Miyazakis final film,The Wind Rises,was a bravely individual parting shot.

Can it survive the absence of its most famous and prolific animator?

Warmly received by critics,Princess Kaguyaserves as the swansong for the 79-year-old animator ofGrave Of The FirefliesandPom Poko.

So what does Studio Ghiblis future hold?

We have no future plans, he told Collin.

We just want to take some time off.

So, Ghibli can say We stop film production.

I do not have to be there.

Hiromasa Yonebayashi is one of them.