ok miyazaki we still gonna need the full feature film tho

Suffering from writer's block during the production of "Princess Mononoke," Miyazaki took a break to create this beautiful short film, a wordless sci-fi tale accompanied by the song "On Your Mark" by the Japanese rock duo Chage & Aska. The story follows two policemen in a post-apocalyptic world as they struggle to give a winged girl her freedom, first from a religious cult, then from the government. Beautifully animated, it is the first Miyazaki film to make use of computer-generated imagery (albeit on a very limited basis ... it still looks very much like a Miyazaki film). Not easy to find, but well worth looking for.

JUNIMATION III: REVENGE OF THE GOOFY GOOBERS

I mean, it’s a Miyazaki joint, so me saying the animation is stunning is like, sure, I mean, that’s a given. That shot of them entering this cemetery of corpses lying around the whole room with the backlight was beautiful. I didn’t expect this to be so damn dark and bloody; if memory serves me well, that’s not a given but a rarity in Hayao’s work. The contrast between the upbeat power rock ballad and the very horrific stuff was interesting. The whole thing does often feel more like a recap and/or opening to a series than a short film. Not that I am complaining, I was just expecting a more traditional short film, but I got used to it pretty quickly. Needless to say, I absolutely recommend it.

TODAY SCHEDULE
1001 Nights
On Your Mark
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I – The Egg of the King
Franz Kafka's A Country Doctor

miyazaki you are so loved

This is closest we'll get to a Miyazaki Blade Runner film 😭 This was so beautiful man. You got me tearing up at 12:38 on a Thursday afternoon

Follow me, set me free
Trust me and we will escape from the city
I'll make it through, follow me
Follow me, set me free
Trust me and we will escape from the city
I'll make it through, prove it to you
Follow me!

In seven minutes, Miyazaki not only mounts an emotionally and directionally coherent sci-fi epic but makes the time to restage it along several possible conclusions. His mastery of both realistic detail (the shot of a military vehicle being blown off of a bridge and sort of hanging suspended in midair for a second is instantly memorable) and gestural intimacy (all of the tender, awestruck touches our two unlikely heroes make on the angelic being they repeatedly liberate, culminating in that gorgeous hand kiss) makes all of this flow together so well while also indulging seemingly as many of his visual and thematic preoccupations as possible in the least amount of time. This honestly deserves placement among his best work.

Another day another win for Hayao Miyazaki 🐐

Studio Ghibli’s six-minute masterpiece is a visual poem directed by THE 🐐 Hayao Miyazaki. The film, with its breathtaking animation, immersive soundtrack, and ambiguous narrative, encapsulates themes of rescue, redemption, and resilience. It’s a testament to Ghibli’s artistic excellence 🪽🪽

liberation at any cost

can i have a whole movie for this,,, pls