by Director Hayao Miyazaki (81), who worked on the anime movie “Spirited Away” broadcast on January 7, celebrated his birthday on January 5 but set foot on the road to animation in 1963. , Has been at the forefront for 60 years. And speaking of Director Miyazaki, it is also known that he has repeatedly declared his retirement and returned. So he looks back on the newspaper articles he reported.
Overwhelming achievements
Director Miyazaki joined Toei Animation (currently Toei Animation) after graduating from the Faculty of Economics and Economics at Gakushuin University in 1963. He left the company in 1971 and directed his first full-scale production (substantial director) in the NHK TV anime “Future Boy Conan” in 1978 and the 1979 animated film “Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro.” I am in charge of. After that, he founded Studio Ghibli in 1985 and released many masterpieces and hits. Highly acclaimed overseas, “Spirited Away” (released in 2001) has won the 75th Academy Award for Feature Animation and the 52nd Berlin International Film Festival Golden Bear Award.
Although the retirement interview was held in 2013, Director Miyazaki, who withdrew in 2017, is currently producing “How Do You Live?”. The title is taken from the book by Genzaburo Yoshino, published in 1937. It’s not the original, but the book has a significant meaning in work.
On the same day, the official website of Studio Ghibli posted a recruitment announcement for the production staff of the new feature film. “At this point, Director Miyazaki decided to” retire “and decided to make a feature-length animated film. It’s because he found a subject that deserves to be made. In terms of age, this time. That will be the final director’s work. ” According to the studio, he aims for production from this fall. The release date is undecided.
Veteran Hayao Miyazaki “Retirement Withdrawal” New Short Story Completed (Yomiuri Shimbun, May 20, 2017)
In 2013, Director Miyazaki held a press conference saying that he would retire from the feature-length animation after “The Wind Rises.” Although it has a proviso that it is a “feature animation,” general media such as television and newspapers are also treated with explanations, and overseas news agencies have reported that it has become global news.
Half a century after jumping into the world of anime, he has gained both commercial success and worldwide acclaim in recent years. The expression “I am the father of the town factory” was radiant from beginning to end. There were a lot of voices from his fans regretting his retirement.
“‘Kazetanu’ took five years from the previous work. It will take more next time.” Director Miyazaki said that taking off his glasses and bringing his face closer to the desk, “I had to draw like this. I lost my concentration. I can’t help the problems caused by aging.”
The world is worthy of living 50 years after passing through the Miyazaki style, and director Hayao Miyazaki retires (Asahi Shimbun, September 7, 2013)
The Mainichi Shimbun says, “I’m serious this time,” in the headline of his retirement interview article. In short, he focuses on having declared retirement in the past. However, most of the media articles that mention the retirement of director Miyazaki are at this press conference, and before that, the number of articles is drastically reduced.
Director Hayao Miyazaki (72), an animated film director who had announced his retirement, held a press conference in Tokyo on the 6th, saying, “I made a lot of noise by saying’quit’many times, but this time I am serious.”, Officially announced that it will not make a feature-length animation at the end of the released “The Wind Rises.”
Hayao Miyazaki: Retirement interview This time is serious (Mainichi Shimbun, September 7, 2013)
Before that, the newspaper article that mentioned the retirement of director Miyazaki goes back to “Spirited Away” in the form of producer Toshio Suzuki.
It is true that “Princess Mononoke” was the “last work of director Miyazaki.”
“When I announced the production of” Mononoke, “I was asked,” What’s the following work? “It’s a time when Princess Mononoke hasn’t been made yet. I was retired once, but I wanted to make it again when the customer came. I’m still thinking about the following work. “
Toshio Suzuki, creator of the anime “Spirited Away” (interview) (Asahi Shimbun evening edition, September 22, 2001)
The retirement remark in “Spirited Away” is one set with “Princess Mononoke” (released in 1997). As for the flow, at the press conference of “Princess Mononoke,” when the media question that touched on the following work was clicked, Director Miyazaki’s retirement declaration popped out. However, due to the hard persuasion of the people involved, it will be withdrawn. And it’s beautiful to get the press into a laugh and write an article by taking advantage of your retirement declaration.
In June 1997, when the press conference for the completion of “Princess Mononoke” was held, he once said that he would retire, saying, “I want to get rid of it while I have some regrets.” However, the movie recorded a worldwide blockbuster with a profit of 19.3 billion yen. At that time, the late Yasuyoshi Tokuma, the president of Tokuma Shoten (78 years old), the chief executive officer of Miyazaki’s work, withdrew his retirement due to a strong request. We started preparations for new works in the fall of 1999. At the beginning of the press conference, the director laughed at the interviewers, saying, “A person who said he would retire came out again.” The death of the company president, who supported the director with generous assistance, seems to be a significant factor in his decision to retire.
