Speaking of Miyazaki, there is probably no one who does not know it
Master Hayao Miyazaki can be said to be a legend in the animation industry
Various awards have been won softly, and it can be said that Japanese anime without him would be eclipsed. Among the three generations of Japanese manga artists, the spiritual pillar of the past and the future. Break the shadow of Osamu Tezuka's giants and use his gritty character and uncompromising struggle to serve as an example for the next generation of manga artists.
Miyazaki's animation is an important oriental force that can share the world with Disney and DreamWorks. Although the theme of each of Miyazaki's works is different, it integrates the reflective messages of dreams, environmental protection, life, survival, pacifism, and the feminist movement. His dedication not only resonates with people around the world, but also receives attention from all over the world, and even Disney, the American animation kingdom, has to introduce Miyazaki's animation film distribution rights (except in Asia). Jun Miyazaki has an irreplaceable position in the global animation industry, and Disney calls him "Akira Kurosawa in the animation world" (from the People's Daily Network).
Such a master has several retreats and several comebacks. What is the reason? Let's take a look at it with the fist.~
First retirement (1986) and comeback (1988)
In the summer of 1986, the premiere of Castle in the Sky was the first work of Studio Ghibli, the work created by Miyazaki Hayao who received inspiration from Gulliver's Travels and personally directed it, and it was also miyazaki's third work.
But the film's deep-seated weird elements made the film a dismal box office for the film, which was not too successful at the time, and was rarely seen in theaters. (Although after a while many people said "I like "Castle in the Sky") and won many awards) Miyazaki hayao, a 45-year-old teacher, was disheartened and revealed that he wanted to retire in an interview.
Two years later, in 1988, Miyazaki Hayao returned with "Totoro"!
I believe that this work will not be unfamiliar to friends!
TOTORO is arguably Miyazaki's most successful character. At the same time, it is also the image endorsement of Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli, and each of Studio Ghibli's works has a TOTORO's LOGO picture.
Second Retirement (1992) and Comeback (1997)
On July 18, 1992, "Porco Rosso" was released in Japan, and "Porco Rosso" reached a box office of 5.4 billion yen after its release in Japan, and the remaining distribution income was 2.8 billion yen, which was the first Japanese film in 1992. He also won many awards such as the 47th "Mainichi Film Awards" in 1992
The production process of this film for middle-aged people is very difficult, and Miyazaki is very frustrated about it. "I always tell my staff to make movies for my kids, but what did I do?" "The fact that the kids went to the theater to enjoy 'Porco Rosso' gave me the opportunity to make my next film, and it was the moment I started the next film that I was truly liberated from the 'Curse of Porco Rosso.'"
Yes, Miyazaki announced his retirement after the launch of "Porco Rosso". And five years later (1997), she returned with Princess Mononoke, which grossed 19.3 billion yen in Japan and was viewed by 14.2 million viewers, making it the highest-grossing film in Japanese history at the time (note that this was the first time to break the record). The prizes won are even more innumerable.
Third retirement (1998) and comeback (end of 1999)
In fact, in the second half of the production of "Princess Mononoke" in 1997, due to overwork, the right hand suffered from a hand disease. It was a post-production while receiving massage treatments, and Miyazaki was 56 years old at the time. At princess mononoke's premiere, Hayao Miyazaki announced his retirement.
At the end of 1999, Hayao Miyazaki continued to receive rave reviews for Princess Mononoke, coupled with the untimely death of Kifumi Kondo (an important backbone of Studio Ghibli during his lifetime, and was Takahata and Miyazaki's right-hand man), "My Neighbor Yamada Jun" failed at the box office, and "Titanic" surpassed "Princess Mononoke", which aroused great ambition and withdrew the closing statement. Miyazaki, who is nearly 60 years old, finally can't help but re-emerge.
Thus, there was the 2001 "Spirited Away" that we are so familiar with.
The film believes that I can just say the name, and there is no need to introduce it at all ~ it received about 23 million viewers and 30 billion yen at the box office (this is the second time to break the all-time high box office). And let Mr. Miyazaki win the 75th Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film and the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival (currently the only animated film to win the Golden Bear Award)
Fourth Retirement (2001) and Comeback (2003)
After "Spirited Away", Miyazaki Hayao, who is already in his sixties, announced his retirement. Since then, Ghibli's "The Cat's Reward" (director Hiroyuki Morita) released after the temporary departure of Miyazaki has once again encountered box office Waterloo, making Miyazaki Hayao's teacher have to make plans for a comeback again
When Miyazaki began preparing for "Hal's Moving Castle" in 2003, he originally intended to participate in the executive production work, but then changed his mind. He said: "In order to express the essence of the original work, I had to do it myself." As a result, he withdrew his previously announced retirement plan and continued to launch new works. Ten years after that, Miyazaki's teacher no longer mentioned retirement
It is worth mentioning that "Hal's Moving Castle" is the most satisfactory work of Miyazaki Hayao.
During the release of Hal's Moving Castle, members of Ghibli collectively went on vacation to a small town near the Seto Inland Sea. It maintains the style of traditional houses, which Miyazaki likes very much. They live in hotels on cliffs where they can see the sea. This trip gave birth to "Po Nao on the Cliff". It was released in Japan in 2008
The film, which abandoned computer painting and used 170,000 hand-drawn paintings to interpret people and objects purely by hand, also broke the record set by Miyazaki himself.
And the film was only released in Chinese mainland on December 31 last year
During the production of "Haruhi on the Cliff", Hayao Miyazaki had three massages a week, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday. The massage masters on Saturday and Sunday are old acquaintances who have known each other for a long time, and they are not young, and they feel that the effect is not as good as before, so they found a new master and added Tuesday this time. It can be seen that Miyazaki Hayao has always been very dedicated, and he is really very tired ("Ponyo on the Cliff" released Miyazaki Hayao sensei is 67 years old)
When "Po Girl on the Cliff" participated in the Venice Film Festival, Hayao Miyazaki announced that he would "no longer supervise new films"
Well...... So in 2009, "Lupin III Special Release Edition" was released. In 2011, "Yu Beauty Blooming on the Hillside" was released. "The Wind Rises" was released in Japan on July 20, 2013
Among them, "The Wind Rises" is Miyazaki's first film based on real people, and Jiro Horikoshi is the actual character who designed the Zero War in World War II.
Fourth Retirement (2013) and Comeback (2017)
On September 1, 2013, at the Venice Film Festival, his studio announced that "The Wind Rises" will be Miyazaki's last full-length animation work.
But this time, unlike the other times, this time it is due to physical reasons (heart disease), and the old man is 72 years old
Maybe this time we really won't see Miyazaki's work again...
Although he has retired, he still goes to the studio from time to time to help his juniors make it, and began to produce the short animation "Caterpillar Pineapple". Unlike previous works, Poirot the Caterpillar will use CG (computer graphics) across the board.
At the end of October 2017, he announced the start of another feature-length animation, "What kind of life do you want to live?" 》
This work was supposed to be released in 2019, but it was postponed twice in a row due to schedule, and it may have to wait until 2022 to see this work...
This may really be Miyazaki's last work
Having said all this, I don't know which work of Miyazaki's teacher I like? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area Let's discuss and discuss together ~ Novice code word welcome to like and forward comments ~
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