Cinematheques pay tribute to Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki

• Published date: 21 April 2024
• Author: HANNAH BROWN
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

Miyazaki's unique work is imaginative and filled with beautiful imagery, but his stories also have great emotional depth, usually from the point of view of children, that transport viewers into dreamlike worlds

While some of these films are available on streaming services, it is much more intense and enjoyable to see them on the big screen.

Most of his movies are suitable for children, although some feature nightmarish scenarios that will be too intense for younger kids.

The tribute features his latest movie, The Boy and the Heron, about a boy drawn into a strange underworld in the aftermath of his mother's death during World War II, and which I would not recommend for children under 10.

But the movie, which won the Oscar this year for Best Animated Feature, is worth seeing for older children and adults, especially because Miyazaki, now in his 80s, has said it will be his last film.

His previous film, The Wind Rises, is about a boy who dreams of becoming a pilot and instead has a career as a flight engineer, will be shown in the tribute and is also more geared to adult viewers.

Some of the movies that would be better for young children include Kiki's...