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Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki

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Videos & Photos

  • Official US Trailer
  • Trailer 1

Movie Info & Cast

Synopsis

The Academy Award-winning director of Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, and My Neighbor Totoro goes on a new adventure! Don’t miss Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki in a special premiere event from Fathom Events and GKIDS. In 2013, film director and animator Hayao Miyazaki suddenly announced his retirement at the age of 72. But he couldn’t shake his burning desire to create. After an encounter with young cgi animators, Miyazaki embarked on a new endeavor, his first project ever to utilize cgi. But the artist, who had been adamant about hand-drawn animation, confronted many challenges. The film even faces the danger of being cancelled. Can an old master who thinks he’s past his prime shine once again? This program goes behind the scenes over two years as Miyazaki overcomes struggles to create his short film using cgi.

Cast

  • Hayao Miyazaki
  • Toshio Suzuki
  • Yuhei Sakuragi
  • Yukinori Nakamura
  • Nobuo Kawakami
  • Atsushi Okui
  • Michiyo Yasuda

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Verified Review
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A rather slow, open-ended real life story about a man driven to create art even as he ages, and his mind and body can't keep up as well. He's still quite energetic, though, and determined to make something wonderful. A good watch for fans.

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I was amazed how Hayao Miyazaki is still working on a new project with cgi. I'm really looking forward to see what he has in store.

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Metacritic

60
Dec 13, 2018

It’s never boring but a trifle diffuse. If you’re a Miyazaki fan, you’ll want to see it anyway.

Metacritic review by Glenn Kenny
Glenn Kenny
The New York Times
67
Dec 12, 2018

Viewers unfamiliar with Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli’s extraordinary output over the years may find Never-Ending Man an exercise in tedium – the creation of an animated film, even a short one, is a famously slow and exceedingly precise process – but for those who, like me, adore his life’s work, it’s a precious and fascinating glimpse into the inner life of the world’s greatest living animator.

Metacritic review by Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle
75
Dec 9, 2018

Kaku Arakawa's documentary is a candid snapshot of a great artist as an old man.

Metacritic review by Keith Watson
Keith Watson
Slant Magazine