1st Edition

Floating Worlds A Short History of Japanese Animation

By Maria Roberta Novielli Copyright 2018
186 Pages
by CRC Press

186 Pages
by CRC Press

Through the analysis of the work of the main Japanese animators starting from the pioneers of 1917, the book will overview the whole history of Japanese animated film, including the latest tendencies and the experimental movies. In addition to some of the most acclaimed directors Miyazaki Hayao, Takahata Isao, Shinkai Makoto, Tezuka Osamu and Kon Satoshi, the works of masters of animation such as... Read more

Chapter 1 From Pre-Cinema to the Birth of Industry

Chapter 2 Winds of War and Reconstruction

Chapter 3 A New World

Chapter 4 How the West Was Won

Chapter 5 Simulacra

Chapter 6 Alone, Not Lonely”: Generation X

 

Biography

Maria Roberta Novielli