A richly illustrated journey through the extraordinary cinematic worlds of beloved filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki. For admirers of Hayao’s work and contributions to the cinematic arts, this beautiful book will simply delight you and fit into your collection.

By Jessica Niebel. Foreword by Toshio Suzuki. Text by Pete Docter, Daniel Kothenschulte.

This book was 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

Size: 9.06” x 1.02” // 288 Pages // Hardcover

Publisher: DelMonico Books/Academy Museum of Motion Pictures