After this one there will be no new Miyazaki films.
(Im personally very attached to myTotoropencil case.)
All of this is in spite of patchy (sometimes very poor) international distribution.
Yet, though his ideological sympathies are clear, Miyazakis movies are not overtly forceful or didactic.
Rigidly defined good and evil dichotomies dont really exist in these films.
Drawing on discernibly Japanese traditions, Hayao Miyazaki pictures act as exemplary, charming alternatives.
But what is that pure, intangible thing thats triggered by these movies?
Its the living spirit the sheer simple joy of life.
You canread James last column here.
