Watch a legend reluctantly hand over the keys to his kingdom.
Stepping closer and closer to his retirement, Hayao Miyazaki has no other means, but to choose up a new director. Ghibli's given some creative freedoms in the past, but they hardly lasted. Maro, an animator of 37 years. has done a good deed of works in his prior days. Thus, Miyazaki-san decides to appoint him as a new director for the upcoming feature of 'Arrietty the Borrower'.
Direction
Hosoda captures raw, unfiltered creative conflict.
Production
Rare glimpse into Ghibli's notoriously secretive process.
Director
Naoki Hosoda
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hiromasa Yonebayashi (Maro) later directed When Marnie Was There, proving Miyazaki's gamble partially paid off.
This captures a pivotal moment in Japanese animation: the old guard confronting inevitable generational transition.
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