What is Hayao Miyazaki’s new movie How Do You Live? about?

From Spirited Away to Howl’s Moving Castle, award-winning filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki has continuously produced immaculate, legendary movies, and it is safe to say that he seldom struggles with allowing his genius to be seen in everything that he creates. Simply put, Miyazaki has the Midas touch, and we’ve been fortunate to see his exceptional think pieces come to life numerous times in our lifetime. Thankfully, we won’t have to bid adieu to his work any time soon as he has yet another film that he will share with the world.

How Do You Live? is an animated film slated to release globally relatively soon, and you’re definitely going to want to learn everything there is to know about this movie before it comes to your screens. We’ve got you covered as we tell you what to expect from How Do You Live? right here.

What is How Do You Live by Hayao Miyazaki about?

According to Polygon, this animated movie will tell the story of a young boy named Junichi Honda who embarks on a journey of self-discovery and spiritual connection—a theme that can be found in several past works also made by Miyazaki.

The theme of the movie is all we know so far about what audiences can expect from the film, but we do know that this film is to serve as the final creation from Hayao Miyazaki. Studio Ghibli former president and Miyazaki’s trusted colleague Toshio Suzuki expressed that How Do You Live? will be a gift and a formal goodbye to Miyazaki’s grandson, meaning that it is likely that the upcoming movie may be loosely based on the notorious filmmaker’s life. With this in mind, it’s safe to assume that How Do You Live? will also have themes of perseverance, tribulations, and transformation which are all various themes that can be found in the remarkable journey of this celebrated creator.

How Do You Live? release date

As it stands today, it is highly possible that this anticipated masterpiece may not be available to us until 2023 or 2024 because Miyazaki preferred to animate his final film by hand. According to Suzuki, this process is extremely time-consuming and can take almost a month to finish one minute of animation. Currently, How Do You Live? has 36 minutes of animation completed out of a predicted 60 to 100 minutes.

Good things take time, but great things can take years. Fortunately, we know that anything Hayao Miyazaki produces is well worth the wait and with this being his final goodbye to both his grandson and the world, we know that fans everywhere would not mind waiting a lifetime for this soon-coming larger than life movie.