Hayao Miyazaki in The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness

Hayao Miyazaki
From the Studio Ghibli documentary “The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness,”
imgur.com/a/s4pUp
"'Ghibli' is just a random name I got from an airplane,”

[@Tarkus-Ivalice-dweller]

"The future is clear. It's going to fall apart" Very optimistic words there Miyazaki.

[@aldyhabibie9717]

He is a very pessimistic person, always has been. Its ok that Ghibli fall apart, its inevitable. Life and death are not of two opposite side because death is part of life itself. Its only natural that every journey will come to its end. Now when Ghibli finally falls, I'm sure we can visit the Ghibli museum in japan later on and see the works that has been immortalized in the hearts of their audience. But let's also hope that one day a new seed came to bloom and carry the torch of what Ghibli once was.

[@shehryarkhan3646]

@@aldyhabibie9717 That new seed doesn't seem to be Goro Miyazaki, But Maybe someone comes there

[@D.H.1082]

It is realistic. Nothing lasts forever. Nothing should last forever. Life, our whole universe even, is impermanent. Someday, you will die. Someday, all your ideas and dreams of the future will die. It is only natural. Nothing pessimistic about admitting the end is near. Miyazaki has clearly lived a full life. He is also not blinded by nostalgia, in terms of modern animation. If Ghibli does not die with him, it will become something else. And that new thing will begin to die.

[@aro51]

Fun fact about the name "Studio Ghibli": "Ghibli" is the name that Italian pilots, during WW2, gave to a hot wind from Sahara desert and the same name was also put to the aircrafts that soldiers used for recognition. Ayao Miyazaki grew up in a family that used to create engines for vehicles during WW2 and he always loved aircrafts a lot, not because he was interested in war, (like many kids are nowadays) but he loved the idea of flying high in the sky and be free. (And because of this reason we get to see a lot of aircrafts in his films) That's a characteristic that united him with Caproni, an Italian aircraft designer that we get to see in one of his most famous films, "The wind Rises" . So, why did Miyazaki became an animator and not a pilot? The answer is very simple and sad at the same time. Miyazaki was a myopic, so he had to give up on his dream. Then he started working as an employee and when he created the Studio, he gave it the name Ghibli for the correlation to the name of the wind, because he wanted to bring a breath of fresh air on Japanese animation. Romantic, isn't it? I think he has succeeded in its intent. I hope you guys found this useful and since English isn't my first language, tell me if there are any errors :D

[@aadipie]

So beautiful

[@aro51]

@@maxine-bts 😅 yeah that's right, I'm italian actually

[@veroniquekuhn3119]

❤

[@roachdoggjr45]

"It's only a name...... How pretty".

[@valnerei9067]

Andrew Sousa I still think of that from time to time. Quite often actually...

[@agustinbalmaceda3379]

I think he was referring to the bush or something. I watched it in the documental.

[@roachdoggjr45]

@@agustinbalmaceda3379 Yeah.

[@D.H.1082]

He could be referring to anything, but it seems obvious he meant the landscape before him.

[@chagzification]

"What's the use worrying? It's inevitable" read this again after thinking about your failures.

[@janderkilla]

At the end he says that would be a nice place to get burried lmao

[@bharatagarwal33]

The laugh he gives when saying something extremely existential always gets me laughing lol. He does it every time he says something like this, not just in this video. Its just darkly funny to watch

[@user-dn9om6cx6q]

When he starts smiling after saying Ghibli‘s name had no real meaning and just a derivative from a plane, I think he didn’t tell the truth, I think trough his films we learned his inspirations are planes, flying and freedom, and so is Ghibli. He offered us pure entertainment of beautiful worlds that are all connected to ours. Apart from being a master storyteller he also never forgot to teach the audience, about nature, society, greed, and the importance of friendship and love..

[@oddedd7755]

you're like that one teacher that over analyzing everything about the book when even the writer himself don't meant it that much.

[@user-dn9om6cx6q]

@@oddedd7755 what you just said is crucial. Because I think Miyazaki knows exactly what he is doing. You just have not reached that storyteller level, which is totally fine! I mean I am mo master myself, most few are, but maybe this could be a teaching moment for you, that the really good ones think about everything.

[@danielwiles5869]

@@user-dn9om6cx6q I think it’s you that really misunderstood him. He’s saying nothing lasts forever, and the company itself is not that important. He uses the name to prove his point. He’s saying nothing lasts forever including his films and company

[@axkt]

Its just a plane bruh

[@boringbadger]

its just a plane name 😂,Miyazaki is spontaneous person,he even didn't write story for his movie.

