...Spirted away, a japense film by Hayao Mizaki tells the story of a young girl named Chihiro. At the beginning of the film Chihiro and her parents are driving to there new house. Along the way her parents end up getting lost, the car ends up spinning out of control. Then stops at a huge statue in front of a faded building. The statue is symbollic in the film because it marks the beginning of the other world. Being curious as most people would her parents decide to venture into the building as well as the wind which pulls the parents through the tunnel. Hayao creates a sense of mystery through a darkened tunnel. Behind the tunnel is a bunch of buildings all of which abanadoned as well, her parents smell food and not being wise eat it. Chihiro...
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...Hayao Miyazaki attained global acclaim for both Princess Mononoke, released in the United States in 1999, and Spirited Away, released throughout North America three years later. These films are clearly products of the same visionary; each film presents a protagonist of strong will and sound ethic and, in each case, he or she is forced to embark on an epic journey. Both films were very successful in Japan; however, although both were critically acclaimed in the United States, only Spirited Away saw continued box-office success. In order to explain the disparity between these films’ earnings, I will discuss the different approaches, which these films take, to the theme of duality. Naturally, the idea of a double nature is unsettling. However, whereas Spirited Away addresses this theme in a way that invigorates and provides closure, Princess Mononoke leaves the audience feeling uncertain. In order to understand the disparity between these films’ earnings, one must examine not only thematic differences between these films, but also patterns among high-grossing films in the United States. In other words, what are American audiences looking for, which Spirited Away offers and Princess Mononoke does not? When reviewing the history of box-office successes in the United States, one becomes aware of an unfortunate truth: that there is little correlation between what viewers recognize as ‘good cinema’ and what they will pay to see. So what is the formula for a box office success...
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...choose. I didn’t really know whom I admired. I figured should be someone that inspired me and that I look up to. I then remembered Hayao Miyazaki. He as a Japanese film director, animator and manga artist, and his movies are one of my favourite things in the world. I chose him, because he really inspires me with his talent and amazing imagination. His movies have had great success and have won several Academy Awards, both in Japan and in America; the films have inspired and touched millions of people from all over the world. He is a very talented and besides directing anime movies, he also has created and published a number of manga comics. The stories that he tells in his movies are very special to me, and besides from just being spectacular, they also connect me to my childhood, where I often watched them. The stories most often find place in a magical world, and involves magical creatures, but also humans. The movies are very childish and cute; but at the same time if you dig deep, you can find some form of controversy. The controversy is often projected against society issues, such as war or the relationship between humans, nature and technology. I find that to be really interesting, that he has the ability to make movies that appeal to both children and adults; that he can make childish movies with a deeper meaning. I admire Hayao Miyazaki because he has achieved so much in his life, by doing what he loves and has inspired so many people around the world. I admire him...
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...Narrative research http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?sid=cafb39b7-be23-4f8c-b773-2be0302b56e4%40sessionmgr104&vid=1&hid=117&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=tfh&AN=53475373 ANIME GOES MAINSTREAM. Princess Mononoke, Akira, and Cowboy Bebop may not be household names here. But in the world of anime, or Japanese animation, they're among the top 10 films ever made. You've seen it-colorful cartoon characters with big eyes, spiky hair, and small mouths. And you've probably heard about it-Hayao Miyazaki's latest film, Ponyo, was the ninth highest-grossing film in this country on its opening weekend last summer. With its complex plots and moral messages, anime is as intelligent as some of the best feature films. Take Grave of the Fireflies, written and directed by Isao Takahata. According to film critic Roger Ebert, it's one of the most powerful anti-war movies of all time. Or Paprika, directed by Satoshi Kon and animated by Madhouse Studios, a visual masterpiece where reality and dreams collide. From the epic fantasy Ninja Scroll and the cyberpunk Ghost in the Shell to the sci-fi romance The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, anime has something for everyone, whether it's romance, action, fantasy, adventure, or mystery. No wonder its gone mainstream, with thousands of young fans flocking to anime conventions across the country and teens from all socioeconomic and racial backgrounds trading cards, collecting art, and, of course, watching it on TV, DVDs, and the...
