Ryan Lambie Jan 5, 2020
We look at legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki's rise to success.
When Hayao Miyazaki stepped into a Tokyo conference room and announced his retirement from feature filmmaking on September 6th, 2013, it marked the end of a career which stretched back to the early 1960s. Through such films as My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, and Howl's Moving Castle, Miyazaki entertained and beguiled a global audience with his lighter-than-air storytelling and captivating characters. Somehow, his films managed to be both universal and deeply personal. But how did Miyazaki, born to a well-to-do family on January 5th, 1941, become one of the most respected animators in Japan?
Miyazaki grew up in the post-war comics boom led by the father of manga, Osamu Tezuka, and dreamed of becoming a comic artist himself. When he went to university, however, Miyazaki studied political science and economics rather than the arts. But he remained dedicated...
We look at legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki's rise to success.
When Hayao Miyazaki stepped into a Tokyo conference room and announced his retirement from feature filmmaking on September 6th, 2013, it marked the end of a career which stretched back to the early 1960s. Through such films as My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, and Howl's Moving Castle, Miyazaki entertained and beguiled a global audience with his lighter-than-air storytelling and captivating characters. Somehow, his films managed to be both universal and deeply personal. But how did Miyazaki, born to a well-to-do family on January 5th, 1941, become one of the most respected animators in Japan?
Miyazaki grew up in the post-war comics boom led by the father of manga, Osamu Tezuka, and dreamed of becoming a comic artist himself. When he went to university, however, Miyazaki studied political science and economics rather than the arts. But he remained dedicated...
- 12/8/2014
- Den of Geek
As the Hayao Miyazaki Complete Collection arrives on Blu-ray, we look at the legendary animator's rise to international success...
When Hayao Miyazaki stepped into a Tokyo conference room and announced his retirement from feature filmmaking on the 6th September 2013, it marked the end of a career which stretched back to the early 1960s. Through such films as My Neighbour Totoro, Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle, Miyazaki entertained and beguiled a global audience with his lighter-than-air storytelling and captivating characters. Somehow, his films managed to be both universal and deeply personal.
Miyazaki's work is brought together for the first time in The Hayao Miyazaki Collection, which serves as lasting and handsomely-presented tribute to the 11 films he made between 1979 and 2013. But how did Miyazaki, born to a well-to-do family on the 5th January 1941, become one of the most respected animators in Japan?
Miyazaki grew up in the post-war comics boom led by the father of manga,...
When Hayao Miyazaki stepped into a Tokyo conference room and announced his retirement from feature filmmaking on the 6th September 2013, it marked the end of a career which stretched back to the early 1960s. Through such films as My Neighbour Totoro, Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle, Miyazaki entertained and beguiled a global audience with his lighter-than-air storytelling and captivating characters. Somehow, his films managed to be both universal and deeply personal.
Miyazaki's work is brought together for the first time in The Hayao Miyazaki Collection, which serves as lasting and handsomely-presented tribute to the 11 films he made between 1979 and 2013. But how did Miyazaki, born to a well-to-do family on the 5th January 1941, become one of the most respected animators in Japan?
Miyazaki grew up in the post-war comics boom led by the father of manga,...
- 12/5/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Mario Martone will also participate in public conversation.
German director Edgar Reitz will be the guest of honour at the Locarno Film Festival’s spinoff event L’immagine e la parola.
Reitz, the German auteur behind the Heimat saga, will prevent a Die andere Heimat – Chronik einer Sehnsucht
Film and theater director Mario Martone will also be a guest of the event and will participate in a public conversation as well as presenting his film L’amore molesto.
The second edition of L’immagine e la parola runs April 12-15.
Carlo Chatrian serves as artistic director on the event, which is also co-ordinated by Carmen Werner and Daniela Persico.
Themes this year include history and poetry, as well as music.
Other screenings include Lev Atamanov’s The Snow Queen, Alessandro Rossetto’s Piccola Patria and Marcel L’Herbier’s L’Inhumaine.
German director Edgar Reitz will be the guest of honour at the Locarno Film Festival’s spinoff event L’immagine e la parola.
Reitz, the German auteur behind the Heimat saga, will prevent a Die andere Heimat – Chronik einer Sehnsucht
Film and theater director Mario Martone will also be a guest of the event and will participate in a public conversation as well as presenting his film L’amore molesto.
The second edition of L’immagine e la parola runs April 12-15.
Carlo Chatrian serves as artistic director on the event, which is also co-ordinated by Carmen Werner and Daniela Persico.
Themes this year include history and poetry, as well as music.
Other screenings include Lev Atamanov’s The Snow Queen, Alessandro Rossetto’s Piccola Patria and Marcel L’Herbier’s L’Inhumaine.
- 3/12/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Mario Martone will also participate in public conversation.
German director Edgar Reitz will be the guest of honour at the Locarno Film Festival’s spinoff event L’immagine e la parola.
Reitz, the German auteur behind the Heimat saga, will prevent a Die andere Heimat – Chronik einer Sehnsucht
Film and theater director Mario Martone will also be a guest of the event and will participate in a public conversation as well as presenting his film L’amore molesto.
The second edition of L’immagine e la parola runs April 12-15.
Carlo Chatrian serves as artistic director on the event, which is also co-ordinated by Carmen Werner and Daniela Persico.
Themes this year include history and poetry, as well as music.
Other screenings include Lev Atamanov’s The Snow Queen, Alessandro Rossetto’s Piccola Patria and Marcel L’Herbier’s L’Inhumaine.
German director Edgar Reitz will be the guest of honour at the Locarno Film Festival’s spinoff event L’immagine e la parola.
Reitz, the German auteur behind the Heimat saga, will prevent a Die andere Heimat – Chronik einer Sehnsucht
Film and theater director Mario Martone will also be a guest of the event and will participate in a public conversation as well as presenting his film L’amore molesto.
The second edition of L’immagine e la parola runs April 12-15.
Carlo Chatrian serves as artistic director on the event, which is also co-ordinated by Carmen Werner and Daniela Persico.
Themes this year include history and poetry, as well as music.
Other screenings include Lev Atamanov’s The Snow Queen, Alessandro Rossetto’s Piccola Patria and Marcel L’Herbier’s L’Inhumaine.
- 3/12/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
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