While watching Hayao Miyazaki's final film The Wind Rises, I had flashbacks to every one of his films. When the credits rolled I had a single tear in my eye an when I left the theater, I noticed I wasn't the only one. One person was balling, much the way I did during Ponyo. Miyazaki hasn't always been a part of my life but, when he joined my life he made an everlasting impact.