Hayao Miyazaki, the leading director of anime whose films have njoyed not just artistic acclaim but also tremendous box office success (in Japan, Spirited Away has broken all the attendance records), will direct another film. Miyazaki, who is in his early 60s, had mentioned in some interviews that he was unlikely to direct again, but his name has been released as the director of Howl's Moving Castle by the Japanese film distributor Toho, confirming earlier reports that he would assume the directorial reins on this project.