Set in the American West of 1876, 'R.I.P.D.2: Rise of the Damed' is a spiritual (pardon the pun) sequel to 2013's 'R.I.P.D.' Sheriff Roy Pulsipher isn't too thrilled about finding himself dead after a shoot out with a notorious outlaw gang, but he does get a second chance to return to earth after being recruited by the R.I.P.D. (Rest In Peace Department.). But avenging his own murder may have to take a back seat to saving the world when a gateway to hell is opened in the old mining town of Red Creek threatening not only the locals... but all of humanity itself.
在父亲宫崎骏庞大成功压力之下,宫崎吾朗毅然走上导演之路,却并非一帆风顺,《地海传奇》遭遇失败,却也为冷战父子打开心结。因此在吉卜力工作室资深制作人铃木敏夫协调之下,得以让宫崎骏执笔剧本,宫崎吾朗再度执导筒,共同完成《虞美人盛开的山坡》。日本电视台NHK跟踪记录下拍摄《虞美人盛开的山坡》期间的父子工作状况——老爷子始终嘴硬“谁关心那种事”,吾朗完全不敢让父亲看到分镜头脚本,却还是听从父亲建议,暗自改掉女主角性格设定……父亲的倔强和儿子的努力,最真实的一幕幕记录下两代动画人的心血和情感。