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Original Title: Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation
ISBN: 1880656418 (ISBN13: 9781880656419)
Edition Language: English
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Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation Paperback | Pages: 240 pages
Rating: 3.93 | 325 Users | 24 Reviews

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Artist-writer-director-producer Hayao Miyazaki is often called "the Walt Disney of Japan." His animated theatrical features have been smash hits in Japan, and many, including My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki's Delivery Service, are already familiar to American audiences. Now, with Disney-Miramax's imminent release of Princess Mononoke,, Miyazaki's masterwork and one of the top-grossing film in all Japanese history, this "animation master" is about to take America and the world by storm.

Mixing first-hand interview and personal insights with critical evaluations of art, plot, production qualities, and literary themes, McCarthy provides a film-by-film appraisal that examines technique as well as message. She reveals Miyazaki to be not just a master of the art of animation, but a meticulous craftsman who sees his work as a medium for shaping the humanistic and environmental concerns of our times.

An overview of the artist and his early career is followed by in-depth examinations of seven major Miyazaki films: Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind, Laputa: Castle in the Sky, Castle of Cagliostro, My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service, Porco Rosso, and Princess Mononoke. Included are design and technical data, story synopses and character sketches, personnel and filmography data, and critical evaluation. Illustrations throughout, in color and black and white, show the detail and vigor of Miyazaki's art.

Written for anime fans as well as students of film, literature, and popular culture, McCarthy's book raises animation criticism to a whole new level and is an essential guide to the work of a world-class filmmaker.

London-based Helen McCarthy is author of Anime! A Beginner's Guide to Japanese Animation, The Anime Movie Guide, and (with Jonathan Clements) The Erotic Anime Movie Guide. She appears frequently on radio and TV and at conferences around the world.

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Title:Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation
Author:Helen McCarthy
Book Format:Paperback
Book Edition:First Edition
Pages:Pages: 240 pages
Published:September 1st 1999 by Stone Bridge Press
Categories:Nonfiction. Biography. Cultural. Japan. Media Tie In. Anime. Art. Culture. Film

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The book was great; although the summaries of the movies didn't give them justice. Those should have been left out. If the writer would have focused more on underlining meanings and the actual history and productions of the movies, it would have been a more likable book.

Great overview of, and slight journey into, the wonderful world of Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli. It cuts off at Princess Mononoke and feels at time like its reading off the Wikipedia page for each book. My favorite parts were the first couple of chapters where they dive into the history of his career and the details of the animation process.

This book was published in 1999, and a lot of things have happened in Miyazaki's artistic life during the last twenty years (in 1999 he had yet to direct "Spirited Away", "Howl's Moving Castle", "Ponyo" and "The Wind Rises", reach international fame thanks to the first two movies and even win an Oscar and receive the honorary Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement award at the 62nd Venice International Film Festival).Nevertheless, this book is a very good starter guide for people - both anime

You should know going in that this is an older book, written around the millennium when there were only seven Miyazaki films to talk about (Cagliostro, Nausicaa, Castle in the Sky, Kiki, Totoro, Porco Rosso and Mononoke). No Howl, no Spirited Away... If you're already a Ghibli fan, most of the book will be old hat, but it was kind of nice to read McCarthy's gushing about these beloved films. Some fine early quotes from Miyazaki about art and process, and some info about his non-film endeavors.

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I really loved listening to this audiobook. It was great to learn about Miyazaki's early days/films. I loved hearing about all the inspiration for each movie. I have been watching each movie while listening. It's been great! I just think the end about merchandising and other stuff didn't need to be in the book. All in all, this is an impressive collection of knowledge about Studio Ghibli's beginnings.

McCarthy introduces the earliest Miyazaki films to be dubbed and distributed in the US. Published in 1999, this is not comprehensive, English language dubs were not available for yet to be completed films like "Spirited Away," "Howls Moving Castle" and "Whisper of the Heart."If you've not seen Miyazaki's movies, the author describes his early-releases in pages long detail. She assumes an unfamiliar audience. In 1999, Miyazaki was not well known in the US, he only gained wide popularity after