Miyazaki is undoubtedly a world-renowned master of animation, retiring on September 6 of the same year after directing "The Wind Rises" in 2013, which was also his last feature-length work. After that, domestic audiences know very little about Japanese animation films, so today I will introduce other Japanese animators.
1. Mirin Hirochang, born in 1973
He worked at Studio Ghibli from 1996 to 2014, the most classic of which was 2010's Arietti borrowing something.
But the success of this film is personally attributed mainly to Hayao Miyazaki's escort, after which he left Studio Ghibli's work "Mary and the Witch's Flower" should represent his true level.
This movie was released in China in 2018, with Japanese painting style and character design, Western narrative and plot, and film elements are Ghibli smorgasbord, which led to the film's mediocre reputation.
2. Shinkai Makoto
Born in 1973, he should be the most popular Japanese animator in Japan after Hayao Miyazaki, and 2007's "Five Centimeters per Second" opened his popularity.
Juvenile love affair + aesthetic painting style must be the favorite of many people, and I have been obsessed with him for a while.
"Your Name", which was released in China in 2016, is the box office champion of Japanese animation in China, and the box office of 570 million is estimated to be difficult to surpass in future Japanese animation.
3. Masaaki Yuasa
He is also famous for his grotesque painting style, and there are many fans, 2017's "Spring Is Short, Girls Go Forward!" " is his masterpiece, Douban 8.7 points good reputation.
His "If You Ride on the Waves" was released in China in 2019
The film tells the story of Xiang ShuiRi Naiko is a surfer, has a strong passion and sincere love for the sea, in life, she is actually a thoughtful girl, deeply confused about the future. An accident brings Nichiko to meet a firefighter named Daisy Poppy Harbor, and the brave and upright Port soon attracts Nichino's attention, and the two come together in one shot. But the good times did not last long, and a shipwreck took the life of the port. One day, Ichigo, who had been depressed for a long time, hummed the song that the two of them would often sing when they were together, and what she did not expect was that Minato actually appeared in front of her.
The film is full of imagination, and the skyscraper surf at the end is visually gorgeous!
4. Hosoda Mori
He was hailed as "the representative of Japanese animation after Hayao Miyazaki" and became famous for his 2006 "Girl Who Traveled Through Time"
The film ranked 233rd in the Douban Top 250, and the word of mouth was bursting!
His latest work is this year's "Dragon and the Freckled Princess", which has grossed more than 5.87 billion yen, surpassing the 5.85 billion yen of "Children of monsters" and setting a new high for the Japanese box office of director Hosoda Mori.
The film tells the story of "U", a virtual network world set in the world with more than 5 billion users, and the protagonist "Suzu" is a 17-year-old high school girl living in the countryside, who lost her mother at a young age and left psychological trauma. She used to like to sing with her mother, but she also stopped singing, and gradually became estranged from her father's daily life. One day she came into contact with another world, the virtual world of U, and participated in it under the name "BELL". When Suzu sang again in "U" and released the songs she had created, she gained great popularity. At this time, the terrifying mysterious existence of "U" appeared in front of her in the form of a dragon...
I heard that this domestic introduction plan, I don't know if it is reliable.
Finally, I would like to introduce a Japanese animator equivalent to Miyazaki Hayao's contemporary, Imatoshi
His 4 animated films are ranked in the Douban top 250, and the representative work "Red Hot Chili Peppers" is the inspiration for Inception.
Unfortunately, he died of pancreatic cancer in 2010 at the age of 47, which is a pity for fans.