The Art of My Neighbor Totoro -- Hayao Miyazaki

A generous collection of concept sketches, fully rendered character and background drawings, paintings and cell images Meet the film's principal characters and read interviews and comments with the production staff. <p/>A generous collection of concept sketches, fully rendered character and background drawings, paintings and cell images Meet the novel's principal characters and read interviews and comments with the production staff.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Hayao Miyazaki<br><b>Publisher:</b> Viz Media<br><b>Published:</b> 11/01/2005<br><b>Pages:</b> 176<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Hardcover<br><b>Weight:</b> 2.52lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 11.88h x 8.64w x 0.78d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781591166986<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>Hayao Miyazaki is one of Japan's most beloved animation directors. In 2005 he was awarded the Venice International Film Festival's Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement, and his Studio Ghibli received the festival's Osella Award for overall achievement in 2004. Miyazaki's films include <i>Spirited Away</i>, winner of the 2002 Academy Award(R) for Best Animated Feature Film, as well as <i>Castle in the Sky</i>, <i>My Neighbor Totoro</i>, <i>Kiki's Delivery Service</i>, <i>Princess Mononoke</i>, <i>Howl's Moving Castle</i>, and <i>Ponyo</i>, all of which have received great acclaim in the U.S. Miyazaki's other achievements include the highly regarded manga series <i>Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind</i> and <i>Starting Point: 1979-1996, </i> a collection of essay