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10 years with Hayao Miyazaki [video]

202 points by Pamar 3y ago

luigi23 3y ago
recommend ost from their anime for anyone looking for background music while working. Ghibli music has this serene and inspiring vibe which helps me stay focused: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGl75kurxok&t=724s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGl75kurxok&t=724s
- Namari 3y ago
  I like the jazzy version as well https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jWRrafhO7M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jWRrafhO7M
- mholt 3y ago
  Hisaishi is a genius composer
- javier_e06 3y ago
  Great link. Thanks!
jjjjjjjjjjjjjjj 3y ago
I love NHK WORLD-JAPAN! They also have a great YouTube channel[0]. I am especially fond of their "Journeys in Japan" series[1] where "English-speaking visitors travel the length of Japan, exploring the local culture, meeting the people and offering travel hints rarely found in guidebooks". [0] https://www.youtube.com/@NHKWORLDJAPAN https://www.youtube.com/@NHKWORLDJAPAN [1] https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFEzXnIQVwV86hG7tkoVnZnNk61Y28vaA https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFEzXnIQVwV86hG7tkoVn...
- martopix 3y ago
  Weirdly I sometimes listen to their Swahili news broadcast. For some reason, the Japanese radio's is the only decent short podcast I could find in Swahili, very strange
  - nxobject 3y ago
    I wonder: how many people listen to it? Is there a market for news about the ongoings of the Japanese Diet in Swahili?
    - martopix 3y ago
      It's very weird. Mostly, it's only a few minutes of international news, about the latest G20 or the war in Ukraine, with a focus on what the Japanese government does in relation to it.
- AdmiralAsshat 3y ago
  Used to watch it quite frequently because there was a Kodi add-on that could pull down their stream w/o too much trouble. It's fun to watch, but you should always take it with a grain of salt. I imagine the "budget" to produce English-language NHK content must be coming from the state's tourism board or something, so in the five years I watched the channel, there was nary a negative fact about Japan ever mentioned. There are no problems, no conflicts...only beautiful country where old women still gather acorns by hand, and 80 year-old men who are free to hone their lifelong craft of making tofu.
  - hindsightbias 3y ago
    I think the producers are very self aware of portraying a culture that is slowly circulating the drain. Every 80 year old guy is "the last X artist of the prefecture" and grandma is crawling around picking acorns or wrapping pears by hand as "my children moved to the city". Every rural train and road are empty. I'm sure the Japanese have an appropriate word for melancholy. Document 72 Hours can be soul crushing. One minute school kids buying paper products at a HW store, the next an older guy looking at kitchen tiles and talking about how his wife always wanted a new kitchen and he never had time for it. And now she's dead.
    - LeoPanthera 3y ago
      We love Document 72. It's one of our favorite things to watch, but it is absolutely true that the majority of episodes feature at least one person explaining that a family member recently died of cancer.
  - mav88 3y ago
    >only beautiful country where old women still gather acorns by hand, and 80 year-old men who are free to hone their lifelong craft of making tofu. This is absolutely the atmosphere of My Neighbor Totoro.
- omoikane 3y ago
  Journeys in Japan is great, but clearly the best NHK content is "A Cat's-Eye View of Japan": https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFEzXnIQVwV_8qZZBa_0oxAdAk3IUAjBI https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFEzXnIQVwV_8qZZBa_0o...
- davexunit 3y ago
  It's the train cruise videos for me.
- andrewchilds 3y ago
  I do too. Somewhere Street and PythagoraSwitch are shows my family and I have watched every week for many years. I find Somewhere Street particularly rewarding - we've learned about so many different countries and cities and their people. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/somewhere/ https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/somewhere/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PythagoraSwitch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PythagoraSwitch And in general, watching NHK you get a perspective on things that are entirely missing or lacking in the US (e.g. things that inspire confidence and trust in public institutions, what the government is doing to prepare for natural disasters). This documentary is really eye-opening about Miyazaki, his creative process, mental state, and the relationship with Studio Ghibli. Depressing, but I thought it was worth watching.
- LeoPanthera 3y ago
  As well as their YouTube channel they have a complete VOD service on their website with whole programs: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/video/ https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/video/ The channel itself is available on most TV plans and also broadcast over the air in many locations.
beefman 3y ago
"You have to be determined to change the world with your film. Even though nothing changes. That's what it means to be a film maker."
Maken 3y ago
I watched the entire thing, and I must say I love Ponyo even more now.

