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Grave of the Fireflies

Author : Alex Dudok de Wit
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-08
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781838719258

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Grave of the Fireflies by Alex Dudok de Wit Pdf

On its release in 1988, Grave of the Fireflies riveted audiences with its uncompromising drama. Directed by Isao Takahata at Studio Ghibli and based on an autobiographical story by Akiyuki Nosaka, the story of two Japanese children struggling to survive in the dying days of the Second World War unfolds with a gritty realism unprecedented in animation. Grave of the Fireflies has since been hailed as a classic of both anime and war cinema. In 2018, USA Today ranked it the greatest animated film of all time. Yet Ghibli's sombre masterpiece remains little analysed outside Japan, even as its meaning is fiercely contested - Takahata himself lamented that few had grasped his message. In the first book-length study of the film in English, Alex Dudok de Wit explores its themes, visual devices and groundbreaking use of animation, as well as the political context in which it was made. Drawing on untranslated accounts by the film's crew, he also describes its troubled production, which almost spelt disaster for Takahata and his studio.

Fireflies' Grave, The

Author : 野坂昭如,大浦暁生
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Brothers and sisters
ISBN : 4883224104

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Fireflies' Grave, The by 野坂昭如,大浦暁生 Pdf

Studio Ghibli

Author : Michelle Le Blanc,Colin Odell
Publisher : Oldcastle Books
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-25
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781843444893

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Studio Ghibli by Michelle Le Blanc,Colin Odell Pdf

** New edition of this popular guide, updated and expanded to include Studio Ghibli's latest box office smash, The Boy and the Heron ** The animations of Japan's Studio Ghibli are among the most respected in the movie industry. Their films rank alongside the most popular non-English language films ever made, with each new release a guaranteed box office hit. Yet this highly profitable studio has remained fiercely independent, producing a stream of imaginative and individual animations. The studio's founders, Hayao Miyazaki and the late Isao Takahata, have created timeless masterpieces. Their films are distinctly Japanese but the themes are universal: humanity, community and a love for the environment. Studio Ghibli outlines the history of the studio and explores the early output of its founders. It examines all the studio's major works including Laputa: Castle in the Sky, Grave of the Fireflies, My Neighbour Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service, Only Yesterday, Porco Rosso, Pom Poko, Whisper of the Heart, Princess Mononoke and Howl's Moving Castle, as well as the Oscar-winning Spirited Away. Also included are the more recent animations: Hayao Miyazaki's Oscar-nominated masterpiece The Wind Rises, Isao Takahata's The Tale of Princess Kaguya, Gorō Miyazaki's Earwig and the Witch and Hayao Miyazaki's latest box office success, The Boy and the Heron. 'One of the most authoritative texts available. Whether you're a newcomer or a longtime fan, Studio Ghibli is well worth a read' – Sci Fi Now ' The authoritative English language text on Studio Ghibli' – Alternative Magazine Online

The Girl with the White Flag

Author : 比嘉富子
Publisher : Kodansha International
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 4770029314

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The Girl with the White Flag by 比嘉富子 Pdf

In 1945 Okinawa, a seven year old girl is wandering about carrying a white flag.

Fantasy/Animation

Author : Christopher Holliday,Alexander Sergeant
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-27
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781351681414

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Fantasy/Animation by Christopher Holliday,Alexander Sergeant Pdf

This book examines the relationship that exists between fantasy cinema and the medium of animation. Animation has played a key role in defining our collective expectations and experiences of fantasy cinema, just as fantasy storytelling has often served as inspiration for our most popular animated film and television. Bringing together contributions from world-renowned film and media scholars, Fantasy/Animation considers the various historical, theoretical, and cultural ramifications of the animated fantasy film. This collection provides a range of chapters on subjects including Disney, Pixar, and Studio Ghibli, filmmakers such as Ralph Bakshi and James Cameron, and on film and television franchises such as Dreamworks’ How To Train Your Dragon (2010–) and HBO’s Game of Thrones (2011–).

Imag(in)ing the War in Japan

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2010-03-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004193215

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Imag(in)ing the War in Japan by Anonim Pdf

This study examines how various Japanese authors and other artists seeking artistic representation of traumatic Asia Pacific War experience have drawn upon their imaginative powers to create affect-charged images of the extreme violence, psychological damage and ideological contradiction surrounding the conflict.

