Hayao Miyazaki's New Anime Short Debuts in July, But His Proposed Film Will Not Debut in 2019 

Hayao Miyazaki\'s New Anime Short Debuts in July, But His Proposed Feature Film Will Not Debut in 2019

TV special previously indicated his desire to finish feature before Tokyo Olympics

Chōkaigi 2017 convention on Saturday that director

\'s next work, the CG short "Kemushi no Boro" (Boro the Caterpillar), will debut at the Ghibli Museum in Tokyo in July. However, after that, Suzuki firmly denied that Miyazaki can release his next proposed feature film in 2019.

Owaranai Hito Miyazaki Hayao (The Man Who Is Not Done:

) television special had aired on Japan\'s public broadcaster

in November. In the special, Miyazaki reported that he wants to return to making an anime feature film after the "Kemushi no Boro" short.

According to the special, Miyazaki was not satisfied with doing just the CG short, and he presented a project proposal for a feature-length film last August. Despite not officially receiving a green-light for the feature film, Miyazaki decided to start animation work on the project anyway. He planned on creating storyboards for about 100 cuts of footage.

The November television special showed the feature film\'s proposed schedule, in which Miyazaki suggested that the film could be done by 2019 — before the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. However, Suzuki stated at Saturday\'s convention that this proposed schedule is simply impossible.

Suzuki had commented in the television special that Miyazaki would draw storyboards until he dies, and another staffer dryly noted that this would make the movie a huge hit.

Miyazaki rose to prominence in the 1970s on such television anime series as

manga into an anime film in 1984, before he and fellow director

With Ghibli, Miyazaki helmed the feature films

. He also co-produced Takahata\'s directorial efforts and directed smaller projects such as the "experimental film"

remains the highest earning film ever at the Japanese box office, 15 years after it opened in 2001. The film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Film in 2003.

Update: Suzuki added that Miyazaki is drawing the storyboards for the feature film now, and has been since last July. However, Suzuki then said that Miyazaki has only drawn 20 minutes of storyboards so far, which is not a good sign of progress for the previously proposed 2019 date.

Suzuki demurred from revealing the feature\'s title, saying, "I can\'t tell you." When asked if Miyazaki can finish the film while Miyazaki is still alive, Suzuki replied, "Hmm, I don\'t know."

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