Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki

Behind the scenes as the Studio Ghibli mastermind returns to film

"...released a collective sob when pioneering Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki announced that 2013’s The Wind Rises would be his..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Anime Beyond Miyazaki Arrives in Austin

Films like I Want to Eat Your Pancreas are changing American tastes for Japanese animation

"...– which meant Studio Ghibli, which really meant Hayao Miyazaki. The massive success of Broly caught everyone off-guard (I..."

Feb. 8, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Wind Rises (English dubbed)

The swan song of master animator Hayao Miyazaki appeals to the head and heart.

"...Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki...."

Feb. 28, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Boy and the Heron

Miyazaki's gorgeous but oddly obtuse return to animation

"...Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki...."

Dec. 8, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Spirited Away

Spirited Away, about a young girl who is trapped between the real and the ghost-worlds, melds bits of Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz with Eastern-angled spookiness and an outré sensibility that borders on the indescribable.

"...Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki. If you haven't yet seen any of the films..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Howl's Moving Castle

The latest from animation master Hayao Miyazaki is ravishingly beautiful but narratively inferior to all his other films.

"...Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki. The films of legendary Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki have..."

June 17, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

DVD Watch: My Neighbor Totoro

Hayao Miyazaki's sweet and monstrous classic arrives on Blu-ray

"...When Japanese animation icon Hayao Miyazaki moved in next door to My Neighbor Totoro, it..."

May 21, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ponyo

In this animated adventure by the Japanese master Hayao Miyazaki, a 5-year-old boy forms a friendship with a goldfish princess who longs to be human.

"...Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki. What I want to know is this: What was..."

Aug. 21, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

When Marnie Was There

Will this ghost story be the final film from animation powerhouse Studio Ghibli?

"...storied animation powerhouse. Studio co-founder and longtime figurehead Hayao Miyazaki officially retired in 2013, so it makes sense that..."

June 5, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

From Up on Poppy Hill

This latest film from the Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli is dubbed into English.

"...Directed by: Goro Miyazaki...."

April 19, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Summer Wars

Charming anime about families, social media, and summer love

"...the work of Japan's longtime king of animation, Hayao Miyazaki (My Neighbor Totoro), Summer Wars is every bit as..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantasia Review: Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist

An overdue tribute to one of the greats of animation

"...If Hideo Miyazaki used animation to create impossible worlds, then Satoshi Kon..."

Aug. 2, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Illustrated World at AFS Cinema's New Season of Animation

There’s more to animation than Disney and Miyazaki

"...synonymous with the fantastical adventures created by founder Hayao Miyazaki, but few films ever matched the magical strangeness of..."

July 5, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Birdboy: The Forgotten Children

Goya-winning animation finds the demons within us all

"...and Rivero find a fusion of the romanticism of Miyazaki, the mordant optimism of Don Bluth, and (rather unexpectedly)..."

May 25, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Mary and the Witch's Flower

Studio Ghibli alums stick to the formula for magical tale.

"...deserved. Ponoc was founded by another veteran of master Miyazaki's empire, producer Yoshiaki Nishimura, after the studio went into..."

Feb. 16, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Boy and the Beast

Japanese anime film is a fully immersive experience

"...boy, Ren (later dubbed Kyuta, and voiced by Aoi Miyazaki), who is offered a chance to become the apprentice..."

March 4, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Only Yesterday

Animated Japanese film about a woman reflecting on her childhood

"...Isao Takahata, who co-founded Studio Ghibli with partner Hayao Miyazaki. While the latter’s films tend to involve forest spirits,..."

Feb. 26, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Millennium Actress

This Japanimation import is a sweeping romantic saga full of big, lush ideas.

"...the absence of any shape-shifting mayhem, fans of Hiyao Miyazaki’s more operatic flights of fancy will find themselves well..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Castle in the Sky / Kiki's Delivery Service

Miyazaki conjures a pubescent fable out of whole cloth that both kids and adults will enjoy immensely. Castle in the Sky, from 1986, isn’t Miyazaki’s finest, but that’s like saying Jackson Pollack’s Panel With Four Designs isn’t as good as his Lavender Mist.

"...unfamiliar with the work of Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki either haven't been paying attention -- he just won..."

May 2, 2003 Screens Review by Marc Savlov

Earwig and the Witch

Studio Ghibli's first fully CG feature casts no enchantment

"...Directed by: Gorō Miyazaki...."

Feb. 5, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Porco Rosso

Am I really saying it's better than Casablanca? You read right, and I say bring it.

"...actually loves him. In Porco Rosso, animé genius Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away) builds the story around a painfully apt..."

April 22, 2005 Screens Review by Spencer Parsons

DVDanger: Documenting Extremes

Behind the scenes at Studio Ghibli and Kink.com

"...Ghibli. The studio has become synonymous with director Hayao Miyazaki (and the camera spends most of its time over..."

Jan. 31, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Princess Mononoke

Japanese animated feature is packed with an environmentally aware storyline, breathtaking animation, and clever dialogue penned for this American release by Brit fantasist Neil Gaiman and delivered in English by a slew of American actors.

"...Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki. “Akira Kurosawa meets Walt Disney on the deck of..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pom Poko

"Lost" Studio Ghibli tale of raccoons in peril gets long-delayed release

"...on the fantastical ground that his Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki had mastered (after all, Takahata was arguably there first,..."

June 15, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Secret World of Arrietty

This new animated film from Japan's Studio Ghibli is based on The Borrowers, a story about 4-inch-tall people who live undetected among their human hosts.

"...animation from Ghibli's animators. Although not directed by Hiyao Miyazaki (though he executive-produced and co-wrote it), the film retains..."

Feb. 24, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gifts to Make You Look Away From Your Screens

Plenty of films to read about this holiday season

"...192 pp., $45 When Anime Came to AmericaTwo of Miyazaki’s finest..."

Dec. 6, 2019 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

Marc Savlov's Top 10 List

"...8. The Wind Rises Hiyao Miyazaki's final film is a dream of poetry in motion..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Austin Film Society's Sublime Lines

Essential Cinema series: Japanese Animé

"...up 1992's Porco Rosso by acclaimed animé director Hayao Miyazaki and Tony Bancroft. On Nov. 21, it was the..."

Nov. 24, 2006 Screens Feature by Sofia Resnick

Princess Mononoke

"...in providing videos, laser discs, and DVDs.)PRINCESS MONONOKED: Hayao Miyazaki; with the voices of Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Gillian..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Screens Review by Sarah Hepola

Steve Davis’ Top 10 Films of 2023

"...this exquisite piece of cinema really anime maestro Hayao Miyazaki's last film? Let's hope not...."

Dec. 15, 2023 Screens Feature

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