Soaring in Hayao Miyazaki`s Fantastic Animated

投稿類別：英文寫作
篇名：
Soaring in Hayao Miyazaki’s Fantastic Animated Realm
作者：
陳歆茹。國立草屯商工。應三一班
塗淯辰。國立草屯商工。應三一班
張雅筑。國立草屯商工。應三一班
指導老師：
吳青坡老師
Soaring in Hayao Miyazaki’s Fantastic Animated Realm
Abstract
Providing that Walt Disney is the animation master in the Western, Hayao
Miyazaki is the very animation giant in the Eastern. Hayao Miyazaki has become the
household name not merely in Japan but even in Asia and the whole world. The
impact of his animations on Asia and Taiwan is far more profound than any other sort
of animated works. As a Japanese cartoonist, a director and an animator, Miyazaki
co-founded the internationally-recognized Studio Ghibili with Isao Takahata.
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, The first animation cinema created and supervised
personally by Miyazaki, made the splash as it came out and started capturing a
sizeable attention to this Nihon animator’s following-up works. It is no doubt that
Hayao Miyazaki’s animations have been imprinted upon people’s heart. Characterized
by vibrant colors and realistic and animated plots, each of his animated works’
backgrounds is on the basis of his own experiences and delivers the messages of
environmentalism, pacifism and the female empowerment. Many of Miyazaki’s works
receiving big awards at home and abroad enables him to retain an irreplaceable status
in the animated world around the globe.
摘要
如果要說迪士尼是西方的動畫主流，那宮崎駿就是東方的動畫龍頭。不僅對
日本，甚至是對亞洲和全世界，宮崎駿早已是家喻戶曉的動畫大師了，對亞洲及
台灣的影響力甚至遠超其他動畫電影。宮崎駿是一位來自日本的知名漫畫家、導
演以及動畫師，與高畑勳共同創立受到國際廣泛讚賞的工作室－吉卜力工作室。
由宮崎駿親自監督的第一部動畫《風之谷》一上映就造成轟動，且接下來的作品
也引起不少注意。宮崎駿的動畫從那時候就深深的烙印在觀眾的心中。宮崎駿的
每一部動畫色彩繽紛、內容寫實。動畫本身以自身經歷過的遭遇為主，隱含環保
意識、和平主義以及女權主義。宮崎駿的多部劇場動畫都獲得了國內外各大獎
項，也因此在全球動畫世界奠定了不可替代的地位。
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Table of Contents
English & Chinese Abstract……………………………………………………………….i
Table of Contents…………………………………………………………………….........ii
I. Introduction………………………………………………………………………..........1
A. Background of the Study……………………………………………………………….1
B. Motivation of the Study………………………………………………………………...1
C. Purposes of the Study………………………………………………………………..…1
II. Methods………………………………………………………………………………...2
III. Discussion…………………………………………………………………………2
A. Life experience of Hayao Miyazaki……………………………………………..…2
1. Profile…………………………………………………………………………………..2
2. Indispensable companion……………………………………………………………….2
2.1 Isao Takahata………………………………………………………………………….2
2.2 Joe Hisaishi…………………………………………………………………………....2
2.3 Studio Ghibli ………………………............................................................................3
B. The style of the masterpieces………………………………………..............................3
1. The core of animation………………………………………………………………..…3
2. Hand-drawn images………………………………………………………………....….3
3. Background music………………………………………………………………………4
C. Achievements of Hayao Miyazaki…………………………………………………......4
1. The works of Hayao Miyazaki……………………………………………………......4
2. Awards……………………………………………………………………………….....5
D. Comparison between Eastern and Western animations………………………………..6
E. SWOT analysis…………………………………………………………………………7
IV. Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………..8
V. Reference……………………………………………………………………………….8
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I. Introduction
A. Background of the Study
Animation plays an indispensable role in the movie industry. Miyazaki’s movies
feature the reality of its sound effects, hand-drawn fascinating figures, the different
meanings behind each image and the plots, which throw out what he wants to deliver
to the worldwide audience. To many people, the marvelous memories during their
childhood have been partly involved in Miyazaki’s films. Even if people had seen his
films as young, it will still bring in another brand new taste watching them again. That
is to say, Miyazaki’s films generate different experience in each stage of lifetime.
B. Motivation of the Study
Nowadays, animations are everywhere. If Disney is the giant in Western
animation, then the top character of Eastern animation is no other than Hayao
Miyazaki. Hayao Miyazaki’s masterpieces are full of elements of dreams in
childhood. Many unforgettable scenes and roles come in to being under his exquisite
depiction. But does it have other metaphors behind these colorful fantasy stories? Is
it that Hayao Miyazaki’s masterpieces just want to depict a dreamland? We want to
find out the meanings behind these household animated stories and realize the
messages he want people to reflect.
C. Purposes of the Study
Hayao Miyazaki’s films gain people’s admiration and affection relatively all over
the world. His animations create the new record of box office one after another. No
matter the elderly or the teens, they are all addicted to the animation even though
they’ve watched the plots again and again. The followings were purposes of this
study.
