Why is hayao miyazaki master of japanese animation

Availability date:. The Works of Hayao Miyazaki. Book description Through his creativity, technical wizardry and talent for storytelling, Hayao Miyazaki has left an indelible mark on Japanese animation and world cinema. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. Sort order. Sep 18, Kerry rated it liked it Shelves: non-fiction , japan. McCarthy introduces the earliest Miyazaki films to be dubbed and distributed in the US.

Published in , 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.

She assumes an unfamiliar audience. In , Miyazaki was not well known in the US, he only gained wide popularity after Dis McCarthy introduces the earliest Miyazaki films to be dubbed and distributed in the US. In , Miyazaki was not well known in the US, he only gained wide popularity after Disney's domestic release of "Spirited Away.

Miyazaki is very interesting but a more current book is needed. Dec 09, krad rated it it was ok Shelves: coffee-table-art-books. Decently solid, if dated. Structure was a little odd but it worked for this book - a third was a biography, and the rest of the book was divided into sections talking about his films, how they were made, the characters, the story unnecessary - if I want to know the story, I'd watch the dang thing , and what the reception was like afterwards.

Learned a few new things, but the interview that was done after The Wind Rises is the pinnacle of "understanding" his work and ethos. A pass unless you're Decently solid, if dated. A pass unless you're an animation buff. View 1 comment. Oct 19, Ryan Lindberg rated it liked it. I had a range of emotions when I started this. I expected it to be more biographical; which it was only briefly, in the beginning. Then it began discusses how animation worked and Miyazaki's style and that was cool, but then I got to the meat of the book, which is basically analyses of Miyazaki animations up to I didn't pick this up for movie breakdowns, but that's essentially what this book is and as I continued, I actually enjoyed it.

A lot of these movies I have never seen and the ones I had a range of emotions when I started this. A lot of these movies I have never seen and the ones I have seen I now want to rewatch. The information about each film discussed was interesting. Jun 13, Ashley rated it liked it. The initial biography and animation process chapters were helpful, and I found her commentary on Princess Mononoke especially helpful. However the bulk of the book felt very bloated—there was no need, in my opinion, to give very detailed movie summaries and character lists.

Jul 18, Kate rated it liked it. 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. N 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.

Nothing new really, but it will probably make you want to rewatch these seven. Feb 12, Kohl rated it it was ok. Remember that? Anyway I really enjoyed this book despite it being absolutely horrible. Helen McCarthy wrote this book like a massive editorial continually interjecting her opinions and experiences.

Also there were a lot of mistakes, in both typos and facts. That and she incessantly went on and on about how wonderful she thinks Western audiences should find Miyazaki once they get the opportunity to see his films.

Anyway, McCarthy was extensive if not totally accurate and it was on a subject that I love so very much. With first-hand interviews, and critical evaluations of each film from Castle of Cagliostro to Princess Mononoke , the book looks at sources, influences, story synopses, characters, techniques and personnel. However, due to licensing issues, it was withdrawn. When the book was written Miyazaki had already been talking about his imminent retirement for some time.

He continued to do so for some years afterwards, while making a further three features and ten shorts as director, and working on a number of other films as writer, producer or planner.

You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account. You are commenting using your Twitter account. The goal was set: rewrite these analysis and proceed to an in-depths research to explore all aspects of Miyazaki on a larger extent. The result was a page book dedicated to the emperor of Japanese animation published in July Given the tremendous success of the book, with several reeditions since the first publication, it was decided to translate the study in English.

The animation master has been able to create magical worlds for a children 's story or a darker tale. But he has also known how to cast a cynical and innocent look on a world and its societies undergoing great changes and facing grim futures. And yet, his work is often reduced, firstly, to his handful of feature-length movies created under the auspices of Studio Ghibli, but also to a superficial view due to cultural elements that are extremely difficult to grasp for anyone outside of Japan.

This work, which explains biographical elements and presents Studio Ghibli and the master's entourage, will give you a detailed analysis of Hayao Miyazaki's works, decrypting their themes and offering transversal keys to their understanding.