Monday, September 2, 2013

Oscar-winning Japanese director Miyazaki to retire, studio head says

Japanese director Miyazaki of the animated movie "Ponyo" smiles as he poses for a picture in Los Angeles VENICE (Reuters) - Hayao Miyazaki, the Japanese director known for animated films like the Oscar-winning "Spirited Away", plans to retire from film-making after a five-decade career, his production company said on Sunday at the Venice Film Festival. "Next week Miyazaki will have a press conference held in Tokyo to announce his withdrawal from active working," Koji Hoshino, head of Studio Ghibli, which was co-founded by Miyazaki, said at a festival news conference. Hoshino gave no further explanation for the decision by the director who is sometimes described as the Walt Disney of Japan. ...








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