š The first English-language book
about Studio Ghibli, makers of the
award-winning Spirited Away
š 3 of the top 10 grossing non-English
language films come from Studio Ghibli
š Anime and manga are now hugely
popular outside Japan with dedicated
sections in video and book stores
š In the UK sales of manga now exceed
that of non-manga comic books
š An English version of the latest Ghibli
masterpiece, Ponyo On The Cliff By The
Sea, is released in 2009
STUDIO GHIBLI
THE FILMS OF HAYAO MIYAZAKI AND ISAO TAKAHATA
COLIN ODELL & MICHELLE LE BLANC
The animations of Japan’s Studio Ghibli are universal: humanity, community and a love for
amongst the highest regarded in the movie the environment.
industry. Their delightful films rank alongside
No other film studio, animation or otherwise,
the most popular non-English language films
comes close to matching Ghibli for pure
ever made, with each new eagerly-anticipated
cinematic experience. This Kamera Book
release a guaranteed box-office smash. Yet
examines all their major works, as well the
this highly profitable studio has remained
early output of Hayao Miyazaki and Isao
fiercely independent, producing a stream of
Takahata, exploring the cultural and thematic
imaginative and individual animations. The
threads that bind these films together.
studio’s founders, long-time animators Isao
Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki, have created
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timeless masterpieces. Although their films
AVAILABLE MARCH 2009
are distinctly Japanese their themes are
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Colin Odell and Michelle Le Blanc are freelance authors and
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film critics. They have co-authored books about John Carpenter,
ISBN: 978-1-84243-279-2
Tim Burton, Horror Films, Jackie Chan and Vampire Films and
contributed to Wallflower Press’s Alter Image and The Greenwood
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. They are regular writers
for
Kamera.co.uk and Vector.
www.kamerabooks.com/studioghibli/
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