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...The character Mr. Chiu from the short story Saboteur embodies the theme of the story by his actions and manners, as written by Ha Jin. Mr. Chiu is portrayed as a sickly and overall unhealthy person. He is also well-educated. In this story, his stubbornness and vengefulness contribute to proving the theme of the story. Near the end of the story, it says, “While eating, he kept saying through his teeth, ‘If only I could kill all the b*******!’” and then it also states “Within a month over eight hundred people contracted acute hepatitis in Muji. Nobody knew how the epidemic had started.” Mr. Chiu’s words show that he is angry with the policemen and wants revenge. You can infer from the ending of the story that Mr. Chiu intentionally ate food at...
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...artistic elements, so it formed a unique form of artistic expression. Hayao Miyazaki is one of famous Japanese animator and director in the world. Due to perfect use of these artistic elements by Hayao Miyazaki, animation achieved a qualitative leap. His works are mostly involved in the relationship between humans and nature, pacifism and feminist movement. He is the first thinker who raise animation to a high degree of humanity WHO： Hayao Miyazaki who was born in Tokyo in 1941, is one of the most influential Japanese animator and director in the world. He began his career as an animator in 1963 at Toei Animation. In 1985, he and Takahata co-founded the animation studio-Studio Ghibli which was widely praised in the world. His themes of works are different, but integrated dream, environmental protection, life, survival in his works. His animations are mostly involved in the relationship between humans and nature, pacifism and feminist movement his spirit not only let people who around world to resonate, and attracted worldwide attention, even animation kingdom Disney are interested in buying his animation film distribution copyright. Therefore, Hayao Miyazaki who is a legend of the Japanese animation industry, has irreplaceable position in the global animation industry.( Reference for Business n.d.) WHAT: Spirited Away which is produced by Studio Ghibli, is one of the most successful animation of Hayao Miyazaki who is director and screenwriter of it. The story that is about a...
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...Connection and Web Evolution PHI 339 One piece of art that I really like is called Acceptance vs. Rejection (Username Squish-Squash). This piece was a semi-finalist in Wacom’s 2009 Bring Your Vision to Life deviantART contest. This 2D image depicts a little girl hugging a strange creature that upon closer inspection appears to have the sad face of a pretty girl but the large, monstrous, decaying body of rejected attempts at existence. It is acknowledged to have been inspired by Hayao Miyazaki’s film, Spirited Away (2001). An open property, which I feel is appropriate and which this work incorporates, that will necessarily make every piece of art with its inclusion pleasing to me would be personal connection at a high degree. When I say that I connect/ relate to a piece of art at different degrees it is to acknowledge that I fundamentally relate to all art simply by coexisting with it and that there are also other levels of connection between that and true pleasure. The highest of these levels is elicited by a wild variety of connection “triggers” in my many different mental approaches to the artwork. For example but not exclusively, perhaps if the subject looks like me or an experience I’ve had or vividly imagined, if it’s a subject I’ve studied out of personal passion, if it tickles my brain, if it’s a brand new concept to me, if it’s a polar opposite, if it’s my current favorite color, etc. The triggers that will strike my mind are of such a range that they...
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...‘Spirited Away’ is an anime film by Hayao Miyazaki. ‘Spirited Away’ tell us the story about a young girl who has developed from a weak/vulnerable girl to a much more independent and stronger girl. It is highly entertaining and insightful partly because of the education on Japanese culture, but what I believe makes it more entertaining and insightful is the life lessons within the film. Does culture and gender provide entertaining and insightful material for the audience? I don't believe that the culture and gender title is the only factor that makes the film entertaining. Many of other things within the film make it much more entertaining. In my eyes there isn't much of Japanese culture that gives me interest apart from the buildings and more. The gender stereotype is mostly shown in Chihiro not any other characters which doesn't make it a large factor in the film other although it's put in the main character. Many more different factors of ‘Spirited Away’ make it entertaining and insightful, such as life lessons within the film and how some characters are exaggerated also known as a caricature. Life lessons teach more about what we should know more in general rather than Japanese culture which isn't necessarily important for the majority of us in the future. Hayao Miyazaki has used many...
