Hayao Miyazaki Fans, The Boy and the Heron is Officially Streaming on Max
- Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron was released in theaters last year to critical acclaim.
- The Academy Award winning film is now available for streaming on Max, and fans are elated about it.
- Junichi Nishioka claims suggest that Hayao Miyazaki is probably already working on the next project.
Hayao Miyazaki has impressed people from all around the world with his masterclass storytelling and Japanese animated feature films. Miyazaki is undoubtedly one of the best filmmakers in the history of animation.
A few of his most notable works are Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, My Neighbor Totoro, and Princess Mononoke. For his significant contribution to Japanese culture, the country’s government even named him a Person of Cultural Merit in November 2012. The internationally acclaimed filmmaker is now set to rule the streaming platform Max with the premiere of his new movie The Boy and the Heron.
Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron Is Now Available for Streaming
The man behind numerous critically acclaimed films is now expanding his horizons with his movie now hitting a streaming platform. Hayao Miyazaki‘s Academy Award-winning movie The Boy and the Heron is now streaming on Max.
Fans are pretty happy with the news. In fact, people who have already watched it in the theaters are considering rewatching too. Here is what some of them had to say:
The Boy and the Heron, although takes inspiration from Genzaburō Yoshino’s 1937 novel of the same name, is not an adaptation of it. The movie is produced by Studio Ghibli with cinematography by Atsushi Okui. Set against a budget of $100 million, the film found worldwide appreciation and earned around $280 million at the box office.
The voice artists who contributed to the movie are Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Ko Shibasaki, Aimyon, Yoshino Kimura, and many more. The film has a runtime of 124 minutes (2 hours and 4 minutes) and fans all over the world can now enjoy it on Max from September 6.
Hayao Miyazaki Seems to Be Planning A New Project Following The Boy And The Heron
The legendary director of Studio Ghibli isn’t showing any signs of putting his pen down. Junichi Nishioka, the studio’s vice president for international distribution, is positive that Miyazaki is surely going to bring more to the table. In an interview, Nishioka said (via The Japan Times):
For the last 20 years, after finishing a movie, he would say I’m done… but this time, he didn’t mention anything about retirement.
Nishioka further added that although Miyazaki hasn’t confirmed anything regarding his next release, something is brewing in his mind as he is always inside the studio. After making The Boy and the Heron, Miyazaki is already being decorated with loads of love from the audiences, and that’s probably the driving force for him to continue what he is an ace at.
Fans can probably be optimistic about another masterpiece from the 83-year-old director that can blow everyone’s mind again. Keeping in mind the fact that Miyazaki visits the studio frequently, the next project might not be too far away.
