Hayao Miyazaki last movie is out in Japan this Friday, coming to IMAX

https://www.engadget.com/hayao-miyazakis-final-film-will-be-studio-ghiblis-first-imax-release-195624834.html

Hayao Miyazaki's final film, the tentatively titled How Do You Live?, is coming to IMAX theaters. The milestone marks a first for Miyazaki and the animation studio he co-founded nearly four decades ago. According to Anime News Network, the film will also screen in Dolby Atmos, Dolby Cinema and DTS:X when it arrives in Japan on July 14th.

As Gizmodo notes, past Studio Ghibli films did not receive the IMAX treatment during their original theatrical runs. When you add that to the fact How Do You Live? is supposed to be Miyazaki's swan song (or so the auteur claims), you have the makings of a must-see movie event. However, one potential hitch is that the film doesn't have an international release date yet, and it's unclear if a North American distributor could secure IMAX screens for How Do You Live? when and if it arrives outside of Japan. In recent weeks, the availability of IMAX screens has been a contentious issue in Hollywood, with Tom Cruise reportedly calling some theaters to convince them to screen Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One instead of Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer.

Details on How Do You Live? are sparse. Studio Ghibli has not released a trailer for the film or bought any TV spots. In fact, the only promotion it has done so far for How Do You Live? is the single poster the studio released last month. The film is an original work but is named after the 1937 novel of the same name by Genzaburo Yoshino. In interviews, Miyazaki has said the book plays an influential role in the life of his film's protagonist.

Looking forward to this movie eventually coming to the US. How about you, OT?

His movies is a must watch for me. I really love some of his work especially Lupin and Howl Moving Castle.

Love Howl’s Moving Castle too.

This guy has had almost as many final movies as Kiss had final tours.

At his age though, it may be for real this time.

I've missed a few of Miyazaki's latest films. Though I feel like I should get on that, at the same time, I feel a little reluctant to do so. Then again, maybe I should just get on that. Waitaminute, Is this on Disney+? I just cancelled and it won't end until August sometime.

Me too, that's his best one in my opinion.

No, they are on HBO MAX.

Thanks, anyway. Gonna have to make a soft pass. My subscription ran out on HBO MAX. Guess it's just not that time in my life for Ghibli.