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Newspaper: Miyazaki Still in Shock After ing of Director Takahata

Since the Hayao Miyazaki, but he hasn't yet released a statement regarding his friend's death.

Those who have followed Miyazaki's career are familiar with his usual respects. While at times this bluntness is sometimes framed as a coldness or ego on Miyazaki's part, Sponichi Annex is reporting that Miyazaki's silence on his friend's death is due to overwhelming shock, not indifference. According to the newspaper, Miyazaki said "I still am not used to this feeling," while showing a sense of immense loss of his close friend.

Takahata died due to lung cancer at 1:19 a.m. on Thursday at the Studio Ghibli.

That relationship might best be represented in several behind-the-scene's documentaries like Mami Sunada's The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness and The Making of Only Yesterday. Takahata, who Miyazaki referred to as "Paku-san" for his habit of finishing off breakfast in the office, was at one point described by Miyazaki as both his most trusted and frustrating colleague.

Studio Ghibli will hold a grand farewell gathering in remembrance of Takahata on May 15. Takahata's family is holding a family-only wake and funeral service and are politely refusing all offers of messages or gifts of condolence.

Source: Sponichi Annex