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What? Boring?

No, it's good.

- We're being filmed! - How?

Don't worry.

What did you say?

It's a little too bare bones.

I'd add more plants.

Line up more.

Your truck is big.

Is it bad?

It will take up the whole screen.

- What's this? - Candy.

Can we eat them?

I'll try one.

Open your hand.

That much?

Here, Goro.

Let's see...

Okay, here. But not over here.

- Are you putting them away? - No, I'm hiding them before I go home.

I don't show him the storyboards.

Why?

If he sees them, he will make a comment.

I don't want to waver.

I need to do it alone.

What should I do with this?

Difficult.

What's animation without movement?

It wouldn't make sense.

It's just a hassle.

Would you make a movie with your son?

I'm not interested.

I don't want to form a father-son team like others.

No need to ask me about that.

They look like they're thinking about dead people.

Remove them.

Draw more vivid images, full of vigour.

Excuse me, Mr. Director...

Can I have the kitchen floor plan for the manor?

Why?

I need a reference to draw.

The manor?

Don't you need a gate etc by the entrance?

I'm not telling you to change your storyboards.

I just want to see them.

Those drawings I saw were really worrying.

What's the use of lifeless drawings?

He does not have a world view yet.

Lifeless drawings don't work.

I'm sure he's worried.

He's afraid I'll fail.

I understand that.

But if he tells me what to do,

and if I just obey him, well...

That's one way to do it, but it's not mine.

Hello.

I'll look at them tonight.

"From Up on Poppy Hill" Part AB

Thank you.

This is the AB part.

Will this make a movie?

That's what worries me the most.

Does the heroine look like a heroine?

Is the protagonist really one?

I focus on the key points.

And I wonder if everything will work.

From what I've seen today...

I'm not sure.

It was a shock, to be told so bluntly.

But he's right. I was sort of aware of it.

It's good that he told me now.

The truth is, I'm not enjoying this.

There is a lot of struggles.

I'll be fine. I'll get it together quickly.

- Good luck. - Thank you.

- You know... - What?

I'll make the movie, if needs be.

What?

Of course, this would be the worst-case scenario.

It'll never work.

I think so.

Goro doesn't understand.

It is better for him to stop directing.

That's my advice. He's not cut out for it.

"Willing" does not mean "able".

Directing isn't easy.

You must give yourself completely, even to the point your nose bleeds.

And see what is created.

Most people can't do it.

Were the three drawings that were here...

based on Goro's compositions?

- Yes. - Pretty bad.

What to do?

It's long, it didn't fit.

She doesn't run because she's late.

She walks briskly, and sees a fish-store owner.

Maybe he says "Hello" to her.

Umi has changed.

She is more cheerful.

I don't mean to interfere.

Let him draw on my wisdom, that's all.

What are you filming?

If it has changed, so much the better.

That's good.

Can we talk?

It has reached a certain level.

We'll release it next year.

We will start the animation in September.

That's fine, if Goro is sure he can do it.

We're in agreement.

If the girl folds her futon when she gets up in the morning,

it will make a big difference.

Doing that makes her a very different character.

You're the producer. Can't you tell him.

Does she change first?

Or does she put away her futon and then fold her pyjamas?

Please add that scene.

At the beginning.

The futon.

She can't put the futon away, her sister is still asleep.

She just comes downstairs.

Something more is needed.

A scene like that at the beginning,

would be more effective.

She'll wake up.

Yes, okay.

- She puts away her futon. - That's good.

Thank you for your great leadership.

What are you filming?

She's alive now.

Since it's morning...

When she goes downstairs,

her steps are not slow.

They are fast.

These days...

It's difficult to do fantasy films.

I think so.

When people are in a state of euphoria,

unaware the end is near, that's the best time for fantasies.

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, for example.

The question is: "What to do when everything goes wrong"?

An era has ended,

another one has started, I guess.

It's hard to categorize, but...

Frankly, what to do now?

Because of my work, I didn't spend much time with him.

I was not running away from my son,

but, in fact, the result was the same.

