Koji Hoshino, President of Studio Ghibli, announced on Sunday September 1, 2013 at at Italy's Venice Film Festival that Hayao Miyazaki will "retire from the production of feature films."  This announcement does not rule out shorter and smaller projects in the future, but this is a somber day for anime fans around the world.

The phrase “retired from production of the feature film”, master of animated film known in the world, Hayao Miyazaki, was released by Studio Ghibli production company.
One of the three major film festivals world that are currently held in Italy, and have been exhibited in the Venice International Film Festival, the latest work of Miyazaki, unusual retirement announcement of supervision work is nominated in the three major film festival is.

Koji Hoshino is president of Studio Ghibli, held a press conference at the Venice Film Festival in Italy, which has been nominated the “Tachinu Wind” movie, this was revealed.
Miyazaki 72-year-old from Tokyo.
After graduating from college, it becomes animator, we have expanded the area of expression of animated films in the world and a unique view of delicate movement.
The “Spirited Away,” which is known for its hit “My Neighbor Totoro” and “Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind,” and “Princess Mononoke”, was published in 2001 among others, past the movie was screened in Japan The number 1 in the box office, the record is not broken now.
The “Spirited Away”, and won the Animated Feature Film Awards Academy Award of the United States, has a strong position in the overseas, last year, Miyazaki, has been elected a cultural contributor from the achievements of these years .
It said: “Miyazaki to retire from the production of feature films,” said Hoshino president, announced that it will retire from the production of feature film since “Tachinu Wind” in the conference in Italy.
Retirement announcement of supervision work is nominated in the three major film festivals the world is exceptional.
Since “Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea,” which was published in 2008, in the feature film first time in five years, “Tachinu Wind” movie, late Horikoshi Jiro hit the design fighter of the Imperial Japanese Army “Zero fighter” It is the work which the model’s, depicting the figure of a man who lived hard, such as war or earthquake, the difficult times.
11 In this, including the latest, in July this year, Miyazaki has been an effort to not disturb the physical condition, “every day, because there is no time for an interview with NHK to feature films Miyazaki made. I’ve been, “said has been doing I think of that feature film,’s last work at any time.

“Retired from production of the feature film” NHK news Miyazaki Hayao.

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