But most surprising of all, it was the first work by Goro Miyazaki to win a rare, rave review from his father and world-famous director, Hayao Miyazaki, who had been critical of his previous films ...

which was directed by his son Goro Miyazaki. According to Goro during a talk at the Ghibli museum earlier this year, his father isn't done yet – and may even be working on another movie.

Asked at a news conference about his father’s next animation project, Goro Miyazaki said he expects it will be a swashbuckler but then warned it may turn out to be entirely different.