Nicolas Rapold

The Worlds of Hayao Miyazaki (eBook, ePUB)

The Influences and Inspiration Behind the Iconic Films

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Explore the inspirations behind the work of the legendary Hayao Miyazaki, one of animated cinema's all-time great creators.

Often called the godfather of animation, Miyazaki is able to imagine and populate worlds like no other director or animator. His films, from My Neighbour Totoro to the Oscar-winning Spirited Away and The Boy and The Heron, are deeply original, each conjuring up their own complete and entrancing version of reality.

This book journeys through the rich mix of cultural, historical and artistic influences that shape Miyazaki's storytelling. From Japanese folklore and childhood memories to architecture, classic cinema, literature and political commentary, it reveals how Miyazaki's deeply personal vision creates layered worlds that somehow feel both fantastical and grounded in truth.

With insight into his process, visual language and recurring themes - including nature, flight, girlhood, resistance and renewal - The Worlds of Hayao Miyazaki offers fans and film lovers a deeper understanding of the imagination behind the magic.

A celebration of creative freedom, storytelling without limits, and the enduring power of animation.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Frances Lincoln
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. September 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781836004820
• Artikelnr.: 75384783

Autorenporträt

Nicolas Rapold is a writer and editor. He worked as editor-in-chief of Film Comment (both web and print) at Film at Lincoln Center, where he hosted the Film Comment Podcast, curated Film Comment Selects, and was a member of the magazine's editorial team since 2005. He currently hosts the podcast The Last Thing I Saw and his writing has appeared in The New York Times, Artforum, the Criterion Collection Daily, and Sight & Sound.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter One 
Four Ways Through The Looking Glass 
How Four Great Writers Have Inspired Miyazaki’s Story-Building
Chapter Two 
We Could Be Heroes 
How Four More Writers Yielded Models Of Young Female Independence
Chapter Three 
All The World¿s A Stage 
The Actual Places That Inspire Miyazaki’s Realistic Fantasies
Chapter Four 
National Treasures 
Homegrown Japanese Influences On Miyazaki, From The Spiritual To The
Culinary
Chapter Five 
Songs Of Innocence And Experience 
The Personal Memories That Haunt (And Cheer Up) Miyazaki’s Movies
Chapter Six 
Visions Of The Future 
How And Why Miyazaki Portrays The Possible Worlds To Come
Chapter Seven
Drawn From Life
Miyazaki’s Sources And Models For Animating Movement
Chapter Eight 
Drawn In 
The Animated Films That Inspired Miyazaki
Chapter Nine 
Live-Action Cinema 
How Miyazaki Thinks Through Film History
Chapter Ten 
The Big Picture 
Four Ways Of Framing Miyazaki