What is going to give American critics more problems with Hayao Miyazaki’s last movie? This:
Although “The Wind Rises” has a strong pacifist message, it is essentially a biopic of Jiro Horikoshi, an aeronautical engineer whose contribution to the world was a killing machine. His designs led to the Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter, which was used to devastating effect during World War II.
or this:
Mr. Miyazaki’s film, which is aimed at adults, also features at least eight scenes in which characters smoke cigarettes….
It’s just a matter of time before Haibane Renmei is rated “NC-17” for Reki’s horrifying habit.
We better hope he never watches either of the Nanoha movies. He’d bust a gut about the 10-year-old-girl FFN in the transformation decks.
I’m really excited to see “The Wind Rises”. It sounds like the type of movie that Hayao Miyazaki can really hit a home run with. That is, if the old Hayao Miyazaki shows up and not the guy that did such a poor job with Ponyo.
Not to mention Cowboy Bebop. Everyone on that show does this horrible thing.