All language subtitles for Hayao Miyazaki and The Heron_track3_[eng]

- This is great.
- Isn't it?

What a great hot spring.

Suzuki-san?

Are you asleep?

Okay, some other time.

What's going on?

Nothing, I just wanted to chat.

- Can I bum a cigarette?
- I'm out.

Okay, this isn't working.
I'll get out of here.

Miyazaki-san, you should turn in.

I need you there
so I can fall asleep.

If I'm there, you'll stay up.

No, just stay a few minutes.

All right.
Shall I just sit there?

Yeah, I'll fall asleep.
I'll try to.

When I close my eyes,
I can't stop thinking.

It's like I'm sticking my hand
in my brains and stirring them up.

No, not my brains.
It's a black mist.

I pick up scenes from my movies,

and string them together.
Somehow it seems to work.

Ah, what does it all mean?

I walk and walk
and walk, on and on.

My movies grab me
by the scruff of the neck.

You'd think I wouldn't
want to run away.

I can't run away.
I'm trapped.

I'm the one who's trapped.

There is no time!

I have to feel cornered.

Recently I think
maybe I'm going to die.

I imagine myself thanking everyone.

You do?

Are you from Ghibli?

Right.

Will this be on YouTube?

No, not at all.

Good night.

I'll turn off the light.

- Thanks.
- Good night.

Thanks, you too.

We'd like to begin this
Studio Ghibli press conference.

I've threatened to retire
many times, as you know.

I know some of you
won't believe me,

but this time I'm not lying.

I'm grateful for your
many years of support.

I'm sure this will be
the last time I say this.

A happy ending, I see.

"A fickle heart is the most constant
thing in this world."

My, you have a way with words.

I threw something together.

That was fast.

I think I can do this.

Suzuki-san, use your alchemy
to get the money we need.

Don't say it.

It's a trap I set for myself.

Miyazaki-san,
do you have five minutes?

Three.

Three minutes.

You said it would be too hard on you.
Why are you going ahead?

Because I forgot.

Huh?

That's why.

You forgot?

Yes.

Okay, so I retired.
So what?

What do you mean?

Retirement doesn't matter.

I'm prepared for this
to be my last feature.

I'm ready to become a monk.

Suzuki bewitched me.

Miya-san tells lies.

He quits, then comes back?

He changes his tune every day.

"The Boy Who Cried Wolf."

But creators are like that.
Geniuses are like that.

"Serial liar, cha cha cha"

He's coming.

Morning.

Good morning.

Good morning.

You again?
Did NHK fire you?

No, not yet.

Look, tie the curtain
from the inside.

It's easier to release.

Like this.

I visited each of our production partners
and explained we'd be going it alone.

The question is whether
I can do this movie.

Are the storyboards moving?

Crawling.

Crawling?

Then I'd better wait for you
to finish Part B.

I don't think you'd get much
from what I have now.

Okay.

Same shot again?

Sorry.

Do you have most
of the story figured out?

I don't have anything.

What about the Gray Heron?

He's a con man.

What's he like?

Like that.

He's based on Suzuki.

A gray con bird.

A trickster.

He's the angel of death.

Coming to take you away.

Step this way.

It opened!

See? He's here.

Good morning.

Happy birthday!

How old?

What do you think?

I don't know, I forgot.

I know! You're 77.

That's right. I'm impressed.

Everyone gets a jellybean.

Oh, won't that be nice!

Can you grab one?

Have one.

He said he wanted
to do one more feature.

I was very worried, to be honest.

When great directors get old,
their work can lose its power.

As a result it's often terrible.

I used some magic.

I brought Takeshi Honda aboard.

Good morning.

I need a 2B.

Honda, got a 2B?

I keep my 3Bs and HBs separate.

Different generation.

Honda's synonymous with Evangelion.

He's young and talented.

I want to keep Miya-san
feeling neurotic.

Miyazaki-san, should we leave
Natsuko's pupils out?

Yes.

Honda's key animation is amazing.

Just truly amazing.

Let me see that again.

Of course there are things
Miya-san doesn't like.

But he absorbs Honda's energy
into his own body.

His storyboards explode with energy.

That's Honda's power.

It's making this new work
really fantastic.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Morning.

I read the storyboards.

- Tighter now, don't you think?
- Very interesting.

It reminds me
of The Divine Comedy.

"You reek of death."
I liked that.

So that's why you reek of death.

Kiriko is better too.

Yes, I think so.

A swamp thrasher got me.

A massive one.
I ate it though.

Kiriko is Yasuda-san?

Correct.

Her doppelganger.

That's exactly what she was like.

Stay vigilant,
and work together. Go.

I can't believe it.
Even Yacchin is gone.

- Are these katsura trees?
- Yes, they're beautiful now.

I love them.

This is all Yacchin's fault.
She told me to do one more feature.

I was wondering what to do,
but leaning against it.

