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The Man Who Leapt Through Film: The Art of Mamoru Hosoda

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The Man Who Leapt Through Film: The Art of Mamoru Hosoda delves into the creative world of acclaimed anime director Mamoru Hosoda. It explores his journey through exclusive interviews and a wealth of never-before-seen material including sketches, storyboards, background paintings, character designs, and concept art. The book accompanies his celebrated works such as Mirai, The Boy and the Beast, and Wolf Children.
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"An illustrated overview of writer/director/animator Mamoru Hosoda's Academy Award-nominated movies and career, including previously unpublished storyboards, background paintings, character designs, and concept art"--

An illustrated overview of writer/director/animator Mamoru Hosoda's Academy Award-nominated movies and career, including previously unpublished storyboards, background paintings, character designs, and concept art

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Journey into the mind and creative process of one of the most celebrated anime directors working today with The Man Who Leapt Through Film: The Art of Mamoru Hosoda. Written by renowned animation critic and historian Charles Solomon (The Art of WolfWalkers, Abrams 2020), and featuring exclusive interviews alongside hundreds of never-before-seen sketches, storyboards, background paintings, character designs, and concept art, this is the ultimate companion piece to Hosoda's work.

Writer/director/animator Mamoru Hosoda's work includes the Academy Award-nominated Mirai (2018), The Boy and the Beast (2015), Wolf Children (2012), Summer Wars (2009), and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006). He is the cofounder of Studio Chizu, one of Japan's premier animation studios.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781419753725

Publisher: Abrams

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 18 August 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Abrams

Illustration: 350 color illustrations

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Mamoru Hosoda
  • Foreword by Don Hahn

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 254.0mm

Height: 305.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 272

About the Author

Charles Solomon is the author of more than a dozen books on the art and making of animated films and television specials. His recent credits include The Art of WolfWalkers (Abrams, 2020), The Art of Toy Story 3, The Art and Making of Peanuts Animation, The Art of Frozen, and the Song of the Sea Artbook, which he wrote in collaboration with Cartoon Saloon cofounder Tomm Moore. Solomon lives in Los Angeles.

Don Hahn produced the classic Beauty and the Beast (1991), the first animated film to receive a Best Picture nomination from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. His next film, The Lion King (1994), broke box-office records all over the world to become the top-grossing traditionally animated film of all time and a long-running blockbuster Broadway musical. Hahn also served as associate producer on the landmark motion picture Who Framed Roger Rabbit. He lives in Los Angeles.

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