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Goro has had a lot of issue going out of his father shadow and making a name for himself. He didn't really want to be a director in the first place. But after h
by maeln 5y ago
Goro has had a lot of issue going out of his father shadow and making a name for himself. He didn't really want to be a director in the first place.
But after his first movie being a clear copy of his father style, he really started to develop his own identity and his recent productions have been quite innovative and interesting, he even dabbled in full 3d animation which was a big no no for a lot of the old guard of animation in Japan.
He is reportedly working on a new feature film, and I am actually more exited for his project than his father one (but I still would love for a new Hayao movie).
- wodenokoto 5y agoHe has 4 works to his name, and I have a bit of a difficulty to attach them to your timeline. - Tales from Earthsea - Ronja, the Robber's Daughter, (3D animated, made to look like drawings) - From Up on Poppy Hill (which I'd excuse anyone from mistaking for a Hayao movie) - Earwig and the Witch (3D, made to look like cgi)
- maeln 5y agoBasically, from Ronja, I feel like he really started to do his thing and was successful at it. Ofc, From Up on Poppy Hill is a notable exception, and if I remember correctly he worked with his father on this one, but the themes are very much Goro's.
- toyg 5y agoI reckon that he (or more likely Toshio Suzuki, the real brain behind Ghibli) veered "modern" from the start, but understood after the first efforts that Ghibli as a brand must satisfy a core of conservative fans who just want more of the same. So now he's doing something close to "one for me, one for the studio", to balance out the inevitable backlash. I think he is not as talented as his father but good enough to carry on the family business.