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Hayao Miyazaki
In 2014, Studio Ghibli laid off its animation staff and entered a period of dormancy. The two directors who defined the studio's output, <anchor>Hayao Miyazaki</anchor> and Isao Takahata, retired. Without the box office success of new movies, Ghibli limited itself to co-producing works for several years. However, the studio wasn't gone forever, and on July 14, 2023, it's set to release its adaptation of the 1937 novel, How Do You Live?
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