With Hayao Miyazaki’s new film expected to debut sometime around 2020, that would make his grandson about 11 years old.
76-year-old anime legend wants the film to be his legacy after he moves on to the next world.
The first time anime director Hayao Miyazaki “retired,” after the release of Princess Mononoke in 1997, he stayed away from animated feature films for four years before coming back to make Spirited Away.
It’s his way of saying ‘Grandpa is moving on to the next world, but he’s leaving behind this film.’”