The Best of Studio Ghibli in Seven Unforgettable Scenes
Hayao Miyazaki is doing it: He’s finally retiring. No, seriously—for real this time.
The famed director and co-founder of Studio Ghibli, one of the greatest film production companies in the medium’s history, announced that his latest film would actually be his last one. The Boy and the Heron, which premieres in North America at Toronto International Film Festival Sept. 7 (following a Japanese theatrical release in July), follows up Miyazaki’s previous “final” film, 2013’s The Wind Rises. While that semi-autobiographical story about a man who built warplanes felt like an appropriate denouement for a wonderful career, early word on Heron is that it’s an even more magnificent note on which the 82-year-old director bows out.
In celebration of this exciting moment—that is, the Western world’s chance to see this hotly anticipated film—the Daily Beast’s Obsessed team came together to share our favorite Studio Ghibli movie moments. It’s a list that will hopefully tug at your heartstrings, filling you with nostalgia for the anime you grew up with; at the same time, our picks speak to the relevance of Ghibli’s rich oeuvre for all ages.