This talk will introduce Yoshino Genzaburo’s Kimitachi wa do ikiru ka? (How Do You Live?)  which is the inspiration behind a future Hayao Miyazaki movie of the same title Learn about the background to this story of Copel-kun learning to think for himself with the guidance of his uncle and through experiences with his friends  the portrayal of a rapidly changing society in 1930s Tokyo  and how the work has evolved since it was first published as a children's book in 1937 through to 2017 when it became a best-selling manga