Miyazakiworld : A Life in Art / Susan Napier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Napier, Susan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Miyazaki, Hayao, 1941---Criticism and interpretation.

Miyazaki, Hayao.

Animation (Cinematography)--Japan.

Animation (Cinematography).

Animators--Japan--Biography.

Animators.

Japan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 305 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The story of filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki's life and work, including his significant impact on Japan and the world A thirtieth†'century toxic jungle, a bathhouse for tired gods, a red†'haired fish girl, and a furry woodland spirit-what do these have in common? They all spring from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki, one of the greatest living animators, known worldwide for films such as My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, and The Wind Rises. Japanese culture and animation scholar Susan Napier explores the life and art of this extraordinary Japanese filmmaker to provide a definitive account of his oeuvre. Napier insightfully illuminates the multiple themes crisscrossing his work, from empowered women to environmental nightmares to utopian dreams, creating an unforgettable portrait of a man whose art challenged Hollywood dominance and ushered in a new chapter of global popular culture.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Prologue: In Search of Miyazakiworld

1. Hametsu

2. Constructing an Animator

3. The Joy of Movement

4. Ups and Downs: Castle of Cagliostro

5. Nausicaä and "the Feminine Principle"

6. Orphans of the Sky: Laputa: Castle in the Sky

7. Umbrellas in the Haunted Forest: Transcending National and Personal Trauma in My Neighbor Totoro

8. The Witch and the City: Time, Space, and Gender in Kiki's Delivery Service

9. Porco Rosso Lands in Casablanca

10. From Messiah to Shaman: The Nausicaä Manga Seeks Light in the Darkness

11. The Faces of Others: Boundary Crossing in Princess Mononoke

12. The Intimate Apocalypse of Spirited Away

13. The Castle, the Curse, and the Collectivity: Howl's Moving Castle

14. Rich and Strange: The Apocalypse of the Innocents in Ponyo

15. "A Terrible Wind": The Wind Rises

16. Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-288) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 20. Sep 2019)

ISBN:

978-0-300-24096-2

0-300-24096-1

OCLC:

1083601694