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...Japanese animation (particularly fantasy) is not a popular genre among adults, but has become an important part of this generation’s childhood and has affected many in shaping their views of the world. By combining the real world with that of fantasy and by incorporating strong female role models, films such as The Secret World of Arrietty, Kiki’s Delivery Service and Wolf Children, are able to explore key life themes such as growing up and building relationships. In the stories they tell, these films appeal not only to children, but to adults as well. All three films are able to seamlessly combine the real world with one of fantasy and magic. The Secret World of Arrietty takes place in our world, but alongside humans exist a tiny (although uncommon) people called “borrowers” who are only a few inches tall and who “borrow” small items they need, like sugar cubes and pins, from humans. The world is seen from the perspective of tiny Arrietty, creating a world we have never seen before – one of beauty and magic even if it only takes place in one house and its garden. Kiki’s Delivery Service portrays a world where witches are a normal part of our own society. Kiki is always flying around on her broomstick, but the movie still grounds itself in practicality, having Kiki open her own delivery service to earn a living. Lastly Wolf Children, despite being about raising children who are werewolves, is one of the most realistic animated movies to be made, having complex and believable characters...
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...In Miyazaki films, he strengthens the importance of protecting the environment in order to remain the nature beauty of the Earth. He is inspired by the environmental issues happening around Japan or even the globe which reflects the attitude of the people who mistreat the environment. In Nausicaa of the valley of the wind, in 1984, the film stresses the idea of protecting the environment. This film was released by the recommendation of World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). He built up a character, Nausicaa, who is a strong woman from the Valley of the Wind who involved in a struggle with Tolmekia, a kingdom that tries to use an ancient weapon to get rid of a jungle of mutant giant insects. Nausicaä must think of some ways to overcome this situation. He gets his idea from the post-World War II pollution of Japan’s Minamata bay. The incident started with the wastes which was accumulated in the bay and soon cause the mercury poisoning of the people who ate the fish ( Griesbauer). After the people realized the truth, they stop consuming this kind of fish. On the other hand, the fish were still be able to survive under this severe condition in the bay. In Nausicaa, he illustrated the fukai (Sea of Decay), fungi, giant insects, and deadly plants which represented the severe condition of the environment. The colour used on the environment was dull to show the consequences of destroying the nature. In his another well-known product, My neighbor Totoro (1988), it again showed the mistreatment...
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... | Introduction After visiting the "Studio Ghibli Layout Design" exhibition in Hong Kong Heritage Museum, I was shocked by the original layout sketches and the fine storytelling. The 1300 layouts of films contain the cut of camera work, camera speed and space relation between characters and backgrounds; it gives me an insight of the process of animation making. Hence, I would like to comprehend more about the film produced by animation powerhouse-Studio Ghibli, especially the masterpiece-“Spirited Away”, which helps to promote Japanese animation to worldwide audience. “Spirited Away” is an animated film written and directed by the director of Studio Ghibli, Hayao Miyazaki (Cavallaro 2004) in 2001, which have won awards in a number of international film festivals, including Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film and a Golden Bear at the Berlin International Festival (Reider 2005), and become the top-grossing movie in Japanese history. In the following, the film’s themes based on the plot, use of photography and camera angle and aesthetic symbols and motifs will be analyzed throughout the essay to understand the key of success of this fantasy...
