1905 Film News A few days ago, the latest work "What kind of life do you want to live" directed by Hayao Miyazaki announced a name change in North America. In the end, this film about the growth of teenagers was named "The Boy and the Heron". Compared with the original title, the new title seems poetic.
Hayao Miyazaki announced his retirement after the premiere of "The Wind Rises" in 2013. He decided to come back because he wanted to leave a work for his grandson. According to Toshio Suzuki: "Hayao Miyazaki This movie was made for his grandson. Through this movie, he wanted to tell his grandson, 'Grandpa is going to another world, but he left this movie for you.' ” In order to complete "Your What kind of life do you want to live?" Hayao Miyazaki announced his return at the end of October 2017 and started the animation project. The initial release date was expected to be in 2019, but due to production progress, it has been continuously postponed. Studio Ghibli president Hoshino Koji said that "this is the studio's largest production to date."
The film is inspired by the work of the same name published by the novelist Yoshino Genzaburo in 1937. The book tells the story of a 15-year-old boy "Little Copernicus". Under the inspiration and guidance of his college graduate uncle, he explores friendship, wealth, Discrimination, bullying, people and society, courage and other topics, in order to clarify "the value of being human". Hayao Miyazaki was deeply moved and inspired after reading the original novel, thus creating a new original work. It is said that this animation is not a direct adaptation of the original work, but a brand new "grand and fantastic" original work. At present, the film has been released in Japan, and the release date in North America is undecided.
