Are they gonna end it with him making this anime.

Then that anime would be of him making an anime with it ending with him making an anime about making anime
Aug 4, 2011 2:29 AM
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notsureifsrs said:
An anime.... about making anime.

Are they gonna end it with him making this anime.

Then that anime would be of him making an anime with it ending with him making an anime about making anime

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Aug 4, 2011 2:31 AM
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Eh, not sure if interested.
Aug 4, 2011 2:33 AM
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I'm kind of interested and I'd watch just about anything done by Hayao Miyazaki.
Aug 4, 2011 2:37 AM

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So, if this film is his autobiography, does that mean he' going to retire after this?

Anyway, an autobiographical work should be more interesting to watch than his standard fare. I'm not saying they aren't good (though I found some of his works to be quite a bit better than others), just that this is different from anything he has done before.
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Aug 4, 2011 2:38 AM

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That's unespected. Might be decent
Aug 4, 2011 2:49 AM
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Totally in! 83
Aug 4, 2011 3:01 AM
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Maybe it will be in the same vein of Millennium Actress where he's interspersed reality with the fantasy of his films. Miyazaki in... My Neighbour Kiki Rosso Hime of the Moving Valley by the Sea Spirited Castle.
Aug 4, 2011 3:03 AM

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Maybe it will be in the same vein of Millennium Actress where he's interspersed reality with the fantasy of his films. Miyazaki in... My Neighbour Kiki Rosso Hime of the Moving Valley by the Sea Spirited Castle.
Good fucking God. Kon should have a movie like this. His movies were basically all big mindfucks anyways, so make it even moreso.

Yeah he's dead, but you know, like a tribute movie.
Aug 4, 2011 3:16 AM

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Oh wow amazing!! You know it's going to be about him but in some different twisted enjoyable way; like a story about a penguin's adventure that has to be deeply read into to be connected~
I really can't wait ;-; I love Miyazaki's work!!♥

Aug 4, 2011 3:17 AM
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If anyone else was doing this, I'd probably think it was self indulgent. But after 40+ years of writing, directing and animating and making anime such a wide spread medium, I think he can get away with it.
Aug 4, 2011 4:03 AM

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So Miyazaki's talents have been exhausted and now Miyazaki is a cash cow.
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Aug 4, 2011 4:04 AM

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ill totally watch it*.*

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Aug 4, 2011 4:09 AM

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This is like, Bakuman + Ghibli. Awesome.
Aug 4, 2011 5:11 AM

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well we'll see how this turn out ot be
Aug 4, 2011 5:35 AM

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this will be a interdasting watch

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Aug 4, 2011 5:39 AM

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I'll love it!
Aug 4, 2011 5:45 AM

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Anime autobiography=Epic Win!
Aug 4, 2011 5:53 AM

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I'll end up watching it eventually so I'm excited!
Aug 4, 2011 5:55 AM

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He deserves his own movie.
Aug 4, 2011 6:30 AM

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Miyazaki, I don't even know what to say about this, I'm speechless.

It could be lolworthy or a best seller.


Aug 4, 2011 6:51 AM
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This seems interesting. I've always been curious about his life, so...
Aug 4, 2011 7:01 AM

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Jump the shark much Hayao?

This announcement seems like it could be enlightening on the surface... Until you realize that on a personal level, Miyazaki is a tree-hugging technophobe who doesn't consider his work anime and pretty much frowns on the rest of the anime industry.

That's fine, I guess. Great artists are often eccentric. Just not sure a movie where he gets to feed his own already-massive ego is gonna go over super well... Would rather see a Nausicaa sequel.
Aug 4, 2011 7:43 AM

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what a narcissistic person
Aug 4, 2011 7:52 AM

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Hmm this is certainly eyebrow raising. Don't know what to make of it yet. We'll just have to watch it and see.
Aug 4, 2011 8:23 AM

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notsureifsrs said:
An anime.... about making anime.

