
Overview
A four-part documentary on Hayao Miyazaki’s creative journey from Ponyo to The Wind Rises, re-edited with Studio Ghibli’s help. It reveals him as a passionate artist, visionary director, and a father in conflict with his son.
Credits
Director
Cast
Kaku Arakawa
Hayao Miyazaki
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Genre
Released
Copyright
Documentary
2023
NHK 2019
Episodes

10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki S1
EP 1 - Ponyo is Here
10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki S1
EP 1 - Ponyo is Here
A documentary filmmaker shadows Miyazaki at work as he dreams up characters and plotlines for what would become his 2008 blockbuster, Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea.

10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki S1
EP 2 - Drawing What's Real
10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki S1
EP 2 - Drawing What's Real
As he dreams up characters and plotlines for “Ponyo,” Miyazaki delves into memories of his late mother for a thread to weave the story together. "Movies show who you are," Miyazaki says, "no matter how hard you try to hide it.

10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki S1
EP 3 - Threaten Me
10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki S1
EP 3 - Threaten Me
Sparks fly as Miyazaki and his son Goro work on the film From Up on Poppy Hill (2011). In the final stretch, a massive earthquake and nuclear disaster rock Japan, while Miyazaki puts his son's resolve as a director to the test.

10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki S1
EP 4 - No Cheap Excuses
10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki S1
EP 4 - No Cheap Excuses
At age 72, Miyazaki takes on a new challenge. It becomes the highly-acclaimed The Wind Rises (2013), his first film about a historical figure. The filmmaker grapples with issues of aging and the meaning of making animated films in a turbulent time.

EP 1 - Ponyo is Here
2023 | 0h49

EP 2 - Drawing What's Real
2023 | 0h49

EP 3 - Threaten Me
2023 | 0h49

EP 4 - No Cheap Excuses
2023 | 0h49