One day she called
and told me she had cancer.

That's when she told me
to do one more feature.

One more while I live, if I live.

Hey everybody, I found one!

Did you find a frog?

Look how big!

Join us...

Join us...

Congratulations!
You graduated.

"You opened your mouth wide
and shouted, give me a jellybean!

"That made me very happy.

"From Grandpa Jellybean,
Hayao Miyazaki."

Let's have some coffee.

It sounds like Pak-san
is having a very rough time.

I won't cry if he dies.

Alarm on

Alarm off

Well, Pak-san is dead.

Mr. Racoon!

Take Pom Poko.
Why make such a boring movie?

Racoons aren't endangered.
They're doing just fine.

It was a love-hate relationship.
I can't just...

You know what I mean.

The camera knows
what I'm talking about.

- Look at the snow.
- I know.

Takahata-san, what are you doing now?

I don't want to get into that.

Sorry.

This peeking scene...

Look at it again.
Do it properly.

There's something we need to discuss.

It's about the release date.

I need your understanding.

Production is behind schedule
for a summer release.

Pak-san can be self-destructive.

He opened his brain.

Sometimes it won't close.

I can't do that, I'm not brave enough.

If I'm late, I'm late.

I'm fine with it.
We don't have to finish this.

I see.

Totally fine.

This movie is more important
than any release date.

Meeting a deadline
doesn't mean sacrificing quality.

It does.

We can't agree.

What are you doing?
Why are you recording this?

Wow, it's a spring tempest.

Pak-san is haunting me.

Stop haunting me, Pak-san.

We screened Pom Poko.

Miya-san cried
all the way through it.

Takahata's characters were based
on their younger days.

The protagonist, Shokichi?
That's Takahata.

Then there's Gonta.

Aggressive, full of guts.
He dies on a suicide mission.

That's Miya-san.

He cried through the whole movie.

Miya-san idolized Takahata.
But it was always one-sided.

- Where is he?
- He's late.

Here he is.

It's hot.

The hottest day so far.

It's Pak-san's fault.

Anything could happen today.

Maybe he'll rise from the dead.

He's in an urn now.

He'll want to know why.

Don't say that, it's bad luck.

I shared everything with Pak-san.
We talked about story ideas too.

We weren't satisfied with our work.

We wanted to go further and deeper
and do something we could be proud of.

What would we create?

I'm sorry.

How?

Pak-san taught me so much.

Thank you, Pak-san.

It was 55 years ago.

I'll never forget how you spoke to me
at that bus stop after the rain.

Forgive me.

I think he made up that bus stop story.

Because I was with him
when he "remembered" it.

He looked off
in the distance and said,

"Rain... A bus stop in the rain...

"Isn't that right, Suzuki?"

It's just Totoro, if you ask me.

Miya-san uses
the same themes a lot.

He blows away the line
between fantasy and reality.

That's one of his talents.

In the moment, for him, it's real.

He speaks with conviction
because he really believes it.

Will his passing affect
how you approach your work?

Nothing will change.

Not at all?

Right.

Not at all.

How is Miyazaki-san these days?

He stopped working on the storyboards.

He stopped work?

The wake isn't over.

It's been more than two months.

Nothing's happening.

At the end he looked peaceful.

I thought so too.

No more movies to make.

Now he's the god of thunder.

The Japanese believe in spirits.
Sometimes they have to be placated.

He's haunting us.

I don't know where he is.
Probably in his office.

He keeps haunting my dreams.
Is he a spectre? Is he real?

Pak-san, a toast please.
Come on, come on.

We can't see the flowers.

We can't.

About time you came.

Is that a new image board?

Yes.

There's Granduncle.

Right there?

He's based on Pak-san.

He wants to live forever
but Mahito won't help him.

He wants to show who Takahata was.

That is, what Takahata meant to him.

Mahito is Miya-san, of course.

Please join us...
Please join us...

The thing is, for Miya-san,
the film is reality.

The real world is fiction.

Is this the place?

Yes.

Are you sure?

Yes.

It's gotta be around someplace.

Anybody home?

Yeah! I can't come down right now.

Why don't you come up?

Did you finish your exercise?

Yes, I finished.

Oh, I see.

- Are you making progress?
- Are you joking?

I'm starting to lose my mind.

When I think about Granduncle.
I keep hearing noises in the house.

What's Pak-san doing in there?

What do you think?

- Come on up.
- Thank you.

Good afternoon.

No!

When headwinds hit this sail
at an angle, the boat moves forward.

Someone's out there.

Let's take a walk.

The grass might be wet.

It's starting to rain.

Clouds are fine, but I hate thunder.
I really hate it, it's scary.

Now he's the god of thunder.

What kind of person
is Mr. Takahata for you?

He's Pak-san.

Mr. Takahata?

I'd like to see him do
all kinds of films.

There are things he hasn't shown me.
I hope to see them one day.

Really?

