Studio Ghibli's Hayao Miyazaki finally revealed the title and the expected timeframe for the completion of his latest film. The title is Kimi-tachi wa Dō Ikiru ka (How Do You Live?) and he estimates that it will take three to four years to complete. 

Miyazaki derived the film's title from the masterpiece of author Genzaburō Yoshino with the same name, released in 1937. He also reported that the story of the book is of great importance to the protagonist of his film. Yoshino's book focuses on a man named Koperu, and his uncle. Through the spiritual development of Koperu, it discusses how to live as human beings.

The director stated last November that he wanted to return to producing a feature-length film after "Kemushi no Boro" for the Ghibli Museum. In August 2016, he presented his proposal for a project, but despite the fact that he had not officially received the green light, he decided to start animation work anyway. Studio Ghibli's producer Toshio Suzuki said in April that Miyazaki has already been drawing storyboards since July 2016.

Miyazaki made his directorial debut in 1979 with "Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro". Then, he and his partner Isao Takahata, founded Studio Ghibli, following significant works as "My Neighbor Totoro" in 1988 and "Princess Mononoke" in 1997, while movies like "Spirited Away" and "Howl's Moving Castle" were a great success not only in Japan, but also worldwide.

Source: animenewsnetwork.com