Watch Guillermo Del Toro Fanboy Over Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron

The Boy and the Heron
The Boy and the Heron
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It’s so pure to witness Guillermo Del Toro praise Hayao Miyazaki’s enduring legacy as we get closer to the release of The Boy and the Heron.

As one of the lucky few who have gotten to see the latest and not final Miyazaki film, Del Toro talked to the Toronto International Film Festival about the impact of Ghibli films, particularly the ones made by the master and founder of the studio. “Miyazaki, I think is a guy who has exquisite technical finesse but he is also a man who has decided to confide in us his most intimate biography through his work,” he said in the sit-down video. “I’m sure it’s more easier to know him as a human being by watching the movies than by spending a long roadtrip [with him].”

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The Boy and the Heron opens in North American theaters on December 8.


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