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The New Yorker meditates on Miyazaki

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Jeffrey Overstreet

19 Jan 2005
Filed under: On Movies & Media • The New Yorker • Hayao Miyazaki • Animation
The New Yorker meditates on Miyazaki
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The genius behind such films as My Neighbor Totoro and Spirited Away is the subject of discussion between Margaret Talbot and Daniel Cappello in an online exclusive at The New Yorker this week.

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