Hayao Miyazaki

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

The Castle of Cagliostro (1979): 1 line

1. career (career sequence) · through Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984), which they wrote: The Castle of Cagliostro ⇒ Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (the host's read). Cagliostro was poorly received by fans of the series, then Miyazaki struggled to get another film made, which led to the manga and then this film.

   “which is not well received, despite being a fucking awesome movie, because the fans thought it was too much of a departure from the series.”

   Blank Check with Griffin & David · Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind with Lulu Wang · 0:34:54 · David Sims (0.60 sure it was them)

Warriors of the Wind: 1 line

1. unmapped (cause of policy) · them, directly: Warriors of the Wind ⇒ Hayao Miyazaki (the host's read). The butchered US version led Miyazaki to refuse any change to later American releases.

   “this was so stupid that, uh, that's sort of, I think, the beginning of Miyazaki being like, I approve any, uh, American version.”

   Blank Check with Griffin & David · Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind with Lulu Wang · 1:24:41 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

Leonardo DiCaprio: 1 line

1. lineage (influence) · them, directly: Hayao Miyazaki ⇒ Leonardo DiCaprio (the host's read). Miyazaki's planet-degradation themes were a critical influence on DiCaprio becoming an environmental activist.

   “Miyazaki is one of the critical influences on DiCaprio becoming such an aggressive environmental activists”

   The Big Picture · Physical Media Strikes Back With Tim Simons · 1:19:29 · Sean Fennessey (0.55 sure it was them)

The Mitchells vs. the Machines: 1 line

1. lineage (lineage) · them, directly: Hayao Miyazaki ⇒ The Mitchells vs. the Machines (the maker said so: Rianda himself on the episode). Katie's Mount Rushmore idea came from an office poster of Miyazaki, Ashby, Sciamma and Moodysson.

   “inspired by just a thing that was in my office of Miyazaki, Hal Ashby, Celine Siama, and Lucas Moodison”

   Blank Check — Patreon · The Nightmare Before Christmas with Michael Rianda (Ad-Free) · 0:14:52 · Michael Rianda (0.90 sure it was them)

Warriors of the Wind: 1 line

1. craft (mutilated edit) · through Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984), which they wrote: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind ⇒ Warriors of the Wind (the host's read). The 95 minute American cut dropped the environmental themes, renamed Nausicaä as Princess Zandra and turned the Ohmu into plain enemies.

   “the film basically turns into an action adventure movie where like the environmentalist themes are kind of gone.”

   Blank Check with Griffin & David · Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind with Lulu Wang · 1:24:25 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Directing (13) everyone in directing

• director, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (Blank Check with Griffin & David, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind with Lulu Wang)
• director, The Castle of Cagliostro (Blank Check with Griffin & David, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind with Lulu Wang)
• director, Castle in the Sky (Blank Check with Griffin & David, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind with Lulu Wang)
• director, Princess Mononoke (Blank Check with Griffin & David, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind with Lulu Wang)
• director, Spirited Away (Blank Check with Griffin & David, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind with Lulu Wang)
• director, Spirited Away (The Big Picture, Physical Media Strikes Back With Tim Simons)
• director, My Neighbor Totoro (The Big Picture, Physical Media Strikes Back With Tim Simons)
• director, Kiki's Delivery Service (The Big Picture, Physical Media Strikes Back With Tim Simons)
• director, The Boy and the Heron (The Big Picture, Physical Media Strikes Back With Tim Simons)
• director (implied), The Boy and the Heron (The Big Picture, Best Picture Power Rankings and a ‘Poor Things’ Deep Dive. Plus: Julianne Moore and Todd Haynes!)
• director, My Neighbor Totoro (The Big Picture, ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife,’ ‘Tick, Tick ... Boom!,' and Our Top Five Feel-Good Movies)
• director, The Castle of Cagliostro (Blank Check — Patreon, Eraserhead (Ad-Free))
• director, The Boy and the Heron (Blank Check — Patreon, The Killer with Marie Bardi (Ad-Free))

Writing (1) everyone in writing

• manga author, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (Blank Check with Griffin & David, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind with Lulu Wang)

Other (1) everyone in other

• Michael's idol, The Mitchells vs. the Machines (Blank Check — Patreon, The Nightmare Before Christmas with Michael Rianda (Ad-Free))

What was said about them, by kind

craft (1)

1. craft (craft): Hayao Miyazaki → My Neighbor Totoro. Studio Ghibli/Miyazaki mix absurdist creativity with grounded portrayals.

   “the kind of like absurdest, but also deeply grounded kind of portrayals.”

   The Big Picture · ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife,’ ‘Tick, Tick ... Boom!,' and Our Top Five Feel-Good Movies · 0:50:16 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)

lineage (3)

1. lineage (adaptation fidelity): The Farewell → Hayao Miyazaki. Like Miyazaki keeping the film identical to his manga, Wang wanted to carry the pure tone of her radio story into the feature without inflating the plot.

   “how do I maintain the spirit that's in the manga, the purity of it and transfer it to film, which is something that I thought a lot about with the farewell”

   Blank Check with Griffin & David · Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind with Lulu Wang · 0:41:13 · Lulu Wang (0.80 sure it was them)
2. lineage (influence): Hayao Miyazaki → Leonardo DiCaprio. Miyazaki's planet-degradation themes were a critical influence on DiCaprio becoming an environmental activist.

   “Miyazaki is one of the critical influences on DiCaprio becoming such an aggressive environmental activists”

   The Big Picture · Physical Media Strikes Back With Tim Simons · 1:19:29 · Sean Fennessey (0.55 sure it was them)
3. lineage (lineage): The Mitchells vs. the Machines → Hayao Miyazaki. Katie's Mount Rushmore idea came from an office poster of Miyazaki, Ashby, Sciamma and Moodysson.

   “inspired by just a thing that was in my office of Miyazaki, Hal Ashby, Celine Siama, and Lucas Moodison”

   Blank Check — Patreon · The Nightmare Before Christmas with Michael Rianda (Ad-Free) · 0:14:52 · Michael Rianda (0.90 sure it was them)

unmapped (2)

1. unmapped (cause of policy): Warriors of the Wind → Hayao Miyazaki. The butchered US version led Miyazaki to refuse any change to later American releases.

   “this was so stupid that, uh, that's sort of, I think, the beginning of Miyazaki being like, I approve any, uh, American version.”

   Blank Check with Griffin & David · Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind with Lulu Wang · 1:24:41 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)
2. unmapped (synthesis of oeuvre): The Boy and the Heron → Hayao Miyazaki. Watching a few earlier Miyazaki films first reveals the Heron as a synthesis.

   “if you watch like 2 or 3 beforehand and then watch it, you'll see that there's like a synthesis going on.”

   The Big Picture · Best Picture Power Rankings and a ‘Poor Things’ Deep Dive. Plus: Julianne Moore and Todd Haynes! · 0:13:05 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

1. fun, about Hayao Miyazaki: A notorious 1984 interview: Miyazaki explains Nausicaä's large chest as there so she can embrace dying people and make them feel secure.

   “I think her buzzing needs to be large, so she can embrace all those old men and the women who are in the castle when they're dying.”

   Blank Check with Griffin & David · Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind with Lulu Wang · 1:38:03 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)