Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki (2016)
Dir. Kaku Arakawa
Among other things, it explores the making of his short film Boro the Caterpillar (2018), including his openness and frustrations of using CGI during the creative process. The handheld camerawork feels amateurish, resembling something shot on a phone, intended for YouTube more than TV, but over time (and probably more by accident than design) it captures something close and personal, thanks mostly to being present during moments of insight from its subject: an artisan with a lifetime of true experience.
I feel that what we get is merely a lucky glimpse of a larger, unseen whole, but it's still worthwhile viewing for anyone interested in how an animation studio of Ghibli's calibre does things.
I get the distinct feeling that he was at least out of the office the day they agreed to do this:
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I can only imagine what would happen if he saw Suzuka's art.