1. To explore the life and the masterpieces of Hayao Miyazaki.
2. To explore how the inspiration of these animations was found by Hayao Miyazaki.
3. To detail the theme of Hayao Miyazaki’s major works.
4. To compare the animations between Hayao Miyazaki’s and Walt Disney’s.
5. SWOT analysis
II. Methods
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First, the researchers searched the information on the Internet. Second, the
researchers borrowed books from the library. Third, the researchers compared the
books with network resources and extracted the important parts concerning the
research field. On the other hand, the researchers organized and tabulated the
considerable content. Finally, a conclusion of this subject was drawn to summarize the
thesis.
III. Discussion
A. Life experience of Hayao Miyazaki
1. Profile
Hayao Miyazaki was born in Tokyo on January 5, 1941, during World War II.
At the age of three, he and his family had to evacuate Tokyo and move to the country
because of the danger of the city being bombed. Good at static painting and
particularly interested in airplanes, he often blends the screen of flying in his rear
works. His interest in animation began during high school after watching Japan's first
full-length feature animation. After high school, Miyazaki attended Gakushuin
University, from which he graduated in 1963 with degrees in political science and
economics. Hayao Miyazaki then finished Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind, which was
the first film both written and directed by him released in 1984. It was such great
success at box office that Miyazaki found Studio Ghibli in 1985. Since then, Hayao
Miyazaki has started his glorious era in animation.
2. Indispensable companion
2.1 Isao Takahata
Contrary to Mr. Miyazaki fantastic painting style and unrestrained ideas, Iso
Takahata stresses notably lifelikeness, humanism and exquisiteness. Thereby, in
between Miyazaki and Takahata’s cooperation, the dissimilar spark is boiled up, in a
complementary fashion. Talking of the status of a generation, Takahata is Miyazaki’s
teacher and honorable predecessor. Takahata had the sentiment of giving guidance and
help to Miyazaki.
2.2 Joe Hisaishi
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Joe Hisaishi dedicates to composing more than thirty years. He has been honored
as one of the most splendid composers in contemporary Japan. Joe Hisaishi’s works
contain movies soundtracks, soap opera soundtracks and advertisement soundtracks.
Among his works, the most renowned soundtracks are for Miyazaki’s animations.
Many awards also prove that Joe’s compositions played an integral role in the movies.
2.3 Studio Ghibli
Studio Ghibli, widely considered to be Japan's premiere animation studio, was
founded in 1985 Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. Ghibli, named by Hayao
Miyazaki originally meant “a hot wind blowing through the Sahara Desert”. It then
comes from the name the Italians used for their Saharan scouting planes in World War
II. This idea apparently implies that the studio Ghibli would "blow a new wind
through the Japanese anime industry".
B. The style of the masterpieces
1. The core of animation
When Hayao Miyazaki encountered World War II in his childhood, the most
impressive to him was those who didn’t have time to flee, lose their homes, and even
became orphans. It was because he saw too many unpleasant things over the world
that he therefore told earthling that hope and beauty still exist in the world through
animation. In his masterpieces, they always have implied profound meanings. His
films are chiefly bounced around three ideas—feminism, environmental message, and
pacifism. He presented his idea by animation instead of delivering a sermon to let
children know how to love others, and treasure the nature; let adults understand the
life philosophy, environmental awareness, and humanity interest.
2. Hand-drawn images
Hayao Miyazaki especially emphasized original spirit. Although modern
animation technique grow greatly progress due to information technology, Hayao
Miyazaki never shake the essence he requested. Take Spirited Away for example,
Hayao Miyazaki drew one hundred and ten thousand hand-drawn drafts in a two-hour
film. In Ponyo, Hayao Miyazaki didn’t hesitate to consume spirit, energy, time and
money to draw many special expression and movement in person. Even he used 2D
animation; it looks like the effect of 3D.
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3. Background music
Not only do Hayao Miyazaki’s animations stimulate visual effects and moving
plots, but the incidental music also catches extensive attention. People may forget
some scene of movies but recognize the melody of incidental music. Joe Hisaishi
plays an indispensable role as a music producer in Miyazaki’s lengthy animations.
Hayao Miyazaki’s anime cinemas are greatly graced by Joe Hisaishi’s distinctive
music.
C. Achievements of Hayao Miyazaki
1. The works of Hayao Miyazaki
The researchers organize some of the most important, famous works of Hayao
Miyazaki and give them specific description to readers.
Table1. The films of Hayao Miyazaki
Masterpiece
Nausicaa of the Valley
of the Wind
Laputa – The Castle in
the Sky
My Neighbor Totoro
Release year
Illustration
1984
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
A message to the world of nonviolence
Cautionary ecological awareness
The spirit of peaceful world
An initial talented masterpiece
Starting catching people’s attention to his works
1986
1. A demonstration of mankind’s interior greed
2. Miyazaki took three important roles in the film as the
director, the executive producer and the original writer.
1988
1. It’s dubbed the cherish key to arouse people’s memory of
childhood.
2. An exhibition of Mother Nature’s magical power
3. Totoro has become the mascot of the Studio Gibili ever
since.
