Hayao Miyazaki managed to reach each of us. For that, he needed very little—just to show that magic is far more real and much closer than it seems. Miyazaki’s animation style can’t be confused with any other, and the films he created are known worldwide: “Spirited Away,” “Howl’s Moving Castle,” “The Wind Rises,” and others we’ve rewatched countless times.
The book “The Universe of Hayao Miyazaki. The Great Animator’s Films, in Detail” reveals every facet of the legendary Japanese animator. You’ll learn how the director’s life unfolded from his early years, how the Ghibli studio was created—where treasures of Japanese animation were born. Together with the author, you’ll look at Miyazaki’s films from another angle and discover details that might have escaped your attention even after many viewings.
If you’re wholeheartedly captivated by the universe of Hayao Miyazaki—if you’re amazed by the aesthetics of locations and characters created by Miyazaki and his colleagues—and if you consider it an indisputable truth that Japanese directors’ animation has no equal anywhere in the world—then this book is for you.