[@crossovers5073]

Miyazaki and his creation are the safest space for me. I listen to this man whenever my life feels chaotic.

[@joesmit9766]

I love how This man makes movie full of wonder and Whimsy yet is incredibly cynical

[@adifferentkindofhuman3786]

This is literally the meaning behind The Boy and The Heron except that in the movie Miyazaki realizes that change does not have to be bad. "Build your own tower" are the last words of the old wizard to Mahito and I think that mirrors Miya talking to the new generation of Ghibli creators :')

[@willemmmmm]

Or, if change does come in a bad form, that's still okay. As he says here it is inevitable, so we have to take what we get and just find the beauty.

[@MariaLuisa-qm2kn]

he's so real i love him

[@Insan3Mach1ne]

i like him aswell

[@pourquoipa5]

There should be a word for when we mourn someone/something that isn't yet dead. Watching The Boy and The Heron made me realise that I was basically doing this at the back of my mind... when the great grand uncle told Mahito to go and build his own world ("make it peaceful, beautiful, bountiful") I felt like we were hearing Miyazaki's parting wishes for the future generations - not just animators, but everyone. And then I realised I was already sad about the pending end of a studio and a storyteller who has given us so, so much.

[@madmaxxx7981]

how can you not love this guy?

[@rfs_dp]

1:38 this almost made me tear up after just watching the boy and the heron in the cinema 😢

[@jhonfranco3569]

I can feel the pain behind that smile 🥺

[@James-is6tg]

Why does this make me cry

[@Lucas-xx4eg]

Am I the only one who sees the reference to his last movie? Where the old wizard doesn't find a successor for his (ghibli) empire, and so his own world collapses. It really made me sad

[@yiancha]

I think there is a silver lining.. even though the "perfect world" collapses, it is fine.. because the real world with its suffering is still worth while and I think with the last movie Miyazaki comes to terms with it :)

[@adifferentkindofhuman3786]

YES! FOR SURE and I have not seen enough people talking bout this! But I actually think that in the movie Miyazaki comfronts this old fear he has and accepts that creations are meant for change. The old wizard tells Mahito "build your own tower" and I think that's referencing the next generation of Ghibli creators

[@yiancha]

that is lovely @@adifferentkindofhuman3786

[@mattiamosty23]

I suppose he was working on it

[@pazhy-_-nochance4107]

@@adifferentkindofhuman3786 beautiful

[@oddedd7755]

he just a grumpy man that want to find the meaning of his existence by entertaining other and in other to achieve that he was force to fit into social norm.. my take from his interview...

[@KAHHHH8548]

But hes a good man. He has good parts in him. I am extremely 'grumpy' too. It doesnt matter.

[@sofiaalvarado8571]

Inside me lives a Hayao taking the world in each day at a time

[@tuduki5545]

Dreams are made from a bunch of drunk animators in a room

[@KAHHHH8548]

Hahaha

[@LeafyLumens]

why drunk ? alcohol is shit

[@azzzx_gray]

Why am I crying?

[@sockonacab]

Why did I almost cry?

[@sabrinadolores8167]

Same here

[@rohynambinintsoa9864]

I did tho

[@Ritter2749]

What a human.. he made our lives better, I cannot say that I completely relate to his feelings but he is absolutely miraculous when making everything clear in his masterpieces, feelings that we are not capable of saying but we only weep sometimes…

[@nax_mkkk]

I love this man

[@reinpinebook825]

0:36 now we know why he's an absentee father.

[@coffeepot3123]

It's bitter sweet, but new artists will be here in the future and they will create beautiful hand drawn animation again.

[@googlekopfkind]

who?

[@cgqn4398]

@@googlekopfkind Me

[@fickdich2867]

Well, Ghibli without Miyazaki wouldn't be the same anymore, so in a way it's good that the studios dies with him.

[@user-ju1rw5jr5i]

the correct pronunciation of Ghibli: 1:55

[@seiji9710]

こんな昔から終身雇用を廃止して、ジョブ型雇用を提言していた宮崎駿はさすが。

[@taecookies6121]

wow he's just so pure

[@DanJackson1977]

WTF does that even mean?

[@steinbeckeast]

He has had the same laughter/sense of humour

[@reach2prasanna]

Only in Japan can a studio like Ghibli exist. And only a Japanese can be like Hayao Miyazaki san.