- I think we can walk now.
- Yes, we can walk.

It's raining again.

Pak-san, please come out.

You're still thinking
about Takahata-san?

Not really.

There used to be dogs here.
See, one is still alive.

There were two, but one died.

Hey!

Hey!

You must be lonely.

You got old.
You and me both.

An interviewer once asked
Miya-san if he dreamed.

He answered,
"Only about Pak-san."

Pak-san!

Pak-san!

He's Pak-san.

Takahata was the standard.
The rival to surpass.

You have to remember, he retired.
Then he came back.

Why? Because of Takahata.

Takahata was upset with him.

"Directors never retire," he said.

That's when Miya-san
started talking about another feature.

He started The Boy and the Heron
because Takahata pushed him.

That's why the movie
has to be about Takahata.

He finally calmed down.

Today's output.

I don't really remember this part.

I did it a long time ago.
When I was young.

The time just slips away.

Hey.

Has Granduncle appeared yet?

No, why do you ask?

See those parakeets?

People see them
and say I've lost my mind.

I wish they'd finish
Pak-san's headstone.

I'll tell him "Sorry, I'm still alive."
Then I'll smoke a cigarette.

Why would you say you're sorry?

He'll envy me.

Dinner will be served at seven p.m.

Let's eat.

Play fair.

Game and set.

What's this?

A closeup of two old men.

No, no closeups.

I'll make some tea.

Now then.

Let's turn this lamp off.

That's one.

It's too bright in here.

No one I work with
is a veteran of the old days.

People said I'd be the first to go.
Why am I still alive?

I have to say,
I'm a little nonplussed.

How did I get to be this old?

Age creeps up on you.

Why am I left alone?

When I came to, I was all alone,
flying just above the waves.

Heaven wasn't ready for you.

I think God was telling me
to fly alone forever.

Alarm on

Toggle the key

Alarm off

I'm tired of that voice.

The woman who never gets old, ha ha.

They're eating outside.

Miyazaki-san!

Having fun?

We want jellybeans!

You're not finished eating.

See you later.

Cute kids.

Are you making progress
with the storyboards?

Crawling along.

Granduncle is coming.

Foolish bird.
I command you to be his guide.

You might end up regretting it.

Godspeed, soldier...

Today will be my first attempt.

Pak-san's place
is the center of the world.

I shouldn't say
he is Granduncle, but I do.

Lord help me.

What am I trying to do here?

Pak-san doesn't answer,
but I can feel him.

He usually doesn't answer,
but I don't have to either.

You don't use words?

We do. We have to.
We talk to each other.

It's not something
I construct intellectually.

The brain lid opens.

Ideas rise to the surface
from unknown places in the mind.

I mean the most primitive brain.
The ancient, reptile part.

It's very savage,
but it's usually under control.

You have to go crazy
to open the inner doors of the brain.

It's hard to return to normal life.
You stop caring about most things.

Oh no, my rice cakes are on fire.

I'm stuck in the world I created.

Let's go!

How many years will this take?

With the storyboards finished,
I can die and leave them to others.

Right, Katayama?

Don't change anything
without contacting me.

How could I?

You'll have to die too.

A one-way ticket.

I binned Part E.

It's a complete redo.

Balus!

Damn!

Granduncle was too early.
He has to come at the end.

This movie is a pain.

What went wrong?

Hmm? Boring.

Malice is embedded in the world.

That's the theme.

When you're struggling to live,
the world isn't smiling.

What made you
look at things that way?

If the world isn't full of malice,
why did Pak-san die?

Of course everyone dies, but why?
It just proves the world is against us.

The history of life is full of malice.

What is this film about?
I'm getting confused.

I think about Pak-san all the time.

Thank you.

Look at that.

Impressive.

I made this last night.

You should work instead of doing this.

This will attract the gods.
Let's keep hanging stuff.

From this side it looks like
you're the god of the shrine.

It keeps me stuck here.

This is an enchanted barrier.
The god of the shrine is a prisoner.

Not all gods are benevolent.

It means "Don't disturb me
unless I need you."

I don't know what I'm doing.

Toggle the key

Alarm off

Idiot!

I'm stuck on Part E.

No.

Come on! Damn it!

Alarm off

What a pain.

Boring.

Alarm off

He's tenacious.

That's how anger expresses itself.

He's getting old.
Friends are dying off.

But he can't die.

Like Okkoto-nushi.

He's becoming more tenacious.

You can sense that
from the storyboards.

He's asking the question,
what's the purpose of life?

To answer it,
he has to set an example.

I think he's doing that now.

He seems to be suffering,
but he's enjoying himself too.

What does he get out of it?
What's his purpose for living?

- Won't anyone sit next to me?
- Just a coincidence.

We have 28 new and 21 retake shots.

Everything seems fine.

Please hold the comments.

I'm trying to bear with it.

I didn't like that scene.

Right out of Evangelion.

It's a new approach, for sure.

