[Film d'animation]Le grand Hayao Miyazaki prend sa retraite T_T

The famed director of My Neighbor Totoro and numerous other classic anime is retiring. The recently released Kaze Tachinu will be the 72 year-old Miyazaki's final feature film.
According to Japan's Cinema Today, Studio Ghibli exec Kouji Hoshino announced the news this Sunday at the Venice Film Festival, where Kaze Tachinu is being shown.
"Please understand that on that today, I won't be able to answer any questions about the retirement," Hoshino explained to the international press at the Venice Film Festival. "He sincerely wants to say good-bye to everyone."
Yomiuri reports that Miyazaki will talk this Friday in Tokyo about his retirement and what it means.

Did you hear Hayao Miyazaki is retiring? Bummer! Thing is, this isn't the first time we've heard that Miyazaki is retiring. In fact, he's officially quit Studio Ghibli before, only to return.

As a couple Japanese Twitter users have pointed out, Miyazaki has "retired" several times—five times by some people's count or once every three years by others. (Note: all of these were certainly not official and some of them were either hinted at or pure speculation.)
Miyazaki has, however, officially left Ghibli before. In January 1998, after a grueling Princess Mononoke production with Miyazaki personally overseeing 144,000 animation cells and redrawing, by some estimates, eighty thousand of them, Miyazaki formally left Studio Ghibli and created another studio called "Butaya," which was, as Nausicaa.net noted, his "retirement place." He didn't stray far, though. Butaya was located very close to his old studio. Here is a look:



The building's name is "Atelier Nibariki," with nibariki (二馬力) meaning "2 horsepower" in Japanese and referring to the "two tax horsepower" of the Citroën 2CV.



Here is Miyaaki driving and parking said Citroën 2CV.
Dubbed "Senior Ghibli" before it was erected, Atelier Nibariki became Miyazaki's studio—and classroom. While at Butaya, Miyazaki created a manga based on the exploits of Otto Carius, held a weekly class to teach young animators, and other activities, including making animated short films.




In late 1998, a member of the Nausicaa.net forum apparently interviewed Miyazaki and visited Butaya, writing: "My poor English cannot express well enough how beautiful the studio was. It was a simple, warm, bright, spacious, and fun place. There was a little bridge in the air, going from one room in the second floor to another room."
The following year, he officially returned to Studio Ghibli. Nibariki is now often used for interviews.
Even if Miyazaki is finally retiring for once and all, hopefully he'll occupy himself with creating another manga and passing along his knowledge to younger filmmakers—you know, what he wanted to do with Butaya.

There have been many questions concerning why famed animator Hayao Miyazaki is retiring. Today in Tokyo, he answered them.
Best known for films like My Neighbor Totoro and Princess Mononoke, Miyazaki spoke frankly about his decision to retire in a NicoNico streamed press conference, saying, "I know I've mentioned I'm retiring many times in the past, so I know that many of you might think, oh again. This time is for real."
"There were tons of things (anime) I wasn't able to do, but there were reasons why we didn't do them. There were so many ideas that popped in my mind, but it's not something I should mention publicly."
The director spoke about how his eye sight was getting worse, making it hard for him to create his animation. He also said how each year, he is leaving his desk earlier and earlier.
A reporter noted that Miyazaki's official retirement statement stated that he was retiring from making feature films. "As long as I can drive," Miyazaki replied, "I will be going to the studio every day. But if there's thing I want to do, then I will."
Miyazaki stated he needed to rest, and he didn't want to make any promises. When he asked if he planned to produce a Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind sequel, he said no. The famed animator said there were things he wanted to do, but said he wasn't willing to state them publicly if he isn't able to do them.
According to Miyazaki, he said if he were to think of the next film, it will take six or seven years to complete the film. "I feel that my days in feature film are done," the 72 year-old Miyazaki said. "If I said I wanted to [make a feature film], I would sound like an old man saying something foolish."
In his official retirement statement (here), Miyazaki wrote that he wants to work "for another ten years." He added that it might be shorter, as you can't decide your own life span, but he is aiming for another ten years that isn't filled with feature film production.
"I will be free," Miyazaki said. "I would like to do something else, and that's not animation."
Miyazaki said he would like to be more involved in the Ghibli Museum on a volunteer basis. "Maybe, I'll be exhibited in the museum," Miyazaki joked.

Remember when famed animator Hayao Miyazaki retired? No, not that time. When he retired this past September. Well, don't be surprised if he comes out of retirement. Studio Ghibli's Isao Takahata won't be.
Isao Takahata, of course, is the anime director, perhaps best known for Grave of the Fireflies. His upcoming film is Kaguya-hime no Monogatari. Hayao Miyazaki is famous for anime like My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki's Delivery Service, among many others.
NicoNico reports that at a recent press event for Kaguya-hime no Monogatari, Takahata talked about Miyazaki's retirement. He noted that this time Miyazaki said the retirement was for real. "There's sufficient likelihood that it could change," Takahata said, adding, "I think so as a long-time acquaintance."
"And even if that does happen, I want you not to be surprised," Takahata told the press.
Continuing, Takahata said, "[Miyazaki] is at Ghibli, so nothing's changed." When Miyazaki explained why he was retiring, he mentioned that making feature-length anime takes years. And since he's 72 years-old, Miyazaki said he worried about completing new films.
Well, Takahata is 78 years old, and that's going pretty well!
If Miyazaki has something to say and is up for making another feature film, he should do it. Hopefully he is.

While famed Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki retired from feature films earlier this fall, he's still hard at work drawing manga. And damn, his current work looks great.
Miyazaki is known for famed anime like My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki's Delivery Service, among many others.
This week's episode of NHK series The Professional featured Hayao Miyazaki. The program showed what looks to be new footage of Miyazaki drawing samurai manga since he's retired.
Here, check it out:




You thought this guy was gonna sit around and stare at the wall? Ha!