John lasseter and hayao miyazaki biography
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Hayao Miyazaki
Japanese animator and manga artist (born )
Hayao Miyazaki (宮崎 駿 or 宮﨑 駿, Miyazaki Hayao, [mijaꜜzakihajao]; born January 5, ) is a Japanese animator, filmmaker, and manga artist. He co-founded Studio Ghibli and serves as its honorary chairman. Over the course of his career, Miyazaki has attained international acclaim as a masterful storyteller and creator of Japanese animated feature films, and is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished filmmakers in the history of animation.
Born in Tokyo City, Miyazaki expressed interest in manga and animation from an early age. He joined Toei Animation in , working as an inbetween artist and key animator on films like Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon (), Puss in Boots (), and Animal Treasure Island (), before moving to A-Pro in , where he co-directed Lupin the Third Part I (–) alongside Isao Takahata. After moving to Zuiyō Eizō (later Nippon Animation) in , Miyazaki worked as an animator on World
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Studio Ghibli
Not only has Lasseter brought success to Pixar animation studios, and Walt Disney Animation Studios, but has also worked in bringing success to Studio Ghibli through an American audience.
The studio had long had an issue with American companies attempting to edit the studio's films to make them more marketable. After severe editing was done to Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind(), Hayao Miyazaki, owner of the studio, refused to release his films to American audiences, until John Lasseter, as executive creative consultant, helped release Porco Rosso in
John Lasseter and Hayao Miyazaki became friends, and Lasseter became the executive producer, and overseer of the english röst tracks of all of Miyazaki's movies released bygd Disney since Spirited Away in The latest rulle to be released in this way is Ponyo, due out in theaters on August 14,
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- Q: Who is John Lasseter?
- Q: Why was he involved in the release of a movie by Studio Ghibli?
- Q: Why was this DVD made?
- Q: Should I buy this DVD?
- Q: Who is Toshio SUZUKI?
Lasseter-San, Arigato! depicts the trip by several employees of Studio Ghibli to promote the movie Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (Spirited Away) in North America. It was originally made as a private thank-you gift from Ghibli to John Lasseter, the Lasseter-San of the title. The show appears similar to a home movie, or private documentary.
A former animator with Walt Disney Studios and the founder of Pixar Studios which Disney helped establish to produce computer-generated 3D animation. Lasseter originally met Hayao MIYAZAKI when the latter travelled to the USA on another project. Later, Lasseter visited Miyazaki in Japan and the two developed a personal friendship.
Lasseter's longstanding friendship with Miyazaki led to his heavy promotion of the English-language rele