STARTING POINT: 1979-1996

Japan s most popular filmmaker speaks on life love and the world of anime The Starting Point of the Greatest Career in Animation HistoryIn the first two decades of his career filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki laid the groundwork for his legendary movies Starting Point is a collection of essays interviews and memoir that go back to the roots of Miyazaki s childhood the formulation of his theories of animation and the founding of Studio Ghibli Before directing such acclaimed films as Spirited Away Miyazaki was just another salaried animator but with a vision of his own Follow him as he takes his first steps on the road to success experience his frustrations with the manga and animation industries that often suffocate creativity and realize the importance of bringing the childhood dreams of the world to life Starting Point 1979 1996 is not just a chronicle of the life of a man whose own dreams have come true it is a tribute to the power of the moving image In the first two decades of his career filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki laid the groundwork for his legendary movies Starting Point is a collection of essays interviews and memoirs that go back to the roots of Miyazaki s childhood the formulation of his theories of animation and the founding of Studio Ghibli