Once thought to be a potential successor to Hayao Miyazaki, Yonebayashi left Ghibli in 2014, in the wake of the company going dormant.
Yonebayashi didn’t expand on why Miyazaki refused to watch Mary and the Witches Flower.
While Mary won’t hit Japanese theaters until July 8, it’s already finished, and Yonebayashi recently visited Studio Ghibli to show the completed film to his former coworkers.
Mary is the first film from newly formed Studio Ponoc, a company founded by Marnie producer Yoshiaki Nishimura.
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Mary and The Witch's Flower Trailer #3 (Official) Studio Ponoc