{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"The life and work of Mayazaki Hayao","description":"Alastair Benn is joined by Christopher Harding, cultural historian of Japan and author of The Light of Asia: A History of Western Fascination with the East, to discuss the life and work of celebrated animator Mayazaki Hayao, co-founder of Studio Ghibli, and his latest (and last?) film, The Boy and the Heron, a semi-autobiographical exploration of wartime bereavement, courage and ultimate redemption.\n\nImage: A still from The Boy and the Heron directed by Miyazaki Hayao. Credit: BFA / Alamy Stock Photo","author_name":"The EI Podcast","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5029938-the-ei-podcast","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/41287338/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}