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167: Hayao Miyazaki’s confusing new masterpiece
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Cinema buffs in Japan have been treated to a final gift from Hayao Miyazaki — a new film! Japan Times critics Thu-Huong Ha and Matt Schley discuss what they thought of “The Boy and the Heron.”
Hosted by Thu-Huong Ha and produced by Dave Cortez.
On this episode:
Thu-Huong Ha: Articles | Twitter | Instagram
Matt Schley: Articles | Twitter | Instagram
Hosted by Thu-Huong Ha and produced by Dave Cortez.
On this episode:
Thu-Huong Ha: Articles | Twitter | Instagram
Matt Schley: Articles | Twitter | Instagram
Read/Listen more:
- For his last movie, Hayao Miyazaki recycles himself (Thu-Huong Ha, The Japan Times)
- ‘The Boy and the Heron’: It’s so good to be back in Hayao Miyazaki’s world (Matt Schley, The Japan Times)
- Ahead of a new Studio Ghibli film, critics are asking, ‘How will we live without Hayao Miyazaki?’ (Eric Margolis, The Japan Times)
- “Miyazakiworld: A Life in Art” by Susan Napier
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Photo: A woman takes a picture of the poster for the new Hayao Miyazaki film, “The Boy and the Heron.” | REUTERS
Photo: A woman takes a picture of the poster for the new Hayao Miyazaki film, “The Boy and the Heron.” | REUTERS
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