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1) Porco Rosso
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Slouching towards middle age, Porco Rosso makes his living by flying about in his red bi-plane and fighting sky bandits who prey on cruise ships sailing the Adriatic. When he's not engaging in dog fights, this pilot lives on a deserted island retreat. Porco was once a strappling young man, but after his entire squardron was wiped out, he is mysteriously transformed into a pig. Then he is defeated in a dogfight against a dashing American rival, who...
2) Porco Rosso
Series
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
In Early 1930's era Italy, air pirates, bounty hunters, and high flyers of all sorts rule the skies. The most cunning and skilled of these pilots is Porco Rosso. After watching the spirits of the pilots killed in the last air battle he fought in rise to the heavens, his head turned into that of a pig. He now makes a living taking jobs, such as rescuing those kidnapped by air pirates. Donald Curtis, Porco's rival, provides a constant challenge to the...
3) Porco rosso
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In 1930s Italy, a veteran World War I pilot is cursed to look like an anthropomorphic pig.
4) Porco Rosso
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
日本語
Description
A pilot becomes disillusioned after seeing his friends die for their country, so he leaves the armed forces, becomes a private bounty hunter, and lives cursed as half-human, half-pig.
Author
Language
Español
Description
Preparar los platos japoneses más emblemáticos del cine de Hayao Miyazaki e Isao Takahata ya es posible con este recetario inspirado en sus mejores escenas gastronómicas.
Desde los anman (bollos rellenos de alubias rojas) de El viaje de Chihiro hasta el ramen de Ponyo en el acantilado, pasando por el magnífico bentō de Mi vecino Totoro o el pastel de arenque y calabaza de Nicky, la aprendiz de bruja, este libro recoge más de 20 recetas presentes...
Author
Publisher
Welbeck
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A fully illustrated book that reviews each Studio Ghibli movie from the animation studio. Providing background information on how the films were made and considered film-fan reactions to the works themselves. Illustrated with stills and posters, portraits of the creative team and the studio itself. A comprehensive guide to the complex, mysterious and entertaining worlds of the Oscar-winning animation company"--Publisher's description.
Author
Publisher
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
"This work considers the visual conventions of Japanese comic books and animated films, Miyazaki's early foray into comic books and animation, the Studio Ghibli era, and the company's development. It analyzes all of Miyazaki's productions between 1984 and 2004, including such hits as My Neighbor Totoro"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The story of filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki's life and work, including his significant impact on Japan and the world.
"A thirtieth-century toxic jungle, a bathhouse for tired gods, a red-haired fish girl, and a furry woodland spirit--what do these have in common? They all spring from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki, one of the greatest living animators, known worldwide for films such as My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle,...
Publisher
Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A beautiful, full-color dive into the history and future of Studio Ghibli, Japan's preeminent animation house. In-depth looks at every one of their 26 feature films - including the latest, Earwig and the Witch - means there's something for everyone, while exclusive interviews and rare director's commentary plus behind-the-scenes tidbits will excite even the most devoted Ghibli afficionados. A gorgeous, stirring must-have for Studio Ghibli fans and...
Author
Publisher
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Widely regarded as Japan's greatest animated director, Hayao Miyazaki creates films lauded for vibrant characters and meaningful narrative themes. Examining the messages of his 10 full-length films, this study analyzes each for its religious, philosophical and ethical implications. Exhibiting religious influences without religious endorsement, his films enjoin nonjudgment and perseverance in everyday life"--
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