The Los Angeles Times profiles Goro Miyazaki and his latest directorial project, From Up on Poppy Hill. The son of legendary Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki, Goro “represents the new guard” at Studio Ghibli. In addition to tracing his past, the article also reveals his prediction of what lies ahead for animation. “To be honest I don’t think it’s a bright future […] There’s a shortage of talented young animators,” he says. “It feels to me like the golden age of animation may be coming to an end.”