Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki is a Japanese animator, director, producer, screenwriter and manga artist, co-founder of Studio Ghibli, best known for acclaimed animated films such as My Neighbor Totoro, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle.
Books
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1. Starting Point 1979 1996
1979–1996
A collected volume of essays, interviews, sketches and personal reflections from a formative period in a master animator’s career, offering candid insight into the creative process behind his films. The pieces mix autobiographical anecdotes about childhood, war and a lifelong fascination with flight with detailed commentary on storyboarding, character design, storytelling and the ethics of making art, revealing a passionate, often uncompromising stance on animation, environmentalism and pacifism. Richly illustrated with concept art and production notes, the book illuminates how imagination, craftsmanship and moral conviction came together to shape a distinct cinematic vision.
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