It's different.
Evangelion has moved in.

Very contemporary, shall we say.

I don't know what to say.

What does that mean?

- Back to work.
- Thank you!

That's all I can say.

Very contemporary.

I'll go instead!

Sometimes I want to go see my father.
Yes, he's dead.

So that's why you reek of death.

Will we meet again?

Who knows?

Do your best.

You mention death a lot these days.

Do you feel drawn to the next world?

I wouldn't say that.
I wouldn't say that at all.

But—

This is the main point.

Mahito has to go
and meet Granduncle.

Hmm?

Where is it?

Cigarettes?

There's one in my mouth.

I mean my eraser.

I don't think I took it upstairs.
My actions are becoming illogical.

It's not here.

Pak-san took it.
Give it back, please.

This is strange.
It must be Pak-san.

Pak-san, please.

He's suffering.

Mahito has to face Granduncle.
That's Miya-san and Takahata.

You have come.

It's his farewell to Takahata.

It's also extremely stressful.

He must've dreamed it over and over.

He has to turn inward
and face his obsession.

But how far should he go?
Too far and he can't get back.

What happens to someone
who does that over and over?

I think it does something
to your emotional balance.

This is the only way
I can do the storyboards.

Unless I open my brain lid,
my storyboards aren't interesting.

Van Gogh was famous
for cutting off his ear.

What made him do that?

I can't imagine.

To practice his art,
he had to open his brain lid.

Don't you think?

He had to endure profound isolation.

The sea here... is cursed...

Good night.
Don't break any bones.

Take care.

I will.

I was having coffee with Yoshida
when this woman came up to me.

She looked a lot like Pak-san.

It was like Pak-san transformed
into a middle-aged woman.

My heart was beating hard.
That's how much I care about him.

We had a love-hate relationship.
But in the end, he was everything.

He makes your heart race.

Completely.
That's how strong our bond was.

The storyboards have reached a climax.

No.

This one's stubborn.

It won't split.

If it splits,
I can finish the storyboards.

Success!

Doesn't this look like him?

Like Pak-san?

I finally buried him in the storyboards.

I killed him.

Come.

Mahito, will you continue my work?

Me...?

I made this scar myself.

It's a sign of my malice.

I can't touch those stones.

You'll return to a foolish world
of rampant murder and thievery?

Soon it shall be consumed by flames.

I'll make friends. Like Himi,
Kiriko, and the heron man.

Me?

Himi! Mahito!

Aren't you going to help Granduncle?

No, he'll fall apart in front of me.
That's the best way.

There's no need to help him.

He doesn't want me to.

Death is liberation.

My lower back hurts.

This is his best work.

- Can you say that?
- Yes.

He's gotten over Takahata.

He opened his brain
more than ever before.

This is his true life story.

He'll probably want to die
of embarrassment when it's done.

But I didn't think
he was capable of this.

I wish he'd get here.

He's amazing.
I truly think so.

This will sound like a cliché,
but it's perfect.

I mean it.
It's the best thing you've done.

Oh, come on.

Suzuki-san likes to exaggerate
to make things interesting.

It's the truth!

I'm telling you it's true.

I basically doubt everything.

Suzuki-san, do you take sugar?

No sugar.

Is that true?

That's a lie too!

This lie is true.

Have you ever seen
a relationship like ours?

Miya-san's real
movie-making starts here.

Look at all this.

Most animation directors
just do storyboards.

But Miya-san says direction
goes way beyond storyboards.

He checks the key animation too.

He directs how the characters
act out the storyboards.

He reviews every shot
and makes changes as needed.

This looks unnatural.

They just don't get it!

I keep telling them.

Look at Totoro.

His belly yields
when you touch it.

You can bounce on it.
Only Miya-san can draw that.

Takahata called it "sensuality."

You're not scared.

Sheeta!

Drop your legs.

We're flying!

He creates a tactile world.

Bread deforms under pressure.
I want to show that.

Sink your teeth into it.

Eat it.

Sometimes you hear him say
key animation is the most fun.

He wants to do it himself.

His attention to detail is astounding.

Good morning.

Good grief.

Good morning.

Tons of retakes to fix.

They're all bad.

This is a problem.

They just don't get the story.

Damn it, these shots...

This is no good.

There's still time,
so I'll fix everything.

Okay.

But how?

You can't expect people
to fix their own work.

They can't do good work
because they're demotivated.

You need someone who's angry.

Which means me.

Who was it, King Lear?

He destroyed everything he touched.

But that's part of Miya-san's process.

Let's do this.

Fun with pelicans, I see.

Borrowing is such fun!

You're a director.
Why are you animating?

I'll happily collaborate
on anything Miyazaki-san does.

So I accepted the invitation.

But this shot is more challenging
than anything I imagined.

Past storyboards were amazing,
but this is even a level above that.

It gives me goosebumps.

Let's go!

