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Mixing work with pleasure, my life at Studio Ghibli, Toshio Suzuki ; translated by Roger Speares

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Mixing work with pleasure, my life at Studio Ghibli, Toshio Suzuki ; translated by Roger Speares

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-234)

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autobiography

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Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Mixing work with pleasure

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Toshio Suzuki ; translated by Roger Speares

Series statement

Japan library

Sub title

my life at Studio Ghibli

Summary

"Toshio Suzuki has devoted himself to Studio Ghibli for some thirty years, producing such world-renowned animated classics as "Princess Mononoke" and "Spirited away." Early in his career he met the two genius directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata and gained their confidence. Working with these two inimitable directors, he experiences the joys and sorrows of filmmaking, and he continues today to guide the studio. Based on his innate inquisitive nature and the accumulated resources of thirty years, Suzuki has recounted in this book the story not only of Miyazaki and Takahata but also the other figures working at Studio Ghibli or in connection with it"--Dust jacket

Table Of Contents

Preface to the English edition -- Preface to the revised Japanese edition -- About the Japanese revised edition -- In place of a preface: memories never to be forgotten -- 1. Mixing work with pleasure / trust means total trust: the animage era -- 2. The importance of shared interests in relationships: meeting Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki -- 3. The importance of being the director's ally: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and the founding of Studio Ghibli -- 4. New ideas are within a radius of three meters: Hayao Miyazaki filmmaking -- 5. Filmmaking is like tumbling all together down a slope: the philosophy and practice of Isao Takahata -- 6. There is no end to worrying in this world: the life of Yasuyoshi Tokuma -- 7. For making things, small companies are best: Ghibli as a "small neighborhood factory" -- 8. The future opens up to the steady and steadfast: always think in the present tense -- Afterword to the original Japanese edition (2008): how films result from casual conversation -- Afterword to the revised Japanese edition (2014): a word about flowers -- Toshio Suzuki chronology -- Bibliography

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