When Goro Miyazaki announced that he would be making a new Studio Ghibli movie, many fans were concerned. However, support from father – animation royalty, Hayao Miyazaki – may quell some doubt.
Last December, Earwig and the Witch – Studio Ghibli’s first-ever computer generated anime – aired in Japan and is scheduled to be released in theatres in Japan by distribution company, Toho, on August 27, 2021. To promote the release, Toho interviewed Hayao Miyazaki. Many fans were eager to find out his opinion on his son’s directorial prowess. Miyazaki praised not only the film’s CG, but also his son’s work. The full interview can be watched on YouTube.
Miyazaki has definitely not always been an advocate for his son’s directing. When asked about his son’s first movie, Earthsea, it was reported that Hayao said, “It’s good that [Goro] made one movie. With that, he should stop.”
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Earwig and the Witch is based on a novel by Diana Wynne Jones. Jones is also the author of Howl’s Moving Castle. The story tells the story of a British orphan, Earwig, who is adopted by an evil couple and must live with a witch. Like many other Ghibli classics, Earwig and the Witch explores themes of magic and innocence.
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