The Cake Tree in the Ruins

Author : Akiyuki Nosaka
Publisher : Pushkin Collection
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781782274193

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The Cake Tree in the Ruins by Akiyuki Nosaka Pdf

Intensely moving stories that tell of the absurd violence of war, and tenderly depict the animals and children caught in its vortex. In 1945, Akiyuki Nosaka watched the Allied firebombing of Kobe kill his adoptive parents, and then witnessed his sister starving to death. The shocking and blisteringly memorable stories of The Cake Tree in the Ruins are based on his own experiences as a child in Japan during the Second World War. They are stories of a lonely whale searching the oceans for a mate, who sacrifices himself for love; of a mother desperately trying to save her son with her tears; of a huge, magnificent tree which grows amid the ruins of a burnt-out town, its branches made from the sweetest cake imaginable. Profound, heartbreaking and aglow with a piercing beauty, they express the chaos and terror of conflict, yet also how love can illuminate even the darkest moment.

Firefly Lane

Author : Kristin Hannah
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2008-02-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429927840

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Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah Pdf

From the New York Times bestselling author Kristin Hannah comes a powerful novel of love, loss, and the magic of friendship. . . . now a #1 Netflix series! In the turbulent summer of 1974, Kate Mularkey has accepted her place at the bottom of the eighth-grade social food chain. Then, to her amazement, the "coolest girl in the world" moves in across the street and wants to be her friend. Tully Hart seems to have it all---beauty, brains, ambition. On the surface they are as opposite as two people can be: Kate, doomed to be forever uncool, with a loving family who mortifies her at every turn. Tully, steeped in glamour and mystery, but with a secret that is destroying her. They make a pact to be best friends forever; by summer's end they've become TullyandKate. Inseparable. So begins Kristin Hannah's magnificent new novel. Spanning more than three decades and playing out across the ever-changing face of the Pacific Northwest, Firefly Lane is the poignant, powerful story of two women and the friendship that becomes the bulkhead of their lives. From the beginning, Tully is desperate to prove her worth to the world. Abandoned by her mother at an early age, she longs to be loved unconditionally. In the glittering, big-hair era of the eighties, she looks to men to fill the void in her soul. But in the buttoned-down nineties, it is television news that captivates her. She will follow her own blind ambition to New York and around the globe, finding fame and success . . . and loneliness. Kate knows early on that her life will be nothing special. Throughout college, she pretends to be driven by a need for success, but all she really wants is to fall in love and have children and live an ordinary life. In her own quiet way, Kate is as driven as Tully. What she doesn't know is how being a wife and mother will change her . . . how she'll lose sight of who she once was, and what she once wanted. And how much she'll envy her famous best friend. . . . For thirty years, Tully and Kate buoy each other through life, weathering the storms of friendship---jealousy, anger, hurt, resentment. They think they've survived it all until a single act of betrayal tears them apart . . . and puts their courage and friendship to the ultimate test. Firefly Lane is for anyone who ever drank Boone's Farm apple wine while listening to Abba or Fleetwood Mac. More than a coming-of-age novel, it's the story of a generation of women who were both blessed and cursed by choices. It's about promises and secrets and betrayals. And ultimately, about the one person who really, truly knows you---and knows what has the power to hurt you . . . and heal you. Firefly Lane is a story you'll never forget . . . one you'll want to pass on to your best friend.

Firefly Cloak

Author : Sheri Reynolds
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781618580429

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Firefly Cloak by Sheri Reynolds Pdf

Firefly Cloak is the powerfully vivid coming-of-age story of Tessa Lee, who, after being abandoned by her mother, sets off on a risky journey to discover what she has lost. When eight-year-old Tessa Lee and her brother, Travis, are abandoned in a campground by their desperate mother and her boyfriend of the moment, they are left with only two things: a phone number written in Magic Marker on Travis’s back and their mother’s favorite housecoat, which she leaves wrapped around her sleeping children. This housecoat, painted with tiny fireflies, becomes totemic for Tessa Lee, providing a connection to her past and to the beautiful mother she lost. Seven years later, when word arrives that her mother has been spotted working at a tourist trap on a seaside boardwalk not far from where Tessa Lee lives, she sets off on a dangerous journey to try to recover what has been taken from her. Steeped in the rich Southern atmosphere for which Sheri Reynolds has long been hailed, Firefly Cloak is a vivid coming-of-age novel of family, loss, and redemption.

