“Hayao Miyazaki” Archives

Flight has long been one of Hayao Miyazaki’s passions, as evidenced by films like Porco Rosso and T…

After seeing so many AI-generated rip-offs of Studio Ghibli’s aesthetic, I thought I’d get reacquai…

The restoration of Miyazaki’s environmental epic is in celebration of Studio Ghibli’s 40th anniversary.

I feel a little weird trying to review Hayao Miyazaki’s latest because I think it’ll take another v…

Inspired by a Tibetan folktale, Shuna’s Journey has many of the usual Hayao Miyazaki tropes (e.g., …

Critics respond to the final(?) film from the world’s greatest animated filmmaker.

Hayao Miyazaki’s historical fantasy epic is his darkest film, but it gets to the heart of his complicated worldview.

Also: Your new favorite typeface to hate, revisiting David Lynch’s Dune, gritty modern reboots, whither Google Fiber, and the downside of constant communication.

Also: Facebook’s population, the iPhone’s future, North Korea, Donald Trump’s TV addiction, new movie formats, comic books, and Henry David Thoreau’s video game.

Paris-based filmmaker “dono” condenses everything that’s good and golden about Miyazaki’s work into three minutes.

Now that Studio Ghibli seems to be in a twilight stage of its existence, I’m doubly interested in Mami Sunada’s documentary.

Also: Tired of introverts, think before you post kid photos, essential 4AD songs, outer space, learning from Satanists, Spirited Away’s beauty, and secular responses to sacred art.

The Simpsons pay tribute to the animation master.

The animation master is working on a samurai manga set during Japan’s Warring States period.

Hayao Miyazaki has created some of the most charming films of the last three decades. He’s earned his retirement.

The director’s early film will arrive here in the States on Blu-ray on March 8, 2011.