The Princess Mononoke: The Art and Making of Japan's Most Popular Film of All Time [Hardcover]

Product Details

• Hardcover: 223 pages
• Publisher: Miramax (July 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786883855
• ISBN-13: 978-0786883851
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,678,877 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Beautiful Movie With a Lovely Book, January 12, 2000

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"kachie" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Princess Mononoke: The Art and Making of Japan's Most Popular Film of All Time (Hardcover)

Well worth the $, but mostly if you want to relive the beautyof the movie. This has all the scenes and breathtaking backgrounds inone book. It makes a lovely addition to a library, movie, or anime collection. It is a joy just to feel its slight heaviness in your hands, flip through the pages, and wonder at the artwork. The artwork itself is a collection of cels, image boards, sketches, story boards, and other of the like. It is interesting to see how the main characters were designed, and what went into this film that is now so loved. Several pages of the book are also dedicated to the history of "Princess Mononoke," Studio Ghibli, and Hayao Miyazaki. For people interested in the computer graphics, there is a section in the latter part of the book that tells of the steps taken to create certain scenes. Also an added bonus, poems written by Hayao Miyazaki are included to describe the characters of the film. All in all, every aspect of this book is a treasure, and will be greatly appreciated by any fan of anime or fine art. END

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good book with good art, December 3, 1999

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Lou Limon (Spain) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Princess Mononoke: The Art and Making of Japan's Most Popular Film of All Time (Hardcover)

This book is the perfect book for begining manga artists. Good pictures brings my rating to a five since I am an artist myself. Not a good book if you want information on the storyline, as it says in the cover "The Princess Mononke: The Art and Making of Japan's Most Popular Film of All Time"

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully detailed book on the film, December 23, 1999

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"anime_fan" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Princess Mononoke: The Art and Making of Japan's Most Popular Film of All Time (Hardcover)

I rencently saw the US version of Princess Mononoke, and I was blown away by the animation and the plot. Shortly afterward I went Christmas shopping, and saw this book. I became very interested in it by just flipping the pages and noticing how it not only discribes the animation but also gives background as to what the cells are depicting. I was also very impressed by each of the poems on the characters in the movie at the beginning of the book.

I liked the book so much that I picked up two: one for my brother and one for myself.

If you've seen the movie and want to know more about its production or thoughts from the creator, I highly suggest that you get this book. It will illuminate you on how the movie evolved and will remind you why it is so very special.