Miyazaki Hayao's New Film is His Own Autobiography

by dtshyk
Aug 4, 2011 2:11 AM | 84 Comments

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.

Source: Cinema Today

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Even if Miyazaki made a movie about a stick, I'd watch.

Oct 21, 2011 4:36 PM by jlc031

this will be very very interesting to watch and know how, when, under which conditions his works was created. at least i hope to see some of that. oh hayao...

Sep 24, 2011 3:53 PM by saiyagok

I can't wait.

Sep 24, 2011 11:20 AM by Sleepyyoo

ide laugh if it were just a hour and a half of one camera angle of a dude drawing on a desk, the plot twist is that he coughs at the 30 minute mark and the surprise ending is that he needs to go take a piss and leaves

Sep 24, 2011 11:00 AM by JizzyHitler

Awesome! Sure to watch it!

Sep 24, 2011 10:59 AM by removed-user

Yes!

Sep 23, 2011 7:21 AM by -Hysteria-

just wonder how he depicts his son, Goro Miyazaki.

Aug 9, 2011 6:18 PM by kusushi

ycart59 said:

edandfredyall said:
Oh my gosh you people, it HASN'T EVEN BEEN DISCLOSED WHETHER IT'S MIYAZAKI'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY OR SOMEONE ELSES. Quit getting excited for the wrong thing.

(There was already a documentary filmed about Studio Ghibli a while back)

...Do you know what the definition of 'autobiography' even is?

Also possible someone in Japan confused the words Autobiography and Biography.

Aug 9, 2011 5:25 PM by ShadowBlazer3000

I can't wait to see this one since I love the rest of his movies.

Aug 9, 2011 10:17 AM by soulless4now

Is he going to reveal his secret recipe... for animating?

Aug 9, 2011 1:43 AM by Activelee

Leon-Gun said:

ycart59 said:

...Do you know what the definition of 'autobiography' even is?

My own searching seem to tell me that nothing was said to clarify if it was an autobiographical film or merely an adaptation of one. Translations can be iffy and the statement was not exactly long and everyone is being tight-lipped.

Ah, okay. I didn't really bother enough to look any further than this post about it, so I was confused about the argument over his own autobiography vs. an adaption.

Aug 8, 2011 4:46 PM by ycart59

FOE-tan said:

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.

The pig in Porco Rosso was a chick?

Aug 7, 2011 3:23 PM by Sabinlerose

ycart59 said:

...Do you know what the definition of 'autobiography' even is?

Aug 6, 2011 11:57 PM by Leon-Gun

Sure sounds interesting.

Aug 6, 2011 11:45 PM by Alcoholicide

I'll look into it. I hope its good...

Aug 6, 2011 9:39 PM by Shancakeschan

Interesting, I'll keep a lookout on this.

Aug 6, 2011 1:07 AM by Megpoid

...Do you know what the definition of 'autobiography' even is?

Aug 6, 2011 1:00 AM by ycart59

edandfredyall said:
Oh my gosh you people, it HASN'T EVEN BEEN DISCLOSED WHETHER IT'S MIYAZAKI'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY OR SOMEONE ELSES. Quit getting excited for the wrong thing.

dtshyk's post (erroneously) clearly states that it's "his own autobiography" so I understand why people are confused.

Reports I've seen elsewhere have just referred to it as an "adaptation of an autobiography" so who knows what it's really going to be.

Aug 5, 2011 8:33 AM by amayadori

Oh my gosh you people, it HASN'T EVEN BEEN DISCLOSED WHETHER IT'S MIYAZAKI'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY OR SOMEONE ELSES. Quit getting excited for the wrong thing.

(There was already a documentary filmed about Studio Ghibli a while back)

Aug 5, 2011 6:51 AM by loppoio

Is this an anime or is it a movie

Aug 4, 2011 9:53 PM by Nito-San

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