Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki, known for Oscar-winning animated film "Spirited Away", plans to retire from film-making after a five-decade career, his production company said here.
Miyazaki will hold a press conference in Tokyo next week to announce his withdrawal from active working, Xinhua quoted Koji Hoshino, head of Studio Ghibli, which was co-founded by Miyazaki, as saying at the Venice Film Festival.
Miyazaki is also known for films like "Future Boy Conan", "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind" and "The Castle of Cagliostro".