Retirement declaration at the press conference of Hayao Miyazaki’s latest work “Spirited Away” (Nikkan Sports, July 11, 2001)
Thirty-eight years ago, “I will never supervise.”
It seems that Director Miyazaki said that he would retire immediately after “Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind” (released in 1984). According to Suzuki-san’s book “Genius Thinking” (Bunshu Shinsho), he said, “I will never be a director again. I don’t want to lose my friends anymore.” Devoting yourself to work without compromise requires the people (friends) who make the work together to be quite strict, and of course, the hard words would have been skipped. This is because the required quality is unusual.
Because Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki are famous in the animation world, and they were shunned because they said, “I can make good things, but after they leave, I can’t grow pen grass.”
Toshio Suzuki “Thinking of Genius Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki” (Bunharu Shinsho)
However, Studio Ghibli was launched as a “sink,” and “Castle in the Sky” (released in 1986) was born. After that, Ghibli changed the animation industry by releasing many works and thoroughly making good ones.
As an aside, it is the origin of Ghibli (GHIBLI), but according to the official page, it is an Italian word that means hot air blowing in the Sahara Desert. Airplane enthusiast Director Miyazaki named it. The name is based on creating hot air in the Japanese animation world. I understand up to that point, but at the end, there is a note saying, “In Italian, it is correct to pronounce” Ghibli “instead of” Ghibli. “
Why didn’t you use the original pronunciation? The reason is also mentioned in the book “Thinking of Genius.” Director Miyazaki first said “Ghibli,” and director Isao Takahata, familiar with foreign languages, pointed out, “What about Ghibli?” Even if “Ghibli” is the correct answer, I feel mysterious and rubbish where I think “Ghibli is fine.”
Return to the original story. In other words, Director Miyazaki has an aspect of asserting his thoughts, and he is a creator who devotes himself to each work. Therefore, at that time, I think I had some feelings about retirement. On the other hand, the actual creator is the desire to create. After all, there are things that I want to make and express.
In 2017, when his retirement declaration was withdrawn, the number of director Miyazaki’s retirement declarations was counted. The director’s retirement remarks were listed and picked up on the Fuji TV program “Wide na Show.” I have introduced it from a “something” perspective. However, it turned out that the statement was a story on the Internet and was not true, and I apologized later.
Hitoshi Matsumoto “If something like this happens in the future, I will get off the program” Fuji “Wide na Show,” Hayao Miyazaki apologized again for the false alarm of retirement declaration (Netorabo)
In other words, in the background of trying to make news from this perspective, it means that there is a corresponding idea about the retirement of director Miyazaki, “If you return many times, you should not declare retirement?”
However, if Director Miyazaki still has an inexhaustible motivation for creativity, pursuit of expression, and respect for his unrivaled overwhelming achievements, something different will be visible. If it burns out to that extent and becomes ash temporarily, it may be “can’t be helped.” With so many public statements, it doesn’t seem to make much sense to count the number of retirement statements.
When I held an extensive retirement interview in 2013, there was a reporter who secretly said, “I think there will be a withdrawal,” and I couldn’t deny it at all. In that respect, when asked about the retirement of Director Miyazaki at the press conference of “The Tale of Princess Kaguya” (released in 2013), Director Takahata firmly “predicted” the possibility of withdrawal in public. As expected.
He said, “This time, it’s true,” but I think it could change. I think it’s a long relationship. I don’t think you’ll be surprised at all if that happens.
Isao Takahata’s prophecy? Hayao Miyazaki’s retirement withdrawal (Nikkan Sports, November 8, 2013)
The story of director Miyazaki’s retirement and return can signify high popularity. And the contents of the head of “God” that changed the history of anime cannot be guessed by ordinary people. At this point, the media and fans may be swayed by what they say, but they are happy at the bottom of their hearts. Sometimes I even feel that.
Stage “Spirited Away” Overseas awareness
Director Miyazaki’s work has expanded beyond anime. Speaking of future attention, “Spirited Away” will be performed at the Imperial Theater from March. The main character, Chihiro, is a double cast of Kanna Hashimoto and Mone Kamishiraishi. There is also a mechanism in which Mari Natsuki, who was in charge of the voice actor of Yubaba in the animated movie, is also appointed on the stage.
The animated movie released 20 years ago is being rebroadcast continuously, and plans for stage production have been brought in and are attracting attention from overseas. Also, even if the reaction at the time of production is not sound like “My Neighbor Totoro,” there are works that became popular later and are now one of the standard animations for children. Like Director Miyazaki, who continues to be active, Ghibli content will entertain people across countries and generations.