Happy Birthday to you

Happy Birthday dear Miyazaki-san

Happy Birthday to you

Congratulations!

Thank you.
Let's have some jellybeans.

Okay!

- Pink!
- It certainly is.

Thank you.

You're welcome.
Thank you too.

Then suddenly, they'll be 80.

But first they'll have adventures.

Come again. See you soon!

Watch your step.

Be careful now.

My hands tremble,
I'm losing my sight.

I shuffle when I walk.

I need a short nap.
I'll recharge in a few minutes.

At least I hope so.
I'm not confident.

How long does he usually nap?

It depends.
He'll eat first, then nap.

His naps are getting shorter.
But still, about 20 minutes.

How does Miyazaki-san
seem to you these days?

He looks a little tired.

I think his age is a major factor.

Still alive, Maro?

You'll get through it.

More work.

These need work too.

"Don't say you're tired."

"You said you'd do this,"
they keep saying.

Who says that?

The dead.
Yacchin, people like that.

Except Pak-san.
He says it can't be helped.

"Can't be helped if you're late."
Only Pak-san would say that.

When I'm behind, I talk to Pak-san.
He always makes me feel better.

That's interesting.

"It can't be helped."

No one else says that to me.

Ichiro and Kazuko...

You have to accept life
as it comes.

Acceptance is the key to surviving...

the worst situations, without
losing heart or breaking up.

It's not necessarily bad to
resign yourself to a situation.

In fact, it's essential.

Though it may sound negative,
acceptance is the only way out...

of totally unacceptable situations.

"Can't be helped."
It can be helped.

You too.

Doesn't fit you either.

The katsura leaves are so beautiful.

They're very pretty.

Plants are beautiful.
They're free from care.

Have you seen this?
It's huge.

How will you use it?

Right now it's empty.

- It cost [censored] million yen.
- You paid that much?

We're waiting for the kids
to use it for soccer or whatever.

Oh, I see.

Our fans paid for it.
We have to give back.

It'll be fun to work
while we watch the kids play.

Sometimes the ball
will fly toward us.

Mahito learns to accept others.
Understand them, share their feelings.

When he looks at the world
in a different way,

he finds solutions to his problems.

Just think of all the support
I got from adults.

You forget about it
as you grow up.

But they gave us
so much support.

I never intentionally harmed myself.
But I came close a few times.

I think that's normal for kids.

Life can be unbelievably tough.
It was for me.

Kids have things inside them.

Black seeds.
Even when they seem happy.

Old people can help them
figure things out.

I think that's our purpose.

Honda-san, how does this work?
Does he walk through the camera?

That's right, through the camera.

This is Honda Animation.

I struggled with this for days.

I give it to Honda-san,
he comes up with this.

Amazing, just amazing.

As for my version...

Bye!

All the world is sad and dreary
Everywhere I roam

O dear ones, how my heart grows weary

Deserted.

My problem right now is,
Honda is correcting Maro's shot.

I know.

You and Honda have different standards.

Very much so.
And the differences are getting bigger.

I'm going to talk to Honda
and try to change his mind today.

Good morning.

Honda-san, can I take
another look at Maro's pelicans?

- Let's see...
- Where are they?

Using Maro's animation?

- Isn't this too much work for you?
- No, I don't think so.

Oh, okay.

The pelicans are in a panic.
I wanted to show how they move.

It's more realistic if they rear
their heads back as they run forward.

There's so much going on,
I didn't think it was important.

I get it.

Of course, it's always
a tense moment...

when people think
their work is being questioned.

I can understand that.

So we were both nervous.

Hey, that's strange.

We have been waiting.

This way, sir.

I'm lost in the forest of no return.

Four days I've been working.

What was wrong just now?

I can't explain it in words.

It's terribly difficult!!
Ah...

I can't put the lines
where I want them.

They seem to run away
as I draw them.

I want to get it done.
There's a lot to do, though.

Please do it.

Now don't get excited.

- Too bad about yesterday.
- Yesterday?

Ootsuka-san passed away.

I don't know what to say.
Other people don't understand.

He was a true mentor.

He taught me so much.

Everyone wants to see more
of Miyazaki's world.

There's more to come.

This is no good at all.

Now he doesn't look
like he's hurrying.

He thinks it's hopeless.

Honda-san, you think
it's hopeless, don't you?

I don't know.

Himi is calling him.
I don't want him looking relaxed.

- Quick, short steps?
- No.

A fast walk?

Just bear with me a little longer.

I have to prove myself.

Prove I'm still a man.

It's my farewell to Ootsuka-san.

I'll be fine.

It's like animating shots.
I just have to endure it.

He's too old.
He has to change.

He needs a new approach.

But it will take time.

I think he'll do it.

Things will work out somehow.

He'll be okay.

Good morning.
See? I said I'd be on time.

The weather turned out nice.

Yes, it did.

- Are you sticking your belly out?
- No, that's real.

