Oscar-winning film director Guillermo del Toro (pinocchio, water shape, pan’s labyrinth) has repeatedly talked about how he grew up watching the works of Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki. However, del Toro recently revealed that many of his favorite childhood films were actually created early in Miyazaki’s animation career, before the founding of Studio Ghibli.
Before co-starring with director Isao Takahata (only yesterday, firefly grave) Miyazaki worked with him as part of Toei Animation’s animation staff during the production of Ghibli. According to TIME, which included Miyazaki on its list of the top 100 most influential people of 2024, del Toro cited some of the anime Miyazaki worked on during his time at Toei. “I discovered Hayao Miyazaki’s Toei Animation films when I was a child. Wonderful World of Pussun Boots (1969) and the following series Heidi (1974) and marco [From the Apennines to the Andes] (1976) — his style and influence became increasingly apparent,” del Toro said. My Neighbor Totoro As an adult, my mind went back to those early works and I realized how much this man shaped my childhood. Although director Miyazaki was unable to sit in the director’s chair until he left Toei, his position at the studio allowed him to later perfect what would become Ghibli’s signature animation style.
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Guillermo del Toro calls Studio Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki the most influential director in anime
Like many other filmmakers, del Toro considers Miyazaki a pioneer in animation. He is an exceptionally talented director who has used his films to explore complex themes with a uniquely nuanced approach. “Miyazaki’s works evoke that rare emotion: the shiver of recognizing a kind of beauty that is impossible in the real world and therefore exists only in his films. And he’s also a brutal realist about human anger,” del Toro says. “He knows that we are shaping and destroying the earth, and that humans are the best and worst in this world… fully present in his art. He is the single most influential animation director in the history of the medium.
Ghibli has a long list of awards and honors.A fantasy film inspired by folklore produced by a studio Spirited away, Works written and directed by director Miyazaki, The film won the Berlin Film Festival’s prestigious Golden Bear Award in 2002. In North America, the film won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. In addition, director Miyazaki’s latest work “ boy and heron. The film earned the director his second Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at this year’s Oscars.meanwhile boy and heronDel Toro, whose film debuted at the Toronto Film Festival, took time to congratulate Miyazaki on his latest animated triumph. “We are blessed to be living in a time when Mozart is composing symphonies,” del Toro explained at the time. “Mr. Miyazaki is a master of that height and we’re very lucky to be here.”
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Those who want to experience Hayao Miyazaki’s work for themselves have countless options at their disposal. Although most of Toei Animation’s older titles are not available on the latest streaming platform, viewers in the US and Japan can stream the studio’s entire Ghibli movie library on Max. Netflix has also made the movie available in most other English-speaking territories, including Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand.
Studio Ghibli
Studio Ghibli is a Japanese animation studio based in Koganei, Tokyo. The company has a strong presence in the animation industry and has expanded its portfolio into a variety of media formats, including short films, television commercials, and two television movies. Their works have been well received by audiences and have won numerous awards. Their mascot and best-known symbol, Totoro, a character from the 1988 film My Neighbor Totoro, is a giant spirit inspired by raccoon dogs and cats.
Source: Time
