Wonderful piece! The 10 Years with Miyazaki NHK series absolutely gutted me- specifically, his troubled relationship with his son, Goro. Goro said he would watch his father’s films to know him. The line that still stays with me is when Miyazaki said, “I owe an apology to that little boy.”
Absolutely! It feels like so much of Miyazaki's later work has served as an apology to Goro, and as a reckoning with the consequences of his work. I feel that nowhere is this explored better than in The Wind Rises, where he grapples with with the impact of his work on both his family and the world at large.
'A single illustrative image from which he can build out the rest of the story' that's a fascinating idea but true to Improv now I think on it, where a single idea from the audience sparks the scene. Very cool and brave I think. Great essay, thanks
Wonderful piece! The 10 Years with Miyazaki NHK series absolutely gutted me- specifically, his troubled relationship with his son, Goro. Goro said he would watch his father’s films to know him. The line that still stays with me is when Miyazaki said, “I owe an apology to that little boy.”
Absolutely! It feels like so much of Miyazaki's later work has served as an apology to Goro, and as a reckoning with the consequences of his work. I feel that nowhere is this explored better than in The Wind Rises, where he grapples with with the impact of his work on both his family and the world at large.
Agreed!
Noice
Thank you for sharing! Miyazaki's stories are beautiful and it's inspiring to hear how he crafts them.
Coincidentally, I just watched Ponyo last night. Thank you for sharing the incredible creative process.
'A single illustrative image from which he can build out the rest of the story' that's a fascinating idea but true to Improv now I think on it, where a single idea from the audience sparks the scene. Very cool and brave I think. Great essay, thanks