Don't shoot that.

Look at that belly!

You've got a big belly too, Honda.

They're a pair.

Don't worry about your belly.

Three Thousand Leagues
changed the direction of my life.

In the final scene,
the family joins hands.

They walk into the distance.
It made me cry.

You cried?

I really did.
I would cry today too.

Thank you.
That's an honor.

Here's to our work.
Cheers!

Let's all die
with smiles on our faces.

You too, Yamashita.
Smile like this—

Ta-daa!

That's Yamashita.

- This was good for both of them.
- I agree.

Was it sudden?

Yesterday.
I just heard about it.

Kameyama's gone.

Cancer, they said.

I was shocked to hear the news.

I needed to share it with someone.

This is what happens
in the twilight of life.

Twilight. Twilight...

Good grief.
The bodies are piling up.

Do you remember the last thing he said?

Anyway, back to work.

It's harder for him to produce
adrenaline, so shocks are useful.

He'll even convert
someone's death into energy.

He eats people to live.

Is this what Yasuda-san told you?

Yes.

It's her fault I'm doing this now.

That's what she told me.
It reminds me why I'm doing this.

I get it.

It's no good.

Damn it.

You don't have to tell yourself that.

Wait, this isn't right.

Thirty-one.

Where are you, 32?

What are you doing old man?

Forty-two.

Back to work.

How are his corrections coming?

It's like he's correcting
the same shots every day.

He can't draw.

I'm sensing danger here.

The smell of death.

Are we going to video that too?

Miyazaki-san, car.

I'm losing my way for the first time.

Whenever I'm around him,
he exhausts me.

He's traveling
between reality and fantasy,

and losing the ability
to tell them apart.

He's already way over the line.
Don't you think?

Remember the dailies we saw?

There was one
I've never seen before.

What?!

First time ever.

If it happens again,
I may lose it.

It's fishy.

I'm starting to agree.

You checked this before,
on the monitor.

Is this what I saw?

Yes.

Wasn't this different?

No, this is correct.

Maybe you imagined it?

Imagined?

Things like that are possible.

You don't have the same brain I do.

I do sometimes say
I've seen things that I haven't.

All right, I understand.
Let's go with it.

Very strange.

I opened my brain lid too far.

I can't just close it.

I've probably forgotten how.
Now it's stuck.

Maybe this is what it's like
to go crazy.

I went to the edge of madness.

It's something I have to do.

Otherwise the result is boring.

But open it too long...

I don't know
what might happen.

Once it's open,
maybe the lid won't close.

I've never talked about this before.

If I open my brain and go inside,
I always pay a penalty.

I can't easily return.

I journey through my own mind.

I risk making that journey.

Pak-san did too.
Now he's gone.

Thank you Miyazaki-san.

I'm tired.
Taking a break.

Please give me a refill.

I should sleep, but this time of day...

This time of day
is necessary for relaxing.

I don't think it'll help,
but I'm going to lie down.

He's tired.

It's too much for him.

- The crows are here.
- Crows?

Forget it, I can't sleep.

You can't sleep?
Are you sure?

Can't be helped.

The breeze feels so good.

The weather's nice today.

A beautiful day.

Let's do it.

Let's get to work.

All I have to say is, good grief.

It's really heartbreaking.

I know.

I can't believe Takebayashi died.

It must be a lie.

I'm upset but I don't know what to do.

I'm trying not to think about it.

Getting depressed
isn't kind to her.

I hear the kids playing baseball.

Too bad.

It was so good having her around.

I wish I could turn back the clock.

- Did you try it?
- No.

Have some.

Time for a break.

Sorry, could I have a cup of coffee?

It's hard isn't it?

It's hard.

My waist got bigger, right?

Now everyone makes fun of me.
They say I'm really fat.

My doctor poked my stomach
and said, "That's just water."

Water, really?

This is my last movie.

Yes indeed.

He doesn't believe it.

I believe it all right.

I can't handle another one either.

Give me a break.

I'm worried about Suzuki.
It's a problem.

This is Suzuki.
A light bulb with legs.

He thinks evil thoughts.

I wish he'd worry about me.
No chance of that.

I ain't your friend or your ally, kid.

So long.

Hello there.

Hello.

- Attaboy!
- My favorite movie is Totoro.

Thank you!
That makes me happy.

Before, when I said hello
he wouldn't answer.

He gave me a compliment too.

- Still drawing the rubble, Yoshida?
- Yes.

Need some help?

No need to keep working
after everyone's gone.

The team is slowly disappearing.

Happy Birthday dear Miyazaki-san

Happy Birthday to you

Congratulations!

Congratulations on your birthday.

Congratulations.

Thanks everyone.

You look tired, Yamamori.

I finished my work.

Oh, I see.

Thanks for calling on me.

I wasn't much help.

No, you helped a lot.

Hang in there.

You made a difference.

Take care.
Let's do it again.

