Official Trailer for ‘Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron’ Making Of Doc Film

Official Trailer for ‘Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron’ Making Of Doc Film

by Alex Billington
May 20, 2024
Source: Catsuka

“He’s traveling between reality & fantasy, and losing the ability to tell them apart.” Another magnificent doc about Hayao Miyazaki has just debuted. The 2024 Cannes Film Festival is hosting a special series of events – starting out by giving filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli an Honorary Palme d’Or, along with screenings of a few special Ghibli short films and this never-before seen doc. Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron is a two-hour doc film version of the recent making of doc following animation master Miyazaki making his latest film The Boy and the Heron, which also won the Oscar earlier this year. Japan’s NHK TV also aired a version of this doc called 2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli a few weeks ago. This special Cannes version is a “two-hour window into the heart of Hayao Miyazaki’s creative process. The documentary follows six long years of work during the making of The Boy and the Heron.” Rave reviews call it one of the most intimate & lovely looks at this legendary filmmaker yet, following up the other docs about him that have popped up over these last few years. I definitely need to see this doc – Miyazaki is the greatest.

Festival trailer (+ Cannes poster) for Kaku Arakawa’s doc Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron, via Catsuka:

English subbed trailer of “Hayao Miyazaki & The Heron” (2h documentary), which was screened at Cannes Film Festival this evening.https://t.co/86GOZx3Drjhttps://t.co/EciVH2FD7X https://t.co/AiDTjf9GPS pic.twitter.com/53UHTawKs7

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Via Cannes: “Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron is a two-hour documentary that chronicles the making of The Boy and the Heron, filmed with exclusive access to Studio Ghibli across an astonishing seven years. It is also a record of the collaboration between filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki and producer Toshio Suzuki as they perform an intricate dance of deception and friendship, mirroring that of Mahito and the Heron, as Suzuki pushes Miyazaki ever further into his creativity, ultimately delivering an unprecedented masterpiece.” Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron is directed by Japanese doc filmmaker Kaku Arakawa, who also directed the other two Miyazaki behind-the-scenes docs previously, titled Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki and 10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki (on NHK). Produced by NHK Television in Japan. This initially premiered at he 2024 Cannes Film Festival, after a shorter cut aired in Japan on TV earlier this spring. This festival cut is a “new version” of the doc. No other release dates are set yet – stay tuned for updates. Who wants to watch?

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