Hayao Miyazaki's farewell film may be his most personal

'The Boy and the Heron' draws on Studio Ghibli legend's wartime childhood

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Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki and a poster for his latest film, "The Boy and the Heron." (Nikkei montage/Source photos by 2023 Studio Ghibli, Getty Images)

KAORI SHOJI, Contributing writer

TOKYO -- Hayao Miyazaki's latest film, "How Do You Live?," released as "The Boy and the Heron" overseas, marks a decade since the master animator's "The Wind Rises" was released.

At that time, Miyazaki shocked fans by saying the film would be his last. But in 2017 he announced that he was working on his next project, without disclosing details.

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