Yes, please call on me.

Time is passing too quickly.

There's nothing you can do
about sad things.

Sometimes I wish
Pak-san would come back.

Is that so?

Times like this, whenever I needed
a sounding board, I went to Pak-san.

I want to ask him,
"How is it over there?"

"I'm bored."
"Really? I'm not surprised."

Always.

I'm having problems
with one of the final shots.

No.

It's moving again.

I can't get it right.

That shot?

I don't get it.

- Takebayashi-san...
- Yes?

Forget it, you're filming.

It's all right.

It's tough to lose her
at a time like this.

- Yes, it is.
- Really.

I can't stop thinking about her.

I can't understand
why that shot is so hard.

Is he okay?

This is the worst yet.

I have to ask him, is he really
going to keep checking everything?

It's tough for him
to be involved in production.

It's tough for him sitting there.

The problem is, how can he be happy
in the years that are left?

No.

No.

Good grief.

No good.

Without even thinking about it,
I used to be able to fly.

But now I can't even begin to remember
how I ever managed to do it.

At times like that,
you know what I do? Paint.

That gets rid of my frustrations.

But still, if I can't fly...

Then I just stop.

Take long walks.
Look at the scenery, doze off at noon.

Then suddenly, I'm able to paint again.

Maybe that'll help.

Trust me, it'll happen.

Damn it!

Miyazaki-san?

Yes?

More corrections?

Look at this.

Castle in the Sky.

This is your work.

It's yours all right.
You haven't changed at all.

He was more precise back then.

You may be right.

No stray lines.

No time to be sloppy,
I was too busy.

The deadlines were crazy.
I couldn't take a break.

We're floating!

My profession has always
had a curse on it.

Stop it, I'm embarrassed.

He puts everything
into the work itself.

He's not skilled at living.

Document his life outside work?
There'd be nothing to cover.

Creation is the only thing
that saves him.

Good morning.

Good morning!

Work hard!

I will, thank you!

They're the only ones
who say that.

No.

No, this face is wrong.

Can I fix it?

What should I do?

- Do you have any regrets?
- About what?

- About things you've done.
- No.

I'm doing what I want.
Bringing out what's inside me.

Once I begin, there's no regrets.

I'm doing it because I want to.

Everyone is watching you.
Yasuda-san and the others too.

Give me a break.

Will we meet again?

Who knows?

Whether this world becomes beautiful,
or an abomination,

is entirely in your hands.

Let's get to work.

I can't do anything today.

Good morning.

I don't get it.
I think he's doing well.

Hello?

All right.

- Everyone can go home.
- Because of the snow?

What should I do?

See you.

See you tomorrow.

Be careful.

Take care, Yoshida.

You too, Miyazaki-san.

I will, thanks.

Not that it'll do any good.

Damn it.

Wasn't there a bench around here?

This will do.

Isn't it too high?

It's okay.
I have long legs.

Now how would you
get down from here?

From here?

Then like this.

Her apron covers her legs.

Yes, it does.

All right, thanks.

Damn, why can't I get it?

Takahata used to
make me do movements.

I see.

He'd have me hug him.

Then I'll apologize on his behalf.

I'm headed home
after accomplishing nothing.

No!

I'm not going to complain.
It won't help anything.

My drawing isn't getting worse.

It was bad to begin with.

That's impossible.

Definitely impossible.

You're taking those down?

I don't need them now.

Why do you ask?

The animation corrections...

Finished.

They're done.

Are you going to quit
correcting the animation?

I'm not quitting, I'm done.

You're done, I see.

There's nothing left.

What about the Himi shot?

I delegated it.

Yamashita's working on it.
He'll be done soon.

We're out of time.

You must be amused.

Not at all.

Good grief, I'm tired.

But my fatigue doesn't come
from this project alone.

Anyway, I've been told
to get out of the way.

Have you seen Miyazaki-san?

He's probably on the roof.
I'm not sure, though.

He didn't say anything, he just left.

When did we scout locations for Heidi ?

About 45 years ago?

Fifty.

About 50 years.

That's half a century.

That trip was really fascinating.

I'm going to a different hospital now.

I see.

There's cancer in my bladder too.
They don't know if it's metastatic.

Keep fighting, Nakajima-san.

Of course you will.
That's all you can do.

I'm not going anywhere soon.

I know.
Please stick around forever.

Take care.

Thanks again.

Watch the door.

You better speak
when you have the chance.

Otherwise you'll regret it.

It'll be too late.

No one knows
how long they have left.

Nakajima doesn't know.
I don't know either.

When you get this old,
the feeling really hits you.

Good morning.

I'm Miyazaki. Come in.

Let's listen, shall we?

Nothing special to discuss.

Push!

Eat it.

That was hard.

It was hard to draw the jam.

I'm tearing up.

We eat the warawara...

Mahito...
Goodbye...

Just relax.

Sorry.

Tense shoulders.

Sorry.