202 points by Pamar 3y ago

recommend ost from their anime for anyone looking for background music while working. Ghibli music has this serene and inspiring vibe which helps me stay focused: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGl75kurxok&t=724s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGl75kurxok&t=724s

Namari 3y ago
I like the jazzy version as well https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jWRrafhO7M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jWRrafhO7M
mholt 3y ago
Hisaishi is a genius composer
javier_e06 3y ago
Great link. Thanks!

jjjjjjjjjjjjjjj 3y ago

I love NHK WORLD-JAPAN! They also have a great YouTube channel[0]. I am especially fond of their "Journeys in Japan" series[1] where "English-speaking visitors travel the length of Japan, exploring the local culture, meeting the people and offering travel hints rarely found in guidebooks". [0] https://www.youtube.com/@NHKWORLDJAPAN https://www.youtube.com/@NHKWORLDJAPAN [1] https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFEzXnIQVwV86hG7tkoVnZnNk61Y28vaA https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFEzXnIQVwV86hG7tkoVn...

martopix 3y ago
Weirdly I sometimes listen to their Swahili news broadcast. For some reason, the Japanese radio's is the only decent short podcast I could find in Swahili, very strange
- nxobject 3y ago
  I wonder: how many people listen to it? Is there a market for news about the ongoings of the Japanese Diet in Swahili?
  - martopix 3y ago
    It's very weird. Mostly, it's only a few minutes of international news, about the latest G20 or the war in Ukraine, with a focus on what the Japanese government does in relation to it.
AdmiralAsshat 3y ago
Used to watch it quite frequently because there was a Kodi add-on that could pull down their stream w/o too much trouble. It's fun to watch, but you should always take it with a grain of salt. I imagine the "budget" to produce English-language NHK content must be coming from the state's tourism board or something, so in the five years I watched the channel, there was nary a negative fact about Japan ever mentioned. There are no problems, no conflicts...only beautiful country where old women still gather acorns by hand, and 80 year-old men who are free to hone their lifelong craft of making tofu.
- hindsightbias 3y ago
  I think the producers are very self aware of portraying a culture that is slowly circulating the drain. Every 80 year old guy is "the last X artist of the prefecture" and grandma is crawling around picking acorns or wrapping pears by hand as "my children moved to the city". Every rural train and road are empty. I'm sure the Japanese have an appropriate word for melancholy. Document 72 Hours can be soul crushing. One minute school kids buying paper products at a HW store, the next an older guy looking at kitchen tiles and talking about how his wife always wanted a new kitchen and he never had time for it. And now she's dead.
  - LeoPanthera 3y ago
    We love Document 72. It's one of our favorite things to watch, but it is absolutely true that the majority of episodes feature at least one person explaining that a family member recently died of cancer.
- mav88 3y ago
  >only beautiful country where old women still gather acorns by hand, and 80 year-old men who are free to hone their lifelong craft of making tofu. This is absolutely the atmosphere of My Neighbor Totoro.
omoikane 3y ago
Journeys in Japan is great, but clearly the best NHK content is "A Cat's-Eye View of Japan": https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFEzXnIQVwV_8qZZBa_0oxAdAk3IUAjBI https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFEzXnIQVwV_8qZZBa_0o...
davexunit 3y ago
It's the train cruise videos for me.
andrewchilds 3y ago
I do too. Somewhere Street and PythagoraSwitch are shows my family and I have watched every week for many years. I find Somewhere Street particularly rewarding - we've learned about so many different countries and cities and their people. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/somewhere/ https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/somewhere/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PythagoraSwitch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PythagoraSwitch And in general, watching NHK you get a perspective on things that are entirely missing or lacking in the US (e.g. things that inspire confidence and trust in public institutions, what the government is doing to prepare for natural disasters). This documentary is really eye-opening about Miyazaki, his creative process, mental state, and the relationship with Studio Ghibli. Depressing, but I thought it was worth watching.
LeoPanthera 3y ago
As well as their YouTube channel they have a complete VOD service on their website with whole programs: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/video/ https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/video/ The channel itself is available on most TV plans and also broadcast over the air in many locations.

beefman 3y ago

"You have to be determined to change the world with your film. Even though nothing changes. That's what it means to be a film maker."

Maken 3y ago

I watched the entire thing, and I must say I love Ponyo even more now.