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Really Cool Talk – Work of Hayao Miyazaki. David Powell & Jenny Song. Hayao Miyazaki. Writer, director, animator Co-founder of Studio Ghibli Comparable to American animator, Walt Disney Hands on in all animation projects Considered one of the greatest animators of all time. Films.
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Really Cool Talk – Work of Hayao Miyazaki David Powell & Jenny Song
Hayao Miyazaki • Writer, director, animator • Co-founder of Studio Ghibli • Comparable to American animator, Walt Disney • Hands on in all animation projects • Considered one of the greatest animators of all time
Films • Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) • My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Princess Mononoke (1997) • At the time, highest grossing film in Japan • Brought him worldwide attention
Spirited Away (2001) • Won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature • Highest grossing film in Japan
Ponyo on a Cliff • 9th film at Studio Ghibli • “Final Film” (?) • Release Summer 2008
Character • Dynamic characters, neither wholly good nor wholly evil • “The protagonists of his films are often strong, independent girls or young women; the villains, when present, are often morally ambiguous characters with redeeming qualities.”
Themes • “…humanity's relationship to nature and technology, and the difficulty of maintaining a pacifist ethic.” • Miyazaki holds the view that "to be successful, companies have to make it possible for their female employees to succeed." • Flight is a recurring theme
The End Hayao Miyazaki is my hero!