Hayao Miyazaki by Jessica Niebel

Hayao Miyazaki accompanies the 2021 inaugural exhibition at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, organized in collaboration with Studio Ghibli in Tokyo. The exhibition was the first North American retrospective dedicated to Miyazaki. This book presents hundreds of original production materials, including artworks previously unseen outside Studio Ghibli’s archives.

Concept sketches, character designs, storyboards, layouts, backgrounds, and production cels trace Miyazaki’s 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). The materials offer a look at his animation process and his recurring themes of childhood, growing up, natural settings, and complex characters, including strong girls and young women.

PUBLISHED WITH: Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

EXHIBITION PARTNER: Studio Ghibli, Tokyo