A richly illustrated journey through the extraordinary cinematic worlds of beloved filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki A New York Magazine 2021 holiday gift guide pickFor over four decades Hayao Miyazaki has been enchanting audiences of all ages. His animation 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 Ghibliamprsquos 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 Kikiamprsquos Delivery Service 1989 Princess Mononoke 1997 Spirited Away 2001 and Howlamprsquos Moving Castle 2004 offer insight into Miyazakiamprsquos creative process and masterful animation techniques.