Review of “My Teacher and I” (1990)

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Miyazaki Hayao (writer).

Read in Starting Point.

Miyazaki’s relationship with a Mr. Satō, who had been his art teacher in middle school but had since resigned to do oil paintings while also directing a kindergarten.

A rare look into Miyazaki’s own childhood.

References here: Starting Point: 1979–1996 (1996/2009), “Recalling the Days of My Youth” (1998).

text non-fiction Japanese production