Japanese animator, film director and actor Hideaki Anno. -- AFP
Hayao Miyazaki’s retirement has left a gap in Japan’s film industry, but his successor looks set for a bright future ahead.
Once regarded as a geek-only niche market, Japanese animation movies have shot to worldwide success thanks in large part to Oscar-winner Hayao Miyazaki's whimsical tales of fantasy. With Miyazaki having retired, Japan has a new king of 'anime' Hideaki Anno.
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