Hayao Miyazaki’s new work: To be released in North America!
– Japanese title “How do you live?”
– English title “The Boy and the Heron”
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New from Studio Ghibli:
A new Studio Ghibli film directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
Japanese title “How do you guys live?”
English title “The Boy and the Heron”
It has been decided that it will be released in North America later this year.
“How do you live”:
The new work is an action-adventure fantasy based on Miyazaki’s original story.
Miyazaki has announced that he will be retiring from feature films in 2013.
This time, he withdrew his retirement, and it is the first feature film in 10 years.
Released in Japan on July 14th:
This work has been attracting attention since its production announcement.
Information on the content, cast, staff, etc.
has not been announced until it is released.
Unprecedented Strategy:
There are no TV commercials or newspaper advertisements,
let alone advance notices at movie theaters.
The strategy of “advertisement without advertisement”
attracted even greater attention.
US anime distributor: Gkids
US anime Gkids has acquired the distribution rights.
The distribution in the United States will also match the release policy in Japan.
No promotional materials other than posters will be used until the North American release.
Achievements of US Anime Gkids:
He has a track record
of handling the North American distribution of three Ghibli films in recent years.
From Up on Poppy Hill
The story of Princess Kaguya
Memories of Marnie
Since 2017,Ghibli movies have been screened at 800 theaters
in North America as the “Studio Ghibli Festival”.
Gkids: President David Jested
He won an Oscar for “Spirited Away”.
He was nominated for an Oscar
for “Howl’s Moving Castle” and “The Wind Rises.”
Director Miyazaki is a living legend:
Miyazaki is a living legend in the world of animated films.
I am very honored to be able to deliver
his first new work in 10 years to his North American fans.
https://eiga.com/news/20230715/10/
Japanese master animator Miyazaki Hayao’s new movie opens
from NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
by Miyazaki Hayao of Studio Ghibli：
A new animated movie has been released at theaters in Japan.
Many movie fans lined up for the first showing of the feature film
“Kimitachi wa Do Ikiru ka” or “How Do You Live?”
at a theater in Tokyo on Friday morning.
After watching the around-2-hour feature：
a man in his 20s said he felt Miyazaki’s passion to create more films.
Another man in his 20s said the storyline was unpredictable until the end,
and that his interpretation of the bird on the poster has now changed.
A woman in her 20s said that at first she thought the story might be gloomy,
but as it unfolded, there were some happy moments.
Miyazaki has produced many animation films,
including “My Neighbor Totoro” and “Princess Mononoke.” “Spirited Away”
won the Golden Bear award at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2002.