Son of Miyazaki to direct next Ghibli film?

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Nausicaa.net are reporting that the next Studio Ghibli movie will be directed by Goro Miyazaki, a son of Hayao Miyazaki. While no specific details are yet available, father Miyazaki is said to be "still fiecercely against the idea."

Goro Miyazaki has previously worked as a director for the Studio Ghibli Musuem.
 
I just hope that Goro is talented enough to be a Ghibli director, it would be kinda disappointing if Goro has got this job off the back of his father. I'd much rather see Ghibli nurture through a new crop of fresh talent rather than rely on reputations and past names.
 
Paul said:
While no specific details are yet available, father Miyazaki is said to be "still fiecercely against the idea."
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If his father is against the idea then does that mean Miyazaki thinks his son isn't a good enough director.
 
Either that or he knows what a stressful job it is and wouldn't recommend it to him. I must admit it's interesting to see Miyazaki so strongly against it, especially when he's so supportive of new talent in the company (what's with his son being director of the museum until recently?). On the other hand we don't want the Ghibli equivalent of Battle Royale II! ;)

If I had to make a bet on the company, I'd put my money on Hiroyuki Morita being the next big name in Ghibli. Sure, The Cat Returns isn't quite Oscar-winning but it's an impressive start to his directorial career.
 
I wasn't even fond of Battle Royale 1. :mrgreen:

In any case, while Hayao Miyazaki's views on this are important, it's also important to realise that he's not the only person at studio Ghibli. An animation studio is more than just one person, as much of a monolith as that person may be.

So I guess I'm saying we should also look at how the other people working there feel about this, and whether Goro Miyazaki is up to taking an important decision there.
 
With the standard that we've seen the studio release over the years I don't think it's any worry. They wouldn't let an amateur direct, so young Master Miyazaki must have some skill, despite the implications being son of a great director would bring.

I have to say I think "father" Miyazaki's appeal doesn't so much spring from his skill as a director, more in his ability to capture obscure and often overlooked idiosyncrasies that exist within the human character, born out of his experience in life. When I've seen clips of him with his animation team, he focused things like the animal movement on things he'd seen, like snakes falling from tree's etc. and the way Chiro's parents eat on people he knew etc. It's all on the Spirted Away special Features - Anyway, what I'm getting at, in a round-about-kind-of-way, is that as long as people don't judge young Miyazaki's directing talnet by his father's mature and experienced standards, it should be fine.
 
As stated above, it's always paramount to remember that while Miyazaki is responsable for many great films, he's not Ghibli, just a huge part of it. My personal favourite Ghibli film, for example, Grave of the Fireflies, isn't a Miyazaki film.

It's certain that Miyazaki's work has its own touch, and he constantly seems to keep his artistic credability intact. Having your own son "replace" you is a far from crediable move that seems so much like Miyazaki Jr. gaining a positon due to his father; I'm sure Miyazaki would hate to be seen as making his son a director.
 
Either that or he wants his son's career to progress more slowly, mindful of any criticisms that Miyazaki Jr will get. By now he must be as familiar with the workings of the industry as anyone, and will suspect that "Not as good as his dad" comments will appear, regardless of what the film is like. Until he elaborates on why he's so against the idea we can only guess.
 
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