Hayao Miyazaki , considered a master of the art, winner of the Oscar for the film “ Spirited Away ”, announced his retirement as a filmmaker. The revelation made at the Venice Film Festival, where “The wind rises”, the director's new animated feature film (The Wind Rises), was shown in competition for the Golden Lion, and was given by its producer, Koji Hoshino, from Ghibi studios, who came to represent the production and its author, alongside actress Miori Takimoto. The announcement took everyone at the festival taking place in Venice by surprise. “Miyazaki is an inexhaustible source of energy and still has a lot of energy”, said the executive at Miyazaki's studio, excited, minutes before announcing the retirement of his great mentor. ” Miyazaki, who has participated in the Venice Film Festival several times, has decided to end his activities as a director. He will officially confirm this next week, during a press conference in Tokyo. It is not known whether the decision is an act of protest due to the controversy raised by the new animation, about the designer of Japan's most efficient plane at the time when the country fought alongside Nazi Germany. The film's local box office is one of the best in the history of Ghibli studios.
Discover some of Miyazaki's works:
-The Wind Rises
-Spirited Away
-My Neighbor Totoro
-Princess Mononoke
-The Castle in the Sky