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...Hayao Miyazaki is a Japanese chief executive of Studio Ghibli. He was born in Tokyo, Japan on January 5, 1941, making him 72 today. Miyazaki is one of four siblings under his father Katusji Miyazaki; this family initially worked within Miyazaki Airplanes, a family business. His father moved their family to Utsonomiya City later on. These different environments would soon serve as inspiration for the settings of his stories and the basis of plot. Nausicaa (produced in 1984 (Kraemer)) would reflect Miyazaki’s dislike for governmental war and Princess Mononoke would contain the forest inspired setting that he grew up with in Utsonomiya City. Miyazaki would even take personal experiences –like his mother’s diagnosis of tuberculosis- and incorporate...
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...is that he mixed the history of Japan and Baseball into an action packed book. There are books that usually compare history and another subject, but Alan Gratz has used the two books to create a struggle. That is another element that I like most books. Another different quality is that he has added a sense of confusion to Toyo. In most books, you see a slight view of confusion but in this book Toyo is confused about the society of Japan and why must his dad commit seppuku. Samurai Shortstop is in third person omniscient because the narrator goes into the characters thoughts and feelings. The narrator basically knows everything that is happening in the story. Page 156 Toyo pushed aside his clothes – “ It is time for class” said Futoshi Analysis II – Themes: What are the book’s themes? Prove the importance of these themes with examples from the novel. One theme in Samurai shortstop is the theme of challenging the status quo. Throughout the book, Toyo had been taught Bushido, the way of the warrior to understand his Uncles Koji’s death. One scene where he was confused was when Fuji (Yoshiko Fujimura) had told him that his family was not from samurai class and that Besuboru (Baseball) is not a Samurai game but everyone who had played Sumo...
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...heart. Whether the desires are bath tokens, gold or virginity, No-Face could not comprehend that these desires would not lead to his own fulfillment due to his lack of understanding emotion and connection. This predicament makes No-Face unable to satisfy himself. Hayao Miyazaki explains No-Face’s conflicting character during the premiere interview, “Kaonashi is a metaphor, the libido that everybody secretly harbors.” It seems that No-Face is the portrayal of the secretive sexual desires that everyone has. It could also be interpreted, rather as life's’ instinct to live on and continue bloodlines. No-Face cannot even fathom his own desires because of his emptiness and loss of purpose and yet he follows an instinct to continue on with his empty life and to try to find fulfillment. No-Face is a paradox within himself, continuing to exist while not having a meaning to his existence. This confusion makes No-Face easily lost in others passion keeping him from finding his own desires and finding his purpose. He doesn’t understand that fulfillment is more complex than just receiving what is desired; nothing can be bought to fill the void of emotional emptiness. The Supervising Animator, Ando Masashi, offers this character analysis quoted from the book The Art of Spirited Away: “No Face is basically expressionless, but I ended up adding just a tiny bit of expression. It might have been better to make his mask more Noh-like without any expression at all, conveying his expressions by lighting...
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...The history of anime began at the start of the 20th century, when Japanese filmmakers experimented with the animation techniques that were being explored in the West. During the 1970s, anime developed further, separating itself from its Western roots, and developing distinct genres such asmecha and its Super Robot sub-genre. Typical shows from this period include Lupin III and Mazinger Z. During this period several filmmakers became famous, especially Hayao Miyazaki and Mamoru Oshii. In the 1980s, anime was accepted in the mainstream in Japan, and experienced a boom in production. The rise of Gundam, Macross, Dragon Ball, and the Real Robot and space opera genres set a boom as well. The film Akira set records in 1988 for the production costs of an anime film and went on to become a success worldwide. Later, in 2004, the same creators produced Steamboy, which took over as the most expensive anime film. The Super Dimension Fortress Macross also became a worldwide success after being adapted as part of Robotech, and Megazone 23 also gained recognition in the West after it was adapted as Robotech: The Movie.[citation needed] The internet also led to the rise of fansub anime. Spirited Away shared the first prize at the 2002 Berlin Film Festival and won the 2003 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, while Innocence: Ghost in the Shell was featured at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. Contents [hide] * 1 First generation of Japanese animators * 2 Second generation of Japanese...
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