10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki

10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki

On NHK WORLD-JAPAN

20191 season4 episodes45 min7.8 / 10

A meditative documentary portrait of an aging master animator's creative obsession and his fraught relationship with legacy, filmed with the visual care befitting its subject.

A chronicle of the creative process of the legendary Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, a passionate artisan, a steadfast trailblazer, and a father butting heads with his son…

Questions people ask

  • Is 10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki violent? Barely. Less violent than 89% of series.

  • Is 10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of series.

  • Does 10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki leave you hopeful? Somewhat. More hopeful than 69% of series.

  • Is 10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 61% of series.

  • Is 10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

60/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity91

How unlike any other series this one feels

Surprise47

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love47

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like 10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as 10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like 10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like 10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like 10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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