Are they gonna end it with him making this anime.

Then that anime would be of him making an anime with it ending with him making an anime about making anime


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Aug 4, 2011 8:30 AM

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tehnominator said:
Maybe it will be in the same vein of Millennium Actress where he's interspersed reality with the fantasy of his films. Miyazaki in... My Neighbour Kiki Rosso Hime of the Moving Valley by the Sea Spirited Castle.
that would be interesting.
Aug 4, 2011 8:35 AM

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A film made by Miyazaki that is possibly about Miyazaki himself... I don't see the harm of looking forward to it.
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notsureifsrs said:
An anime.... about making anime.

Are they gonna end it with him making this anime.

Then that anime would be of him making an anime with it ending with him making an anime about making anime


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Aug 4, 2011 9:02 AM

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Seems kind of... egotistical, to me. I mean yeah he's famous and everyone loves the guy for what he's done with Ghibli, but it had to be an anime film of his autobiography? Why not just do Ghibli as a whole? :I
I'm still interested, but just from hearing this news I've lost a little respect for the guy.
Aug 4, 2011 9:19 AM

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Pshaw. I'm totally game to watch this movie. Miyazaki is a genius and he fully deserves something like this. I'll watch it out of my respect for him.
Aug 4, 2011 9:23 AM

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Do we get to see Miyazaki have sex with trees and animals? That'd be cool.


Ew


Aug 4, 2011 9:38 AM

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TreF said:
Do we get to see Miyazaki have sex with trees and animals? That'd be cool.

O_e Don't produce nightmares into my mind.
Aug 4, 2011 10:03 AM

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not sure how i feel about this

will watch regardless
Aug 4, 2011 10:09 AM

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A Miyazaki film without a female protagonist? Wonder when the last time he did sth like that was... sounds interesting...
Aug 4, 2011 10:13 AM

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i know it would be awesome!!!!!!!!
when i think about it, i know it would be one epic anime!

i just hope he wouldn't retire after this..
Aug 4, 2011 10:33 AM

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I wanna watch it!!
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Aug 4, 2011 12:03 PM

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Very interesting, I think I'm a little surprised that he hasn't considered this already. He most certainly has done enough to earn at least his own animated autobiography.
Aug 4, 2011 12:23 PM

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Anyone else doing this would probably confuse the hell out of me, but for Miyazaki, I'm excited. This sounds like an interesting idea and I'm all on board with this.

Then again, Miyazaki could make a movie about grass growing and I'd still watch it for his scenery porn. (Some damn beautiful grass growing.)
Aug 4, 2011 1:18 PM

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Sounds...interesting, I suppose. I'm curious how it'll turn out, but it Is a Miyazaki film after all, so...yeah, definetly gonna watch it :)
Aug 4, 2011 1:22 PM
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Will watch, but not saying anything untill I see it/more info comes out. Could be a swing or miss
Aug 4, 2011 2:11 PM
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Miyazaki could make an anime about a phone book and it would be better than 90% of the anime that comes. Needless to say, no matter what the movie is, I'm in.
Aug 4, 2011 2:22 PM

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THIS

sounds interesting
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Aug 4, 2011 2:52 PM
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Sounds totally not interesting. We'll see when it comes out.
Probably in a loong time.
Aug 4, 2011 3:14 PM

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Alas86 said:
A Miyazaki film without a female protagonist? Wonder when the last time he did sth like that was... sounds interesting...
Does Princess Mononoke count?

If it doesn't, then his last would have been The Castle of Cagliostro (That Lupin III move), and the last using his own characters as opposed to a pre-existing franchise would be Future Boy Conan. Yeah. We are going way back here.

I'm pretty sure every Ghibli production (Both Lupin and Conan were made before Ghibli was founded) with a male lead has been directed by Isao Takahata or one of the other Ghibl directors, with the exception of Princess Mononoke.
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