How Do You Live? (film)

How Do You Live? (Japanese: 君たちはどう生きるか, Hepburn: Kimitachi wa Dō Ikiru ka) is an upcoming Japanese animated film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli. It is inspired by the 1937 novel of the same name by Genzaburo Yoshino, but has an original story that is not a direct adaptation of the novel; the book exists in the film as a story within a story. The project has been described as a "big fantastical film". Distributed by Toho, the film will be released in Japan on July 14, 2023.[1]

How Do You Live?
Teaser poster
Japanese name
Kanji君たちはどう生きるか
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnKimitachi wa Dō Ikiru ka
Directed byHayao Miyazaki
Written byHayao Miyazaki
Based onHow Do You Live?
by Genzaburo Yoshino
Produced byToshio Suzuki
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • July 14, 2023 (2023-07-14) (Japan)
Running time
125 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Premise

The film centers around how the real-world novel How Do You Live? features prominently in the protagonist's life.[2]

Production

Following the release of The Wind Rises, Hayao Miyazaki held a press conference in Venice in September 2013 announcing his retirement, saying: "I know I've said I would retire many times in the past. Many of you must think, 'Once again.' But this time I am quite serious."[3] However, Miyazaki later changed his mind and decided to come out of retirement to direct another film. He commenced animation work in July 2016, later confirmed by studio executive Toshio Suzuki.[2] With Miyazaki coming out of retirement, Studio Ghibli reopened with many of its past collaborators working on the project.[4] In October 2017, Studio Ghibli announced the film would be titled How Do You Live?.[5] Toshio Suzuki said that Miyazaki is working on the film for his grandson as his way of saying "Grandpa is moving onto the next world soon but he is leaving behind this film".[6] The film was at one point considered to be released around the time of the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]

Suzuki stated in August 2018 that the film was expected to be completed in 2021 or 2022. In a late 2019 interview with NHK, Miyazaki stated that the film is not to be expected anytime soon; he said that in his younger age, he used to produce 10 minutes of animation every month, but now his speed was reduced to 1 minute per month. As of October 2019, the film was confirmed to be 15% complete.[7] In May 2020, Suzuki described to Entertainment Weekly that it was a "big fantastical" film, while also telling them that 60 animators were working on the film and that an estimated 36 minutes had been completed after three years of production, saying "we are still hand-drawing everything, but it takes us more time to complete a film because we're drawing more frames", and they were "hoping it will finish in the next three years".[8] In December 2020, Suzuki stated that the production was working with no deadlines, similarly to The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013), which took eight years to make. He said that the animation was half-finished, that production was running faster due to COVID-19 restrictions requiring them to work at home, and that the film would be 125 minutes long.[9] He also revealed that Miyazaki wanted to adapt Earwig and the Witch (2020) during development, but his son Goro directed the adaptation instead.[10] On December 13, 2022, Toho announced it will release the film in Japanese cinemas on July 14, 2023.[11][12]

Release

How Do You Live? will be released theatrically in Japan on July 14, 2023.[1]

References
  1. "君たちはどう生きるか" (in Japanese). Toho. Retrieved January 28, 2023. 原作・脚本・監督　宮﨑 駿
  2. Loo, Egan (October 28, 2017). "Ghibli's Hayao Miyazaki Reveals His 'Final' Film's Title, Release Window". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 24, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  3. Highfill, Samantha (September 6, 2013). "Hayao Miyazaki on his retirement: 'This time I am quite serious'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  4. Dent, Steve (August 12, 2017). "Studio Ghibli reopens for Hayao Miyazaki's new film". Engadget. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  5. Piedra, Josh (October 28, 2017). "Hayao Miyazaki's Final Film Title is How Do You Live?". The Outerhaven. Archived from the original on February 21, 2018. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  6. Paur, Joey. "Details Revealed on Hayao Miyazaki's New Anime Film How Do You Live?". GeekTyrant. Archived from the original on February 13, 2018. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  7. Loo, Egan (December 17, 2019). "Hayao Miyazaki's Next Film Is 15% Complete After 3.5 Years". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 18, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  8. Romano, Nick (May 13, 2020). "Studio Ghibli co-founder teases Hayao Miyazaki's next 'big, fantastical' film". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on May 15, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  9. Harza, Adriana (March 8, 2021). "Ghibli Producer: Hayao Miyazaki's 'How Do You Live?' Film's Animation Is Half Finished". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  10. Yanagabashi, Kan (December 28, 2020). "Ghibli Rebooted: Studio Goes 3D for New Movie "Earwig and the Witch"". Nippon.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  11. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 13, 2022). "Hayao Miyazaki's How Do You Live? Film Opens in Japan on July 14, 2023". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  12. 東宝2023年以降のラインナップ発表、宮崎駿の新作は「超大作であることは間違いない」 [Toho announces lineup for 2023, Hayao Miyazaki's new work is 'no doubt a blockbuster']. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
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