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Starting Point: 1979-1996 Paperback – Illustrated, 8 April 2014
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Hayao Miyazaki
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Japan's most popular filmmaker speaks on life, love, and the world of anime.
The Starting Point...of the Greatest Career in Animation HistoryIn the first two decades of his career, filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki laid the groundwork for his legendary movies. Starting Point is a collection of essays, interviews, and memoir that go back to the roots of Miyazaki's childhood, the formulation of his theories of animation, and the founding of Studio Ghibli.Before directing such acclaimed films as Spirited Away, Miyazaki was just another salaried animator, but with a vision of his own. Follow him as he takes his first steps on the road to success, experience his frustrations with the manga and animation industries that often suffocate creativity, and realize the importance of bringing the childhood dreams of the world to life.Starting Point: 1979-1996 is not just a chronicle of the life of a man whose own dreams have come true, it is a tribute to the power of the moving image.
In the first two decades of his career, filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki laid the groundwork for his legendary movies. Starting Point is a collection of essays, interviews, and memoirs that go back to the roots of Miyazaki's childhood, the formulation of his theories of animation, and the founding of Studio Ghibli.
Before directing such acclaimed films as Spirited Away, Miyazaki was just another salaried animator, but with a vision of his own. Follow him as he takes his first steps on the road to success, experience his frustrations with the manga and animation industries that often suffocate creativity, and realize the importance of bringing the childhood dreams of the world to life.
Starting Point: 1979-1996 is not just a chronicle of the life of a man whose own dreams have come true, it is a tribute to the power of the moving image.
The Starting Point...of the Greatest Career in Animation HistoryIn the first two decades of his career, filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki laid the groundwork for his legendary movies. Starting Point is a collection of essays, interviews, and memoir that go back to the roots of Miyazaki's childhood, the formulation of his theories of animation, and the founding of Studio Ghibli.Before directing such acclaimed films as Spirited Away, Miyazaki was just another salaried animator, but with a vision of his own. Follow him as he takes his first steps on the road to success, experience his frustrations with the manga and animation industries that often suffocate creativity, and realize the importance of bringing the childhood dreams of the world to life.Starting Point: 1979-1996 is not just a chronicle of the life of a man whose own dreams have come true, it is a tribute to the power of the moving image.
In the first two decades of his career, filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki laid the groundwork for his legendary movies. Starting Point is a collection of essays, interviews, and memoirs that go back to the roots of Miyazaki's childhood, the formulation of his theories of animation, and the founding of Studio Ghibli.
Before directing such acclaimed films as Spirited Away, Miyazaki was just another salaried animator, but with a vision of his own. Follow him as he takes his first steps on the road to success, experience his frustrations with the manga and animation industries that often suffocate creativity, and realize the importance of bringing the childhood dreams of the world to life.
Starting Point: 1979-1996 is not just a chronicle of the life of a man whose own dreams have come true, it is a tribute to the power of the moving image.
- Print length462 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherVIZ Media LLC
- Publication date8 April 2014
- Dimensions15.24 x 3.3 x 22.86 cm
- ISBN-101421561042
- ISBN-13978-1421561042
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About the Author
Hayao Miyazaki is one of Japan’s most beloved animation directors. In 2005 he was awarded the Venice International Film Festival’s Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement, and his Studio Ghibli received the festival’s Osella Award for overall achievement in 2004. Miyazaki’s films include Spirited Away, winner of the 2002 Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature Film, as well as Castle in the Sky, My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service, Princess Mononoke, Howl's Moving Castle, and Ponyo, all of which have received great acclaim in the U.S. Miyazaki’s other achievements include the highly regarded manga series Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and Starting Point: 1979-1996, a collection of essays, interviews, and memoirs that chronicle his early career and the development of his theories of animation. Both are published in English by VIZ Media.
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- Publisher : VIZ Media LLC; Illustrated edition (8 April 2014)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 462 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1421561042
- ISBN-13 : 978-1421561042
- Dimensions : 15.24 x 3.3 x 22.86 cm
- Best Sellers Rank: 39,418 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Hayao Miyazaki is the prominent director of many popular animated feature films. He is also the co-founder of Studio Ghibli, the award-winning Japanese animation studio and production company behind worldwide hits such as PRINCESS MONONOKE, HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE and SPIRITED AWAY.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Must read for a Anime lover!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 March 2021Verified Purchase
I read the first volume as well, it’s amazing to see Mizayaki thinking and how he developed in his art. I’m a big supporter of his work but after this I appreciate even more how much work and passion it goes to create those masterpieces.

5.0 out of 5 stars
Must read for a Anime lover!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 March 2021
I read the first volume as well, it’s amazing to see Mizayaki thinking and how he developed in his art. I’m a big supporter of his work but after this I appreciate even more how much work and passion it goes to create those masterpieces.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 March 2021
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Oliver Thomas Timpson
1.0 out of 5 stars
Bent and ripped pages!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 April 2021Verified Purchase
Really looking forward to this book, but sadly upon receiving it only minutes ago, three pages are ripped. This has never happen before in all the years I’ve been buying via Amazon so I am quite shocked. Just be aware that buying physical books may be a gamble in terms of keeping them pristine

1.0 out of 5 stars
Bent and ripped pages!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 April 2021
Really looking forward to this book, but sadly upon receiving it only minutes ago, three pages are ripped. This has never happen before in all the years I’ve been buying via Amazon so I am quite shocked. Just be aware that buying physical books may be a gamble in terms of keeping them pristine
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 April 2021
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Really fantastic, any fan of Miyazaki or Ghibli should consider ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 March 2018Verified Purchase
Really fantastic, any fan of Miyazaki or Ghibli should consider this essential reading. Really, anyone interested in animation, Japanese or otherwise would be enthralled by this collection of essays and talks from one of the medium's greats.

ladymaltese
5.0 out of 5 stars
Super great book for its texts, but missed more illustrations!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 April 2013Verified Purchase
It was a gift for a friend and she loved it. Great work, so complete, but also we missed more images by Miyazaki. The book contains some illustrations in the middle but it is true that, although it would make it a super big book, we would have loved to see much more illustrations accompanying the text.
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Wendy Hughes
5.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting book for Ghibli lovers
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 December 2018Verified Purchase
Exactly what my daughter wanted for Christmas as Studio Ghibli euthusiast and admired by many in the family, giving facts about the author of Totoro's early life