Anime from Akira to Princess Mononoke

Author : S. Napier
Publisher : Springer
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2001-05-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780312299408

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Anime from Akira to Princess Mononoke by S. Napier Pdf

With the popularity of Pokemon still far from waning, Japanese animation, known as anime to its fans, has a firm hold on American pop culture. However, anime is much more than children's cartoons. It runs the gamut from historical epics to sci-fi sexual thrillers. Often dismissed as fanciful entertainment, anime is actually quite adept at portraying important social and cultural issues like alienation, gender inequality, and teenage angst. This book investigates the ways that anime presents these issues in an in-depth and sophisticated manner, uncovering the identity conflicts, fears over rapid technological advancement, and other key themes present in much of Japanese animation.

The Time of the Fireflies

Author : Kimberley Griffiths Little
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-29
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780545634069

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The Time of the Fireflies by Kimberley Griffiths Little Pdf

Critically acclaimed author Kimberley Griffiths Little spins a thrilling story of one girl's race to unravel the curse that has haunted her family for generations. When Larissa Renaud starts receiving eerie phone calls on a disconnected old phone in her family's antique shop, she knows she's in for a strange summer. A series of clues leads her to the muddy river banks, where clouds of fireflies dance among the cypress knees and cattails each evening at twilight. The fireflies are beautiful and mysterious, and they take her on a magical journey through time, where Larissa learns secrets about her family's tragic past -- deadly, curse-ridden secrets that could harm the future of her family as she knows it. It soon becomes clear that it is up to Larissa to prevent history from repeating itself and a fatal tragedy from striking the people she loves. With her signature lyricism, Kimberley Griffiths Little weaves a thrilling tale filled with family secrets, haunting mystery, and dangerous adventure.

The Anime Art of Hayao Miyazaki

Author : Dani Cavallaro
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-12
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786451296

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The Anime Art of Hayao Miyazaki by Dani Cavallaro Pdf

The thought-provoking, aesthetically pleasing animated films of Hayao Miyazaki attract audiences well beyond the director's native Japan. Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away were critically acclaimed upon U.S. release, and the earlier My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki's Delivery Service have found popularity with Americans on DVD. This critical study of Miyazaki's work begins with an analysis of the visual conventions of manga, Japanese comic books, and anime; an overview of Japanese animated films; and a consideration of the techniques deployed by both traditional cel and computer animation. This section also details Miyazaki's early forays into comic books and animation, and his output prior to his founding of Studio Ghibli. Part Two concentrates on the Studio Ghibli era, outlining the company's development and analyzing the director's productions between 1984 and 2004, including Castle in the Sky, My Neighbor Totoro and his newest film, Howl's Moving Castle. The second section also discusses other productions involving Studio Ghibli, including Grave of the Fireflies and The Cat Returns. Appendices supply additional information about Studio Ghibli's merchandise production, Miyazaki's global fan base, and the output of other Ghibli directors.

My Broken Mariko

Author : Waka Hirako
Publisher : Yen Press LLC
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-10
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781975318598

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My Broken Mariko by Waka Hirako Pdf

Tomoyo Shiino has stood by her friend Mariko through years of abuse, abandonment, and depression. However horrific her circumstances, their friendship has been the one reassuring constant in Mariko's life-and Tomoyo's too. That is, until Tomoyo is utterly blindsided by news of Mariko's death. In life, Tomoyo felt powerless to help her best friend out of the darkness that ultimately drove her over the edge. Now, Tomoyo is determined to liberate Mariko's ashes for one final journey together... to set free her dear, broken Mariko.

Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture Has Invaded the U.S.

Author : Roland Kelts
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007-11-13
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781403984760

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Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture Has Invaded the U.S. by Roland Kelts Pdf

An authority on Japanese and American pop culture examines the influence and popularity of Japanese animation in the U.S., discussing the American experience with anime and manga, from the epics of Hayao Miyazaki to the growing influx of hentai, a form of violent, pornographic anime. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.

The Grave of the Fireflies

Author : Alycia Davidson
Publisher : Tate Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2009-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781606046449

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The Grave of the Fireflies by Alycia Davidson Pdf

Kenny Mathis had always believed in an unseen world filled with magical creatures and mountains of mystery. When moving to the small town of Heather Field, his friend Robert Drake-Lionel tells him of the legend known as The Grave of the Fireflies, a mythical place which houses untold amounts of treasure never touched by mortals, sitting just outside of his grandmother's old house. When threatened to be evicted by relentless millionaire John O'Reilly from the Drake Estate, the most precious heirloom in Robert's family, Kenny is thrown into the hidden world that has always been just beyond his reach. Joined by the fairy warrior Tooka, Kenny sets out to find the lost heir to the forgotten throne of the mystical world below. To save his friend and uncover the mysteries that surround his past, Kenny sets out to find The Grave of the Fireflies and unravel the thousand year old legend of Heather Field.