A richly illustrated journey through the extraordinary cinematic worlds of beloved filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki

For over four decades, Hayao Miyazaki has been enchanting audiences of all ages. His animated films, often featuring children navigating unfamiliar and challenging worlds, offer timeless explorations of youth and what it means to grow up. Celebrated and admired around the globe for his artistic vision, craftsmanship and deeply humanistic values, Miyazaki has influenced generations of artists. The universal appeal of his evocative natural settings and complex characters, many among them strong girls and young women, cuts across cultural boundaries.

This book is published on the occasion of the 2021 inaugural exhibition at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, in collaboration with Studio Ghibli in Tokyo. It accompanies the first ever retrospective dedicated to the legendary filmmaker in North America and introduces hundreds of original production materials, including artworks never before seen outside of Studio Ghibli's archives. Concept sketches, character designs, storyboards, layouts, backgrounds and production cels from his early career through all 11 of his feature films, including My Neighbor Totoro (1988), Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), Princess Mononoke (1997), Spirited Away (2001) and Howl's Moving Castle (2004), offer insight into Miyazaki's creative process and masterful animation techniques.

这是一趟图文并茂的旅程，穿越了深受喜爱的电影制作人宫崎骏的非凡电影世界

四十多年来，宫崎骏一直让全世界的观众着迷。他的动画电影，通常以儿童为主角，在陌生和具有挑战性的世界中航行，对青春和成长的意义进行了永恒的探索。宫崎骏因其艺术眼光、工艺和深刻的人文价值而备受世界赞誉和钦佩，影响了几代艺术家。他令人回味的自然环境和复杂的人物，其中许多是坚强的女孩和年轻女性，其普遍的吸引力跨越了文化的界限。

本书是在2021年洛杉矶奥斯卡电影博物馆的首展之际，与东京的吉卜力工作室合作出版的。它伴随着北美首次专门为这位传奇电影人举办的回顾展，并介绍了数百份原始制作材料，包括吉卜力工作室档案以外鲜为人知的艺术作品。从概念草图、角色设计、故事板、布局、背景和制作模型，展示了宫崎骏从影至今11部动画影片，包括《我的邻居龙猫》（1988年）、《魔女宅急便》（1989年）、《幽灵公主》（1997年）、《千与千寻》（2001年）和《哈尔的移动城堡》（2004年），让人了解宫崎骏的创作过程和精湛的动画技术。