Trailer for HAYAO MIYAZAKI AND THE HERON, a documentary on the making of the anime

Here is a trailer for the next documentary on the making of Studio Ghibli’s beautiful anime film The boy and the heron. The document is titled Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron.

Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron is an expanded version of By Kaku Arakawa documentary 2399 days with Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibliwhich has already aired on Japanese television.

The documentary gives us a “two-hour window into the heart of Hayao Miyazaki’s creative process. The documentary follows six long years of work during the making of The boy and the heron.”

The synopsis reads: “Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron is a two-hour documentary chronicling the making of The Boy and the Heron, filmed with exclusive access to Studio Ghibli over the course of an astonishing seven years.

“It is also testament to the collaboration between director Hayao Miyazaki and producer Toshio Suzuki as they perform an intricate dance of disappointment and friendship, mirroring that of Mahito and the Heron, as Suzuki pushes Miyazaki further and further into his creativity, ultimately delivering an unprecedented result. masterpiece.”

This new version of the film will be screened at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, but does not yet have an official release date.