Japanese anime master Hayao Miyazaki's likely final film opens

A woman takes a picture of a movie poster of Oscar-winning Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki’s last film 'How Do You Live?' outside a movie theatre in Tokyo, Japan, July 14, 2023. Photo: Reuters

Without trailers, ads or any promotion at all, the likely final film by Oscar-winning Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki opened in Japan on Friday, with early viewers saying the lack of information made the experience more exciting.

Miyazaki, now 82 and known for a long roster of films including Academy Award winner Spirited Away, called a press conference a decade ago to say he was too tired to make another full-length feature film and was retiring.