The Guardian (UK) has released their list of the forty best directors in the world today, and Hayao Miyazaki is in the eighth position, just below Errol Morris and above David Cronenberg. On his films, they wrote, “[Miyazaki’s] films create the world anew, literally. Each is set in an intricate, self-contained fantasy world that’s been built from scratch and drawn with devotion. Miyazaki’s stories are frequently considered children’s fare but they are deeper than they look – like the best fairy tales, they conceal dark, very adult themes beneath their surfaces.”

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