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He was a self-described absentee father, stated that being around his son made him anxious, dissuaded Goro from getting into animation, and was critical and gen
by jd3 3y ago
He was a self-described absentee father, stated that being around his son made him anxious, dissuaded Goro from getting into animation, and was critical and generally unsupportive of the three films that Goro directed.
Goro even stated that he only got to know his father through his films since Hayao was never around.
Goro was raised by his mother, who quit pursuing her dream of working as an animator in order to raise him.
- Der_Einzige 3y agoGoros films to be fair were pretty bad. Tales from the earth sea in particular is shockingly bad.
- hotdogscout 3y agoKokuriko-zaka Kara was really good though. Better than Miyazaki's earlier work (Sherlock Hound, Conan, Lupin). I find them very simple and mediocre compared to anything of that time or even 60's anime like 009.
- mandmandam 3y agoI liked it, as a huge Le Guin fan. It wasn't quite Ghibli level, but it wasn't that far off. It got the heart right, and it was a lot better than the average movie imo. Adapting books to film is really, really hard, as is animating, and directing, etc. Le Guin was critical of the movie, for valid reasons, but I don't think she hated it. Which, being fair, is an accomplishment.
- rkuykendall-com 3y agoFrom Up on Poppy Hill is actually my favorite. But I haven't seen his others.
- elmomle 3y agoThat one was still (co-)written by Hayao, and the writing / story composition is definitely what makes that film so strong.
- Aeolun 3y agoI didn’t really have issues with it. It certainly wasn’t stellar, but at least solidly average.