This inconspicuous book from “Ghibli Textbook” series is a real mine of knowledge for every fan of Studio Ghibli productions. Each volume is devoted to one film – in this you will get to know the backstage of the production of “My Neighbor Totoro”.
It is difficult to describe all the gems that have found their way to this volume – we have the story from the producer, Toshio Suzuki’s, about how it happened that Totoro hit the cinema screens as a full-length film; there is also a long interview with the director, Hayao Miyazaki, sprinkled with his sketches from the film’s storyboards. People working on the film share their memories – animators, cartoonists, Joe Hisaishi (composer of the music)… Each of them reveals secrets and allows you to look into the world of the animation studio beloved by so many people in the world.
But that’s not all! There are newspaper clippings with reviews from right after the cinema premiere of Totoro; photographs from Satsuki and Mei’s specially built house; sheet music and selected stills from the film. Impressions and thoughts about Totoro are shared by a whole lot of interesting people – writers (for example, Hiromi Kawakami) as well as scientists. With this book in your hands, you can really spend many, many evenings and rediscover the world of our neighbor Totoro.
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