Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki
GKIDS | Release Date: December 13, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
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5
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3
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0
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Paste MagazineToussaint EganDec 11, 2018
Never-Ending Man is an impressive documentary. Read full review
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IndieWireDavid EhrlichDec 13, 2018
This unpolished film only runs for 70 minutes, but its reluctant subject — who repeatedly asks Arakawa why any of this is worth capturing on camera — unlooses enough despair to fill the pages of an epic Russian novel. Read full review
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Slant MagazineKeith WatsonDec 9, 2018
Kaku Arakawa's documentary is a candid snapshot of a great artist as an old man. Read full review
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Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranDec 13, 2018
Starting as a dirge and ending as an ode to joy, Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki provides a privileged glimpse into the creative processes of one of the greatest animators who ever lived. Read full review
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Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovDec 12, 2018
Viewers unfamiliar with Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli’s extraordinary output over the years may find Never-Ending Man an exercise in tedium – the creation of an animated film, even a short one, is a famously slow and exceedingly precise process – but for those who, like me, adore his life’s work, it’s a precious and fascinating glimpse into the inner life of the world’s greatest living animator. Read full review
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