So, I owe an apology to that little boy.

He didn't need to say, "Let's play ball."

"Here, let's do this."

"Let's go someplace."

This is not what I expected from him.

I just wanted him to be there.

Having him as a father pressured me.

People used to approach me in the street:

"Oh, you're Mr. Miyazaki's son."

It's like they see my father behind me.

I really hated that.

I think Goro's biggest talent, is his imagination.

I felt that he could transform the images

into something concrete.

I saw this ability in him.

I thought that, thanks to this, he could make a film.

Just this once...

Just once.

I saw my son's movie.

Let's say it's an honestjob.

I have nothing more to say.

That sums it up.

He didn't have to do it. He felt compelled to do it.

I felt I had to do it.

Otherwise, I'd be stuck.

I couldn't give up.

From Up on Poppy Hill

Farewell, Tsutomu Iida.

Hey, Umanosuke, Uma...

why did you leave so quickly?

Didn't I tell you to walk a little? To use your legs a little.

Me reading your eulogy... Should be the other way around.

Umanosuke, go ahead and wait for me.

I'll catch up with you one day. I'll see you around.

Don't slack off up there.

Make an effort to walk.

I'm going to linger down here.

See you soon, Uma.

I will be 70 years next year. A first for me.

Older friends told me: "It's different being 70."

It is inevitably different.

My body and brain aren't as cooperative as they used to be.

I'm not in good enough shape anymore.

Objectively, that's what I think.

So...

It's hard.

The storyboardsfor From Up on Poppy Hill

will be completed soon.

Goro has matured. Everyone thinks so.

I hope he's grown.

All the veteran animators think so.

They say he has completely changed,

when explaining the characters.

That he has a clear vision of what he wants.

I've only written one page.

It's difficult.

I could write a lot about the complexity of this film.

But in the end, I make films because I want to.

That's what it comes down to.

He only feels alive when he is making a film.

It needs to be a continuous struggle

to live his life as he wishes.

It's the only way he can live.

He can't live any other way.

It is impossible.

He can't change now.

We're already halfway there.

Excuse me.

- Production is critical. - Seems difficult.

I'm not sure we'll meet the deadline.

Computers are needed.

But if there are repeated power cuts...

- The work will be interrupted. - The data could be damaged.

That's right.

Don't come to work

The deadlines are very tight.

It's going to be tough.

The momentum will be affected.

Why all the fuss?

We have to keep working.

Set up another meeting.

Wait, I haven't finished.

- Whoever can come should. - People have families.

If they are in trouble, let them speak up.

That would confuse things.

Production must not be interrupted.

I can't accept it.

Good morning.

If you are all here, why are we closed?

They agree.

You told them, "Come in, if you can?"

That could be confusing.

Who are you talking about?

Who said that?

What will be confusing?

Stopping work will be worse.

We can't change the release date. We're working hard to meet it.

We have to, even if it's hard.

Production should never be interrupted.

That's how films are made.

You have to have faith, create a myth.

We keep drawing despite a few shakes.

Curry buns.

Thank you.

It's hot.

Thank you.

Hopefully there is enough.

It's a challenge.

Can we make a film that addresses a post-quake Japan?

What are we going to do about the colours here?

Please take a seat.

Currently,

hundreds of thousands of people

are suffering from cold and hunger.

Rescue workers, the self-defence force, government agencies

are in the front line of the irradiated area.

I am grateful for their sacrifice.

I am proud of them.

If this film offers some kind of support for many people,

I would be very grateful.

All we can do now is keep making films.

On this issue, I agree with my father.

Difficult.

You can put more yellow, even if it is not very natural.

He must lead his team and give it his all.

He should be willing to die for it.

He has to finish the film, no matter what.

He must also do it for his own sake.

That's the path he chose.

Nice, right?

The poem in the newspaper...

- What did you say? - No, nothing.

The fishmonger!

Thank you very much, everyone. I look forward to the next time.

Tell him, "Go ahead - threaten me."

That's all.

Your father said, "Threaten me."

Tell him, "Damn, don't die."