Studio Ghibli will not publish any image or trailer from Hayao Miyazaki’s next film “How Do You Live?” ahead of the film’s July 14 release in Japan.
This only adds to the mystery of the film, which is up there with our most anticipated of the year, alongside Fincher, Lanthimos and Nolan. Miyazaki is a master.
However, Studio Ghibli head Toshio Suzuki did confirm that the film will be 125 minutes long. It might also skip film festivals entirely. Not even Venice — although they must still be trying to convince Miyazaki to land on the Lido.
Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli are perfectly content in having their latest film screen to the Japanese public before the rest of the world, just as they have done with almost every other film of his.
No US release date has been set for the film, but signs are pointing towards a fall release. It just needs a distributor. Who will take it? Sure somebody will.
In 2013 Miyazaki said he was retiring and that his last film would be the bittersweet WWII drama “The Wind Rises.” That retirement was clearly short-lived.
We had reported last October that “How Do You Live” was nearing its completion and a 2023 release date was being eyed. The film is an adaptation of a novel that has long influenced Miyazaki — he’s even cited it as his favorite childhood read.