Profiles the life and career of the legendary animator who created Mickey Mouse, released the first American animated feature film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and was the owner of Walt Disney Studios and Disneyland
Kidding around: the child in film and media
Hayao Miyazaki: Japan's premier anime storyteller
A thirtieth-century toxic jungle, a bathhouse for tired gods, a red-haired fish girl, and a furry woodland spirit-what do these have in common? They all spring from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki, one of the greatest living animators, known worldwide for films such as My Neighbor To…
Includes: every animated feature released in the United States since 1926; Reviews and background information for over 300 films; Plot synopses, running times, 4-star ratings, consumer tips, and MPAA ratings
This text focuses on the ways fundamental principles of the fairy tale tradition are deployed, and hence come to manifest themselves narratively and cinematographically, in anime. Topics covered include modes of storytelling, aesthetics, as well as dramatic, ethical, psychologic…
Focuses on traditional monster art and its links to post-war animation, sequential art, and Japanese cinema by adapting Western art historical concepts and methodology