4. It aroused people’s desire to pure and simplicity.
1. The beloved of flying turns more outstanding in this movie
than any previous one.
Kiki’s Delivery Service
1989
2. The first Studio Ghibli cinema released under the Disney and
Studio Gibili alliance.
3. The anti-violence message is redelivered in the movie.
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Princess Mononoke
Spirited Away
1997
1. A reminder of the environmental crisis the globe is facing
with.
2. The conflict between the industrialists of Iron town and
Animal spirits of the forest is representative of Human vs.
Nature.
3. Expressing that there’s always method to solve the problem
we face as long as we are alive.
2001
1. It’s dubbed as Hayao Miyazaki’s “Alice in Wonderland”.
2. The train voyaging over the water’s surface symbolizes
freedom and escape.
3. The ever expanding sea surrounding the bath house stands
for the environment in the case.
4. Expressing the eco-environmental concern.
1. Hayao’s darkest movie except Mononoke.
Howl’s Moving Castle
Ponyo
2. It delivers the strong anti-war message.
3. A straight commentary on the war struck in Afghanistan and
Iraq.
2004
1. It’s aimed mainly for younger audiences.
2. A message that humans have made the world disordered with
constant contamination.
3. The abnormally bigger moon in the film right represents
collapse of the earth’s balance.
2008
2. Awards
Hayao Miyazaki remains a dominant status in anime realm, and his works won
considerable awards. The researchers listed the significant ones as following.
Table2. The awards of Hayao Miyazaki
Masterpieces
Awards
Readers’ Choice Awards
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
Best Film of the Year
1st place in Japanese films top 10
My Neighbor Totoro
Special Award
Readers’ Choice Awards
Most Popular Film
Kiki’s Delivery Service
Best Japanese Film Director
Best Animated Film
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Best Home Video release
Princess Mononoke
Best Animated Film
Readers’ Choice Awards
Best Director
Best Japanese Movie Overall
Golden Bear
Spirited Away
Readers’ Choice Awards
Best Animated Film
Best Director
Animation of the Year
Ponyo
Future Film Festival Digital Award
D. Comparison between Eastern and Western animations
To figure out the different anime style between Eastern and Western, the
researchers arranged the data in comparison with the two mainstream anime
masters—Hayao Miyazaki and Walt Disney.
Table3. The different anime style
Hayao Miyazaki’s animations
Walt Disney’s animations
Founder
Hayao Miyazaki
Walt Disney
Established time
June 1985
October 1923
Studio
Studio Ghibli
The Walt Disney Studios
Elements of
creativity
The characters in Miyazaki’s The characters in Disney’s film base on
film base on children.
animals.
Most of the films are related to
the relationship between
human and nature, pacifism
and feminism.
Walt’s movies base on fairy tales and
adventurous stories.
Style of painting
Reality, pacifism, stimulation
of deep thought.
Rich in fantasy, love, hope and
courage.
Representative
works
Valley of the Wind (1984)
The Castle in the Sky (1986)
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Mickey Mouse(1928)
One Hundred and One
Dalmatians(1986)
The Lion King(1994)
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E. SWOT analysis
To learn the trend toward Hayao Miyazaki’s animations, the researchers listed
as following:
1. Strength
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
Both entertaining and educational are involved in Miyazaki’s anime films.
His capability to creativity enables him to stand out among others animators.
His persistence in high quality hand-drawn animation
His animations’ content can be accepted by worldwide audience of all ages.
2. Weakness
2.1 It takes long to produce each animation because it’s all drawn by hands.
2.2 His insistence on creation ideals stops him from benefiting from commercial
profit.
3. Opportunity
3.1 Launching out animation peripheral goods
3.2 Gaining more popularity through advertisement and the Internet marketplace
3.3 Demand for films is raising, for people pay more attention to their relaxation
nowadays.
4. Threat
4.1 Pirated movies are rampant.
4.2 Because of the technological advance, it becomes much tougher to compete
among such many opponents.
4.3 Anime works manufactured from other competitors get launched faster than his.
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IV. Conclusion
At the angle of commerce, Hayao Miyazaki’s animations are enormous success.
Audiences have no regrets at spending their money watching Miyazaki’s films, for
there are fewer and fewer animations like his nowadays, which are genuinely full of
hope and self-reflection and move people with warmth. His creative animation
kingdom makes me regard it a world of emotions.
Under the shock of the 3-D animation industry, he still hold the perception that
the allure, the revelation of momentum and the original idea will be entirely sensed in
the frame by hand-drawing even if it takes twice-fold time. The daring idea, though,
not flowing with the mainstream of nowadays advanced 3-D animation industry,
allows Hayao Miyazaki to win the title of the animation giant.
Hayao Miyazaki is a person who owns characteristics like art, creativity, and the
innocent heart of a child for imagination and produce. These characteristics lead him
to continually seek new inspiration and create attractive works. Though he is not
profession in every kind of painting style, there is no doubt that his works have deeply
rooted in people’s heart and his spirit will influence future generations.
V. References
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http://www.ghibliworld.com/
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