A Studio Ghibli documentary is coming to Netflix in just a few days and it's appointment viewing for anime and Hayao Miyazaki fans
Nov. 29, 2024Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron is coming to Netflix in most regions on December 6
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Netflix continues to grow its Studio Ghibli collection with the arrival of a Hayao Miyazaki documentary on December 6.
Titled Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron, the documentary – released earlier this year – follows the legendary director on his years-long journey to make The Boy and the Heron, an animated feature that would eventually net him his second Oscar for Best Animated Feature.
The brief synopsis on Netflix reads, “Animation legend Hayao Miyazaki grapples with matters of mortality and creativity during his seven-year journey making The Boy and the Heron.” Expect the US to miss out, though, given that the documentary is currently available on the Max streaming service.
According to Goro during a talk at the Ghibli museum earlier this year, his father isn’t done yet – andmay even be working on another movie.
“I don’t know if it’ll actually be for his next film, but it’s looking like an action-adventure-type movie, nostalgic and reminiscent of the old days,” Goro Miyazaki said (viaOriconand translated byCBR), leading some to believe it could be a sequel to 1984’s Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind.
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