tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post2483789814094473352..comments2023-12-31T01:23:39.943-05:00Comments on Mayerson on Animation: My Neighbors, The Yamadas and Pom PokoMark Mayersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065971589878678848noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-35520616251451765152013-04-04T10:59:39.981-04:002013-04-04T10:59:39.981-04:00Also great movies from Takahata are "Grave of...Also great movies from Takahata are "Grave of the Fireflies" as you probably know and "Only Yesterday", both great movies! His last feature for Ghibli was in 1999, the Yamadas themself, but in Fall 2013 his releasing another one called "The Tale of Princess Kaguya"! Can't wait!Rodrigo Caetano da Costahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07495096804237754659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-91380951621585699332013-04-02T14:20:15.712-04:002013-04-02T14:20:15.712-04:00Isao Takahata started directing on Toei's tele...Isao Takahata started directing on Toei's television shows.<br /><br />Here's an example, a final episode of "Moretsu Ataro". Takahata directed both segments (and also the opening title).<br /><br />No English subs. Sorry.<br /><br />http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xtgsse_yyyyyyy-yyy_shortfilms?search_algo=2Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10741995395720022279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-64473130843637456952013-04-02T11:36:54.676-04:002013-04-02T11:36:54.676-04:00Here is Takahata's incredible (and, yes, quite...Here is Takahata's incredible (and, yes, quite subversive) 1968 directorial debut, "Horus, Prince of the Sun": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9bMLyj8rggAgha_Memnunhttps://twitter.com/Agha_Memnunnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-64655252548426012912013-04-02T05:16:45.080-04:002013-04-02T05:16:45.080-04:00I have to thank Daniel Thomas MacInnes for my appr...I have to thank Daniel Thomas MacInnes for my appreciation of Takahata's work. He literally made me feel guilty for not having seen these brilliant films. And all he did was to so generously give me copies of many of the films. <br /><br />It's wonderful to come upon a really fine director knowing you'll have hours of pleasurable viewing ahead. I'm looking forward to seeing his newest film, "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter."Michael Spornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02018522723674960270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-4535937720741334802013-04-01T20:17:49.540-04:002013-04-01T20:17:49.540-04:00If you're curious about the rest of Isao Takah...If you're curious about the rest of Isao Takahata's storied career, we can easily hook you up at the Ghibli Blog. Cough, ahem. Seriously, though, it's always good to see someone else discover the great director's work. I was lucky to see Yamada-kun on the big screen back in November, and it's such a sensational movie. A very quiet and serene one, too, which unfortunately confused Japanese moviegoers who wanted another Princess Mononoke.Daniel Thomas MacInneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01406180871529775448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-27367823554775910472013-04-01T19:13:49.892-04:002013-04-01T19:13:49.892-04:00Arguably America has always been very prudish when...Arguably America has always been very prudish when it comes to what is considered decent, even to see on animals in art/animation. While I suppose I never thought about that as a kid, it's something I find pretty hard to figure how why so many have to question the biological functions of a character that clearly is not draw as bearing any anatomical functions relating to it (it's a cartoon after all). Yet at the same time, it's funny how we often deflate that issue well in animation because we could sometimes suggest an animal was either female or male through the usual humanized traits often in the facial/body department. It's never about what's between the legs, but too often we end up looking down there anyway.Chris Sobieniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838106041175506925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-81793955451145060982013-04-01T13:09:46.851-04:002013-04-01T13:09:46.851-04:00That is important to note about Takahata's wor...That is important to note about Takahata's work Brubaker. It certainly doesn't make him a bad direction given the employment of talented people under his wing to bring his ideas to life.Chris Sobieniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838106041175506925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-10264522310425506852013-03-31T23:29:13.905-04:002013-03-31T23:29:13.905-04:00It should be noted that Takahata can't draw at...It should be noted that Takahata can't draw at all, one of the few animation directors that doesn't do any drawings. He relies on other people to do preliminary artworks and designs for him.<br /><br />That's why his films have wide variety of designs; it all depends on who was working with Takahata on that project.Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10741995395720022279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-36966166374570053132013-03-31T23:26:01.923-04:002013-03-31T23:26:01.923-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10741995395720022279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-50342146085749590442013-03-31T20:13:05.665-04:002013-03-31T20:13:05.665-04:00I was hooked on Isao Takahata's version of Ann...I was hooked on Isao Takahata's version of Anne of Green Gables when I was a kid. It used to air on SRC (the French CBC) along with many other Japanese and Japanese/French co-productions back in the day. It was only after watching My Neighbors, The Yamadas many years later that I realized the same person directed both projects! Quiet films that focus on characters in everyday situations are my absolute favourites - animated or not - and I suspect all those hours I spent mesmerized by Anne of Green Gables and Heidi as a kid have something to do with it :)<br /><br />I know it's terrible, but I've yet to work up the courage to watch Grave of the Fireflies...mélanie daiglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03907678380918352375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-29648211196457355652013-03-30T21:57:14.906-04:002013-03-30T21:57:14.906-04:00I really liked the part where The Dad in Yamada wa...I really liked the part where The Dad in Yamada was trying to get local delinquents to be quiet but failing miserably. And the bits when the son was instructed to study by his mother that eventually the scolding became a song S. Stephani Soejonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06736543686467812023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-87137997656288184862013-03-30T21:15:49.189-04:002013-03-30T21:15:49.189-04:00Japan's never been skittish about nudity in ca...Japan's never been skittish about nudity in cartoons, even when aimed at kids. Growing up in Japan, I watched a ton of cartoons that had nudity.<br /><br />I enjoyed "The Yamadas" (I always enjoyed it whenever they animated Hisaichi Ishii's comic strips), but I still haven't checked out "Pom Poko" yet.<br /><br />If you haven't seen it yet, I recommend Takahata's "Grave of the Fireflies" as well.Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10741995395720022279noreply@blogger.com