Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation
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...
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The definitive guide to the absolute master of Japanese animation today, timed for a new Miramax release.
PREFACENOTE TO READERS HAYAO MIYAZAKI: Life and Work Early Years Into Animation A Basic Guide: Animation Techniques Movies and Manga Under Pressure Future Perfect? CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO: The Princess and the Thief NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WINDS: Princess Messiah CASTLE IN THE SKY: Flight to Adventure MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO: The Beauty of Simplicity KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE: The Quest for Confidence PORCO ROSSO: The Princess and the Pig PRINCESS MONONOKE: The Nature of Love THE MIYAZAKI MACHINE: More Than Just Movies FILMOGRAPHY AND SELECTED MANGA NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY Attention all otakus! Check out other great anime books from Stone Bridge Press, including Fred Schodt's classic DREAMLAND JAPAN: WRITINGS ON MODERN MANGA, Ryan Omega's ANIME TRIVIA QUIZBOOKS, EPISODES 1 & 2, and Gilles Poitras's THE ANIME COMPANION: WHAT'S JAPANESE IN JAPANESE ANIMATION and ANIME ESSENTIALS.
