Hayao Miyazaki's original drawings for Studio Ghibli. New Year's cards, 1997-2008 -- Princess Mononoke (1997). The battle between humans and ferocious gods--the goal of this film -- Poems: "Princess Mononoke" ; "The legend of Ashitaka" ; :The People Who were Lost" ; The Demon Spirit" ; Wolf Goddess Moro" ; "Lady Eboshi" ; "Kodama Tree Spirits" ; Yakul" ; "The Forest of the Deer God" -- The elemental power of the forest also lives within the hearts of human beings -- Those who live in the natural world all have the same values -- You cannnot depict the wild without showing its brutality and cruelty: a dialogue with Tadao Satō -- Princess Mononoke and the attraction of Medieval times: a dialogue with Yoshihiko Amino -- On Japan's animation culture -- A child's five minutes can be equivalent to a grown-up's year -- I want to fill the space between myself and the audience -- Forty-four questions on Princess Mononoke for director Hayao Miyazaki from international journalists at the Berlin International Film Festival -- Animation and animism: Thoughts on the living "forest" : A discussion with Takeshi Umehara, Yoshihiko Amino, Seiryū Kōsaka; moderator: Keiichi Makino -- Recalling the days of my youth -- Animation directing class, Higashi Koganei Sonjuku II School opening: Urging a least one seedling to sprout! "Theories on directing" for aspiring young directors -- To energize people, towns and the land: a dialogue with Yoshio Nakamura -- What grown-ups can tell children so that they can live in a happy time -- What is most important for children -- Sacrifices for the sky -- The sky that Saint-Exupéry flew through -- Traditional Japanese aestheticism in Princess Mononoke: an interview with Roger Ebert -- Words of farewell -- Spirited Away (2001). Chihiro, from a mysterious town--the goal of this film -- Notes for the Spirited Away image album -- Room to be free: speaking about Spirited Away at the press conference held upon completion of the film -- "Don't worry, you'll be all right": What I'd like to convey to children -- The heart that accepts a "Lonely Man" Tokiko Katō (singer) -- It's a tough era, but it may be the most interesting of all: a conversation with Tetsuya Chikushi -- Once again, a world where people believe everything is alive: a dialogue with Tetsuo Yamaori -- So, where do we go from here? An interview with the winner of the 2001 Kinema Junpō best ten, reader's choice for best Japanese film director -- This is the kind of museum I want to make -- Children have no future that transcends "imagination" -- Nothing makes me happier than watching children enjoy themselves -- We should each start doing what we can -- The lights of Zenshōen -- On the film Dark Blue World: a dialogue with producer Toshio Suzuki -- Comments on receiving the 75th Academy Award for best animated feature film -- The Fujimi Highland is fascinating -- On the occasion of the republication of three works by Yoshie Hotta -- Two pages are fine. Just draw them! -- Howl's Moving Castle (2004). To everyone at Ghibli -- I've always wanted to create a film about which I could say, "I'm just glad I was born, so I could make this" -- The question is whether you really find it interesting or not: A talk with director Nick Park at the 18th Tokyo International Film Festival -- An attempt at a short film: Remarks on accepting the Japan Foundation Award of 2005 -- What's important for the spirit: text of a speech to be given on the occasion of receiving the Japan Foundation Award for 2005 -- Robert Westall's Blackham's Wimpey: Proposals for a book with a supplementary guide of random thoughts -- I like Westall -- A man who lived bravely, confronting a tough reality -- Proposal for an original animated short titled "Mon Mon the water Spider" for the Saturn Theater in the Ghibli Museum, Mitaka -- Welcome to the Ghibli Forest short film "Mon Mon the Water Spider" -- Proposal for "The Day I Bought a Star" -- Welcome to the Ghibli Forest short film "The Day I Bought a Star" -- Proposal for "House Hunting" -- Welcome to the Ghibli Forest short film "House Hunting" -- Remarks to the staff of the Ghibli Museum at the screening of "Mon Mon the Water Spider", "The Day I Bought a Star," and "House Hunting" -- Worlds of insects, trees, and humans: a dialogue with Takeshi Yōrō -- Feeling responsible for the future of children and not wanting to make halfhearted films -- Memories of lost landscapes: On Genzaburō Yoshino's Kimitachi wa Dō Ikiruka (How Will You Young People Live?) -- Words of farewell -- The house of three bears -- From the anthill: an introduction -- Snezhnaya Koroleva (The Snow Queen): a film that make me think animation was worthy work -- Ponyo (2008). On Ponyo -- Memo on music for Joe Hisaishi -- Biographical chronology -- As an afterword.
Summary:
"In the mid-1990s, filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki moved from success to success as his work found an audience outside of Japan. His animated films of the era, including Princess Mononoke, Howl's Moving Castle, and Ponyo, were internationally lauded, and Miyazaki won an Academy Award® in 2003 for his popular and critical hit Spirited Away. Follow Miyazaki as his vision matures, as cinema-lovers worldwide embrace his creations, and as critics such as Roger Ebert take up the cause of animation and Miyazaki's films. In a legendary career, these crucial years represent the turning point"-- Provided by publisher.
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