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Hayao Miyazaki: Japan's Premier Anime Storyteller (Legends of Animation)

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About Hayao Miyazaki: Japan's Premier Anime Storyteller

Product Description Hayao Miyazaki is one of the world's most respected Japanese animation filmmakers. He is known for creating compelling characters, engaging stories, and breathtaking animation, all of which have earned him international acclaim while setting box-office records. Miyazaki, who began his career in 1963 as an in-betweener for Toei Doga studio, soon found his true calling as an anime and manga artist, working on classic Japanese features and television series and writing the best-selling manga, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. In 1985, he cofounded Studio Ghibli, and in 1989, wrote and produced its breakthrough hit animated feature, Kiki's Delivery Service. Since then, Miyazaki has directed some of the most successful and popular anime features of all time, including Howl's Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke , Ponyo , and Spirited Away , entertaining audiences around the world and raising the bar for the art of animation. Follow the career and animation innovations of Japan's Emperor of Anime in Hayao Miyazaki. Chapters include:   Realizing His True Potential Evolving into an Anime Auteur Leading the Pack Finding a Renewed Sense of Spirit. From the Author This new, first-ever biography series chronicles the amazing lives and work of eight icons of animation who are among the most honored and recognized from the worlds of film and television animation and whose classic characters are known and loved around the world today. Each title brings to life the mirth and magic of these cartoon masters and goes behind the scenes discussing their personal and educational background, early work, styles and influences, trials and tribulations, professional achievements, key films and television productions, origins of their characters, innovations pioneered, and impact on popular culture. This series is sure to interest animation fans of all ages and artists pursuing careers in the lively arts themselves. From the Inside Flap The Legends of Animation series tells the life stories of the amazing artists who built and shaped the animation industry, created some of animation's most enduring characters and stories, and influenced the technology of animation. These are the animators whose technical wizardry and creative inspiration made them legends. Emphasis is given to their professional achievements, their impact on popular culture, and the innovations they pioneered. Each book takes readers behind the scenes with a discussion of the animator's personal and educational background, early work, styles and influences, key films and television productions, origins of their characters, and much more. This unique series is perfect for general readers and students interested in animation. · Each volume in Legends of Animation chronicles the life of an animation legend selected from animation's more-than-100-year history. · Included in each volume are black-and-white and full-color images. About the Author Jeff Lenburg is an award-winning author, celebrity biographer, and nationally acknowledged expert on animated cartoons. He has written nearly 30 books--including such acclaimed histories of animation as Who's Who in Animated Cartoons and The Great Cartoon Directors. His Facts On File book The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons is considered to be the definitive reference for animation fans. His books have been nominated for several awards, including the American Library Association's "Best Nonfiction Award" and the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association's Gold Medallion Award for "Best Autobiography/Biography." Lenburg lives in Arizona.