

In between episodes of Copper’s emerging story, his uncle writes to him in a journal, sharing knowledge and offering advice on life’s big questions as Copper begins to encounter them. The first belongs to Copper, fifteen, who after the death of his father must confront inevitable and enormous change, including his own betrayal of his best friend. How Do You Live? is narrated in two voices. Based on Yoshino Genzaburo’s 1937 novel of the same name which Miyazaki calls his favorite childhood book, How Do You Live? is described as a “big fantastical film” following the journey of a 15-year-old boy named Copper.īelow is a synopsis of the novel from Goodreads:

The imagery teases an ambiguous seagull-like figure with a yellow beak and white feathers. On Tuesday morning, the official Studio Ghibli Twitter shared a black-and-white picture of Miyazaki at work with the message “Good Morning” followed by another post in the afternoon presenting new illustrations for the upcoming movie.