[@t714431169]

No such thing. Mr. Miyazaki is a heretic even in the eyes of Japanese people.

[@reach2prasanna]

@@t714431169 What do you mean? What or which religious beliefs Miyazaki san believes in blindly?

[@oof6471]

This video has no dislikes whatsoever. I’m so surprised

[@pabloderivas2502]

No... i dont think so....

[@0000syuable]

大昔の東映動画時代、「宮崎駿」が労働組合の隠し芸大会だかで、この「狼少年ケン」だか「風のフジ丸」だかの歌を、コスプレしながらした事は知っていましたが（もちろん、この動画ではない）、その後、歳取ってからも「狼少年ケン」を歌っているのですね！ この動画はとても貴重ですね！！！

[@valnerei9067]

1:17

[@raisnaix]

This man is a living kami.

[@Princess79762]

İ’m crying

[@2hollis]

i love you

[@bossmusa9075]

it is only a name

[@america8815]

dad

[@kael7953]

xD

[@TrueBuddhaCat]

Ghibli may just be a name to you Miyazaki-san, but you absolutely are not letting it fall apart no matter how old you get Welcome back once more, one of the gods of animation and storytelling Hayao Miyazaki; looks like it’s time to wake up all these studios in the US and give them a good kick in the pants

[@user-kv3rz7wd1k]

宮崎駿監督と同じ才能、同じ熱量でやれる監督は、もはやいないでしょうね。唯一、宮崎監督に意見を言える高畑勲監督も、もはやこの世にいない。 宮崎監督は恐らく、いろんなものを犠牲にしてきたはず。今の時代の人にそれができるとは思えない。彼らのような天才は、時代がつくるものです。 できればジブリは残って欲しいが…。

[@tc1415]

アニオタ世代の監督のセンスが壊滅的だからな。たぶん宮崎駿のセンスを十分理解してる人は日本に何人もいると思うけど、残念ながらアニメ業界にはいない。

[@user-kv3rz7wd1k]

​@@tc1415 盛んに宣伝されてる細田守や新海誠も、宮崎監督には全く及びませんね(新海誠は一部好きな作品はありますが)。

[@mosulemanji]

What a nice place to get buried

[@user-vh1vg1he9g]

今見ると若いな。

[@user-mo4jd9sb4e]

Throughout his life as a creator, he has faced two self-contradictions. One is his own existence as an anti-war person who admires airplanes as weapons of war and depicts them in a beautiful and cool way. The other is that he made his films in the hope of bringing children into contact with nature, but instead he has created a social phenomenon in which children repeatedly watch his films in their rooms. These are the reasons for his "cursed dream" and his introspection. He also lost so many friends when he became an animator-turned-director that he declared he would never do it again. But he was hooked. His history of abandonment toward his son Goro is also an important part of his artistry and self-contradiction. He has despised his family, telling himself that this is a film for his son. (I'm not criticizing this personally...) No human being can be perfect. But there are those who run away from that fact and those who face it head on. Miyazaki is the latter, and I think that is why his films are more beautiful. Sorry for such a long comment, but I hope that it will help non-Japanese friends who love Miyazaki's animation to know about its background:)

[@twisterrrrr]

What is the name of the song it's so good

[@mythosofmonika614]

"Watashi wa kaze wo" from Masakatsu Takagi

[@twisterrrrr]

@@mythosofmonika614 thank you so much!

[@snakeboy7963]

where the part where otaku talk he do '?

[@_ANGST]

I don't like the movies, but it's impressive to see all the effort and sense of life work that some people manage to achieve. You can be proud of yourself, yet at the same time, that is all.

[@rollingthunderinho]

How could you not like ghibli movies? Are you a psychopath?

[@lotanity7023]

These movies are so Good

[@buster5661]

yeah and this is why traditional animation is dead because of bitter old men like hayao

[@soon_stxr_]

Yeah and this comment shows how people will never understand the depth of hayao’s thinking…

[@buster5661]

@@soon_stxr_ and this comment just shows how will people simp over anyone

[@lalalaalv]

'Mono no aware (物の哀れ), literally "the pathos of things", and also translated as "an empathy toward things", or "a sensitivity to ephemera", is a Japanese idiom for the awareness of impermanence (無常, mujō), or transience of things, and both a transient gentle sadness (or wistfulness) at their passing as well as a longer, deeper gentle sadness about this state being the reality of life.' en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mono_no_aware

[@everyany5000]

1:20