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A lot has already been said about Hayao Miyazaki’s work: a cult director, the father of modern Japanese animation, and the inspiration for thousands of modern artists and animators from around the world. His greatness is made up of dozens of details and cultural works. In this book, French journalist Stéphanie Chaputal has broken down Miyazaki’s image into different components, and also talked with the director’s colleagues and animators who were shaped by the Japanese creator. Chaputal tries to understand what the phenomenon of the founder of Studio Ghibli is, and finds answers to questions like:
— How did the works of “Soyuzmultfilm” influence Miyazaki?
— Why did aviation, feminism, and ecology become the main topics of the animator’s works?
— Does the world need a new Hayao Miyazaki, and who will become him?
The book will allow you to dive headfirst into the fantastic worlds of Hayao Miyazaki, and help you understand why such a cult formed around the director—and what this has led to for world animation.