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I want to then look from the West to Japan, how surrealism spread to Japan
and talk about Japanese surrealists. Then I will look into Japanese animation
history talking about the war lost to America and the Disney animations they
imported, kamishibai (paper plays on bikes), Mighty Atom (aka Astro Boy),
Japanese society (hikikomori and otaku) and their need for escapism and
confinement to anime.
Proposed Chapter 3 Case-Study
Before introducing Studio Ghibli, I will discuss Hayao
Miyazaki’s importance to anime history and about anime
having to update to keep up with postmodernism which
began to dominate artistic sense around the world. Then I
will discuss Miyazaki’s film making techniques and how that
contributes to the story as well as surrealist techniques
before mentioning Ghibli’s reputation that aligns with
surrealism and postmodernism also mentioning about
animation as a medium for surrealism will be discussed -
how it effects and strengthens the story’s themes in contrast
to live action footage. Then I will move onto my three Ghibli
case studies: Spirited Away, My Neighbour Totoro and
Howl’s Moving Castle.
Key Themes
Jung - Psychoanalysis
Baudrillard - Hyperreality
This article compares and explains Freud’s and Jung’s theories on Psychoanalysis.
Jung was an important student to Freud but the pair parted ways.
This article explains Jung’s theories in more detail with supporting quotes - it is a
good introduction to Jung and where to look for research.
This article addresses Miyazaki’s approach to Miyazaki’s film making and storytelling
techniques as being outside of the mainstream.
2 more Journal Articles and Why
https://ryanophotography.wordpress.com/2013/05/06/
the-history-of-surrealism/
This website looks at how surrealism has influenced the animation
industry and has a section on Studio Ghibli.
1 Documentary and Why
Part 1: https://youtu.be/zZsFQPdU2dw
Part 2: https://youtu.be/brF1zVXG5_0
Video Essays (Mini Documentaries) and Why
The Immersive Realism of Studio Ghibli - https://youtu.be/v6Q6y4-qKac
Talks about animation as a medium and how it empowers the studio’s films.
This video discusses mainly Spirited Away among other Ghibli films the
way Miyazki engages with the feeling of ambivalence - a key feeling of
reacting to surrealism.
Japanese Surrealist
Tetsuya Ishida’s dark
surrealism paintings of
himself as a salary man -
died 2005 aged 31.
Bibliography
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March 2017 At: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brF1zVXG5_0
Azuma, H. (2009) Otaku Japan’s Database Animals. University of Minnesota Press.
Geist, M. (2013) ‘A Brief Introduction to C.G. Jung and Analytic Psychology’ In: The Jung Page 27.10.13 At:
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Oddel, C and Le Blanc, M. (2009) Studio Ghibli The Films of Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. Kamera Books.
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Illustration List
Figure 1. Surreal Still from Spirited Away. (2001). [Film Still] At: https://
haleyg7.wordpress.com/2015/04/16/baba-yaga-and-spirited-away/ (Accessed on: 03
February 2018)
Figure 3. Mei discovers surreal world of Forest Spirits. (1988). [Film Still] At: https://
letterboxd.com/film/my-neighbor-totoro/ (Accessed on: 03 February 2018)