Mother!

The Gray Heron!

Mahito! Save me!

That was great.
Will your throat hold up?

No problem at all.

Mahito!

There's a gray heron in the studio.

Just do your thing.

Like in Howl.

Mahito's a budgie now!

What a story.

Taste my blade, monsters!

Wonderful.

I notice there's no "no"
in the Japanese title.

That's unusual for Ghibli.

You're right.

There's almost always "no."

Shall we put one in?

"No-where" to put it.

"How Do You Live, No?"

No?

My life has been so influenced
by you, it's almost embarrassing.

You've been a kind of
pole star for me.

Hello?

It's me.
I'm going to be late.

It's perfectly fine.

I overslept.

I see.

It's okay.

You'll be okay, Miya-san.

No problem.

I'm sorry.

No problem at all.

Sometimes he gets anxious.

He can't stand being bored.

He says he's finished.
I think he'll do another one.

You think so?

I hope he does.

What a pain.

That's a relief.

Because I said "What a pain"?

This is a real pain.

Ah, what a pain.

After I finish one thing,
I notice life just continues.

I wish Pak-san was here.

Pak-san, make me something.

We want "Mahito!" to sound heartrending.

Mahito! Return to the corridor of time!
To your own time!

Mahito! Return to the corridor of time!
To your own time!

Granduncle!

Can he sound farther away?

To your own time!

Granduncle!

Is that his best?

To your own time!

To your own time!

To your own time!

To your own time!

Bye bye!

Seven-thirty!

This is the Yamabiko
Super Express bound for Morioka.

Ah...

That's an impressive belly.

This is great.

It really is.

Look at this.

La di da da...

Very tasty.

Thank you very much.

It's rejuvenating.

Delicious.

Suzuki, you eat too fast.

He's fast.

"The Gray Heron."

Have the hot baths
left you feeling relaxed?

Just the opposite, I'm too tense.

"Those who seek my knowledge shall die"

Should I write a story about someone
who opens the forbidden doors,

then lives a long, happy life?

That's not how it works.
You go mad and die.

I slept very well.

You did? That's great.

I dreamt a lot, but I slept well.

No nightmares.

There's something powerful
about this place.

I'm not sure, did we really
go to an onsen?

Yes.

"I think my brain is broken"

It seems to be.
That's all I can say.

Is the boundary between dreams
and reality becoming hard to see?

It's not over.

Come.

It doesn't feel
like the movie is finished.

I opened my brain too far
on this project.

When I was young,
I immersed myself in work.

I was ready to go crazy
if I worked hard enough.

Then I realized I already had.

Maybe it doesn't seem that way,
but I haven't had any bad experiences.

That's good, isn't it?

It's not over.
It's just starting.

I don't know what to do.

Look, I have a suggestion.

Why don't you shave your beard?

I think that will change everything.

Shave it off right now?

Why don't you try it?

Go with him.

Let's go.

- What will he do next?
- It's up to him.

Miya-san lives through his work.
That's how it's always been.

How he caps that off
is up to him.

Let's have a cigarette.

Good grief.

Have a seat.

I spend so much time sitting here,
maybe it's the last thing I'll see.

Our trees are huge.

They take a lifetime to get that big.

I never thought I'd see this.

I've got to keep working.
I'll do my best.

Your movie opens tomorrow.
How does that make you feel?

It's out of my hands now.

The movie?

Yes, now it's up
to the movie to succeed.

What else can I say?

Are you worried about ticket sales?

Of course.

I'm very nervous.

I want to calm down, but I can't.

Are tickets selling?

I shall now guide you.

What's the verdict?

Congratulations, you have a big hit.

- It's a hit?
- It certainly is.

Today's box office
will top 400 million yen.

I'd better give him a call.

Miyazaki.

We have a hit.

Really? That's good news.

I hear applause.

That's it.
We can rest easy.

Good news.

How was it?

Wonderful.

Really? Thank you.

We all cried.

Everyone was moved.

- You cried all the way here?
- Yes.

It was so wonderful.

My, my.

Well, thank you.

"Miyazaki will keep making movies.
No matter what it takes, he'll go on.

"He made that choice a long time ago.

"Stop whining and get moving."

It was worth it after all.

If we don't create, there's nothing.

Damn.

Boring.

What a pain.

The real world is a pain.

What?

Coming back to it is a pain.

Let me tell you.

Here are the nominees
for Best Animated Feature.

The Boy and the Heron.
Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki.

Where did he go?

Toilet.

And the Oscar goes to...

That's Mahito. He won!

All right!

You won! You won!

Congratulations!

Why are you crying?

Everyone gets a bonus.

We're working on it.

A record bonus.

Put this message
at the end of the documentary.

"Don't try this at home."

How did he get so big?

He swallowed a treasure.

A treasure...?

Do you remember where we were?

That's bad. Forget.

So long, friend.

You'll forget in time.
You should.