Princess Mononoke
Understanding Studio Ghibli's Monster Princess
Published on 11. January 2018
Book
Hardback
232 pages
978-1-5013-2976-0 (ISBN)
Description
Shortlisted for the McLaren-Lambart Award 2019
This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com.
Princess Mononoke (1997) is one of anime's most important films. Hayao Miyazaki's epic fantasy broke domestic box office records when it came out in Japan, keeping pace with the success of Hollywood films like Titanic (1997). Princess Mononoke was also the first of Studio Ghibli's films to be distributed outside Japan as part of a new deal with Disney subsidiary Buena Vista International. Coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the release of the film, Rayna Denison curates this new collection to critically reflect on Princess Mononoke's significance within and beyond Japanese culture. The collection investigates the production, and re-production, processes involved in the making of Princess Mononoke into a global phenomenon and reevaluates the film's significance within a range of global markets, animation techniques, and cultures.
In revisiting this undeniably important film, the collection sheds light on the tensions within anime and the cultural and social issues that Princess Mononoke explores, from environmental protection to globalization to the representation of marginalized groups. In this remarkable new collection, Princess Mononoke is examined as a key player during a major turning point in Japanese animation history.
This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com.
Princess Mononoke (1997) is one of anime's most important films. Hayao Miyazaki's epic fantasy broke domestic box office records when it came out in Japan, keeping pace with the success of Hollywood films like Titanic (1997). Princess Mononoke was also the first of Studio Ghibli's films to be distributed outside Japan as part of a new deal with Disney subsidiary Buena Vista International. Coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the release of the film, Rayna Denison curates this new collection to critically reflect on Princess Mononoke's significance within and beyond Japanese culture. The collection investigates the production, and re-production, processes involved in the making of Princess Mononoke into a global phenomenon and reevaluates the film's significance within a range of global markets, animation techniques, and cultures.
In revisiting this undeniably important film, the collection sheds light on the tensions within anime and the cultural and social issues that Princess Mononoke explores, from environmental protection to globalization to the representation of marginalized groups. In this remarkable new collection, Princess Mononoke is examined as a key player during a major turning point in Japanese animation history.
Reviews / Votes
The essays in this book, brought together by a leading expert on the work of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli, are a wide range of critical approaches to one of the most acclaimed, memorable, and visually striking animated films ever made. Both first-time viewers and long-time fans will appreciate these clear, elegant, and well-argued explorations of Princess Mononoke's themes, production history, and reception around the world. * Mikhail Koulikov, Executive Producer, Anime and Manga Studies Projects, USA *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
15 bw illus
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
480 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5013-2976-0 (9781501329760)
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Person
Rayna Denison is Senior Lecturer in the School of Art, Media and American Studies at the University of East Anglia, UK, specializing in Japanese and Asian film and television cultures. Denison is the author of Anime: A Critical Introduction (2015), has co-edited the Eisner Award-nominated Superheroes on World Screens (2015) as well as publishing in a wide range of academic journals including Cinema Journal, the International Journal of Cultural Studies and Velvet Light Trap. Her research interests include anime, Japanese cinema, comic book movies and children's film and television, especially animation.
Content
Introducing Studio Ghibli's Monster Princess: From Mononokehime to Princess Mononoke (Rayna Denison, University of East Anglia, UK)
Section 1: Intellectualizing Miyazaki: Politics, Religion and the Environment in Princess Mononoke
1. Princess Mononoke: A Game Changer for Hayao Miyazaki (Shiro Yoshioka, Newcastle University, UK)
2. Deer Gods, Nativism and History: Mythical and archaeological layers in Princess Mononoke, (Eija Niskanen, Helsinki University, Finland)
3. To "See with Eyes Unclouded by Hate": Princess Mononoke and the Quest for Environmental Balance (Tracey-Lynn Daniels, University of Texas, Arlington, USA) and (Matthew Lerberg, University of Texas, Arlington, USA)
Section 2: Princess Mononoke's Female Characters: Animation Influences, Feminism and Cultural Liminality
4. Spirit Princess and Snow Queen: The Soviet Roots of Princess Mononoke (Julia Alekseyeva, Harvard University, USA)
5. Teenage Wildlife: Princess Mononoke and the danger of feminine power in the works of Hayao Miyazaki (Helen McCarthy, Independent Scholar and Anime Commentator)
6. Beyond Girlhood in Ghibli: Mapping heroine development against the adult woman anti-hero in Princess Mononoke (Alice Vernon, Aberystwyth University, UK)
Section 3: A Transnational Princess: The Adaptation, Promotion and Reception of Princess Mononoke
7. The Translation and Adaptation of Miyazaki's Spirit Princess in the West (Jennifer E. Nicholson, University of Sydney, Australia)
8. Marketing Mononoke: The "Daihitto" becoming "Disney"' (Laz Carter, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK)
9. Homer, Ovid, Disney and Star Wars: The critical reception and transcultural popularity of Princess Mononoke (Emma Pett, University of East Anglia, UK)
Bibliography
Index
Section 1: Intellectualizing Miyazaki: Politics, Religion and the Environment in Princess Mononoke
1. Princess Mononoke: A Game Changer for Hayao Miyazaki (Shiro Yoshioka, Newcastle University, UK)
2. Deer Gods, Nativism and History: Mythical and archaeological layers in Princess Mononoke, (Eija Niskanen, Helsinki University, Finland)
3. To "See with Eyes Unclouded by Hate": Princess Mononoke and the Quest for Environmental Balance (Tracey-Lynn Daniels, University of Texas, Arlington, USA) and (Matthew Lerberg, University of Texas, Arlington, USA)
Section 2: Princess Mononoke's Female Characters: Animation Influences, Feminism and Cultural Liminality
4. Spirit Princess and Snow Queen: The Soviet Roots of Princess Mononoke (Julia Alekseyeva, Harvard University, USA)
5. Teenage Wildlife: Princess Mononoke and the danger of feminine power in the works of Hayao Miyazaki (Helen McCarthy, Independent Scholar and Anime Commentator)
6. Beyond Girlhood in Ghibli: Mapping heroine development against the adult woman anti-hero in Princess Mononoke (Alice Vernon, Aberystwyth University, UK)
Section 3: A Transnational Princess: The Adaptation, Promotion and Reception of Princess Mononoke
7. The Translation and Adaptation of Miyazaki's Spirit Princess in the West (Jennifer E. Nicholson, University of Sydney, Australia)
8. Marketing Mononoke: The "Daihitto" becoming "Disney"' (Laz Carter, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK)
9. Homer, Ovid, Disney and Star Wars: The critical reception and transcultural popularity of Princess Mononoke (Emma Pett, University of East Anglia, UK)
Bibliography
Index