Starting Point: 1979–1996 Digital PDF

Starting Point: 1979–1996 presents Hayao Miyazaki’s essays, interviews, memoirs, and filmmaking notes in English. This digital PDF edition is available for instant download.

The book covers Miyazaki’s early career, animation theories, creative methods, personal reflections, and selected films. It also includes a foreword by John Lasseter and an afterword by Isao Takahata.

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Book Overview

Starting Point: 1979–1996 is an art and film collection by Hayao Miyazaki, translated by Beth Cary and Frederik L. Schodt. It gathers writings from the period covered by its title, including essays, interviews, memoirs, project proposals, directorial memoranda, commentaries, a biographical chronology, bibliographical references, and an index.

The contents are arranged in sections including “On Creating Animation,” “On the Periphery of the Work,” “People,” “A Story in Color,” “My Favorite Things,” “Planning Notes; Directorial Memoranda,” and “Works.” Topics include animation production, Japanese animation, manga, film structure, creative workplaces, personal experiences, and Miyazaki’s thoughts on his own films.

What You’ll Discover Inside Starting Point

• Essays on creating animation, scenarios, film pacing, cinematic technique, and studio work.
• Reflections on Japanese animation, manga, period dramas, nature, cities, and popular culture.
• Personal writings about colleagues, teachers, family, influences, and Ryōtarō Shiba.
• Planning notes and directorial memoranda for Castle in the Sky, My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki, Porco Rosso, and Princess Mononoke.
• Commentary on Lupin III, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Future Boy Conan, Panda! Go Panda!, and other works listed in the book.
• The illustrated story “Dining in Midair,” scrapbook pages, and selected drawings and visual materials.
• A biographical chronology, bibliographical references, and an index.

Why This Book Matters

Starting Point documents Hayao Miyazaki’s own views on animation and filmmaking during an important period of his career. Its first-person essays and production documents connect creative ideas with the practical development of animated films.

The volume is also relevant to readers studying Japanese animation, film direction, animation history, Studio Ghibli, manga, and the relationship between artistic planning and completed works.

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Download Starting Point: 1979–1996 to read Hayao Miyazaki’s collected writings and filmmaking documents in digital format.

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