![]() Niebel says the the exhibition's designers wanted to include a tree in the exhibition to introduce the idea of the magical forest, "where we can come for purification, to find balance in our lives again and to get energized." Trees play an important role in many of Miyazaki's movies: Castle in the Sky, My Neighbor Totoro and Princess Mononoke, among others. They appear and disappear with light, making them appear as if they are floating. Painted on the museum walls are depictions of Miyazaki's kodama tree spirits from the film Princess Mononoke. Strings and fiberglass strands hang from the ceiling, lit from above in neon green, giving it a magic glow from within where the character Totoro is supposed to be hiding. Mother Tree, Hayao Miyazaki, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures / JWPictures/©Academy Museum FoundationĪ giant tree stands between two of the Miyazaki galleries, with a fabricated wooden trunk that takes four people to hug. He had to his friends here to ask, 'is this for real?' There were a lot of our filmmaker members who spoke with him and said, 'You know, we will treat your work in a way that you would appreciate. David Rubin, the president of the Academy, says the filmmaker didn't immediately say yes to showing his work at the new museum. Miyazaki has never before exhibited his work in the United States, and much of this material had never left Japan until now. Inside glass cases are Miyazaki's two Oscars statuettes. There are storyboards and other material from his films such Princess Mononoke (1997), Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) and the Oscar-winning coming-of-age film Spirited Away (2001). ![]() The tunnel leads to the first gallery room, where scenes from his 11 animated features are projected on the walls.Īlso on display is a wooden desk from Miyazaki's animation studio, and many of his hand-drawn character sketches ( he started off as a manga artist). It's meant to evoke a magical "tree tunnel" inhabited by mystical wood spirits, a portal featured in his animated film My Neighbor Totoro (1988). Visitors enter Miyazaki's enchanted world through an tunnel made of green fabric. The 11,000-square-foot exhibition includes images of Miyazaki's big-eyed, innocent-looking children and creatures, flying castles, tree houses and lush forests. Hayao Miyazaki, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures / JWPictures/©Academy Museum Foundation
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