Research findings

From my (secondary) research, I have found it difficult to find articles focusing on femininity in Studio Ghibli films. I found this surprising because I have always thought that other people would recognise how progressive and unique the characters are. I have found one article that is comparing Studio Ghibli's female protagonists to Disney princess's  which I thought was interesting and will most likely use for my script.

Secondary Research

I am making a list of articles I may use quotes from to help support my coursework.




This article makes a good point about the female protagonists in Studio Ghibli's films compared to popular western animation studios like Pixar and Disney.


"strong female characters who are not tied in to fairy-tale narratives" (A quote I particularly like)


http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2014/05/animating-principle-wind-rises-and-genius-miyazaki






Gatti, T. (2014) Animating principle: The wind rises and the genius of Miyazaki. Available at: http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2014/05/animating-principle-wind-rises-and-genius-miyazaki (Accessed: 6 October 2016).










http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/698539fe-2974-11da-8a5e-00000e2511c8.html?ft_site=falcon&desktop=true


Andrews, N. (2005) Japan’s visionary of innocence and apocalypse. Available at: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/698539fe-2974-11da-8a5e-00000e2511c8.html?ft_site=falcon&desktop=true (Accessed: 6 October 2016).
















"almost all of them led by strong, intelligent, independent-minded girls"


"They are adventurous and active, but also compassionate, communicative, pacifist and virtuous. Their "female" qualities and childish innocence are often what resolve the crisis at hand and bridge conflicting worlds"


 "Helen McCarthy, a British author who has written extensively on Miyazaki and Japanese animation. "By making the hero a girl, he took all that macho stuff out of the equation and that gave him the freedom to examine heroism. His career has been a very beautiful building of an idea that the feminine doesn't preclude the heroic."




https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/jul/14/studio-ghibli-arrietty-heroines

( Rose, S. (2011, Jul 15). Film & music: Leave the boys behind: You have to go a long way to see animations in which a girl takes the lead - to japan, in fact. steve rose looks at studio ghibli's alternative to hollywood's love of heroes. The Guardian Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/876927924?accountid=15712 )








https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/oct/12/artsfeatures1


http://www.oystermag.com/studio-ghiblis-eleven-greatest-girl-heroes
Woon, M. (2016) Studio Ghibli’s 11 greatest girl heroes | fashion magazine | news. Fashion. Beauty. Music. Available at: http://www.oystermag.com/studio-ghiblis-eleven-greatest-girl-heroes (Accessed: 13 October 2016).

"Even though she's mega-fearless and often short-tempered, she also has a soft side, and is probably the best example of the complexities inherent in all of Ghibli's female heroes."

http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/hayao-miyazaki/
JOLIN, D. (2011) Miyazaki on Miyazaki: The animation genius on his movies. Available at: http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/hayao-miyazaki/ (Accessed: 6 October 2016).


"At first I decided, ‘This is something children shouldn’t see,’ but in the end I realised, ‘No, this is something that children must see,’ because adults, they didn’t get it — children understood it"


http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2014/08/02/books/book-reviews/deeper-look-hayao-miyazakis-nature/#.V-0sSE2V_Gg
Martin, I. (2014) A deeper look at Hayao Miyazaki’s nature | the Japan times. Available at: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2014/08/02/books/book-reviews/deeper-look-hayao-miyazakis-nature/#.V-0sSE2V_Gg (Accessed: 13 October 2016).


http://entropymag.org/30-years-of-ghibli-princess-mononoke/
rathke, edward J. (2015) 30 years of Ghibli: Princess Mononoke. Available at: http://entropymag.org/30-years-of-ghibli-princess-mononoke/ (Accessed: 13 October 2016).


http://www.deepfocusreview.com/reviews/princessmononoke.asp
Eggert, B. (2010) The Definitives - Princess Mononoke (1997). Available at: http://www.deepfocusreview.com/reviews/princessmononoke.asp (Accessed: 13 October 2016).


http://www.kamerabooks.co.uk/studio-ghibli
Blanc, M.L., Odell, C. and Books, K. (2016) Studio Ghibli. Available at: http://www.kamerabooks.co.uk/studio-ghibli (Accessed: 6 October 2016).


http://www.themarysue.com/feminism-of-studio-ghibli/
Jao, C. (2016) [VIDEO] the feminism of studio Ghibli. Available at: http://www.themarysue.com/feminism-of-studio-ghibli/ (Accessed: 6 October 2016).


http://screenrobot.com/hayao-miyazaki-great-feminist-filmmaker-time/
Jones, S.F. (2014) Hayao Miyazaki: The great feminist filmmaker of his time. Available at: http://screenrobot.com/hayao-miyazaki-great-feminist-filmmaker-time/ (Accessed: 6 October 2016).
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jun/06/studio-ghibli-yonebayashi-interview-miyazaki
Michael, C. (2016) ‘Women are realistic, men idealistic’: Studio Ghibli on why a director’s gender matters. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jun/06/studio-ghibli-yonebayashi-interview-miyazaki (Accessed: 6 October 2016).


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2016/06/09/when-marnie-was-there-will-leave-you-sobbing---review/
Collin, R. (2016) When Marnie was there will leave you sobbing - review. Available at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2016/06/09/when-marnie-was-there-will-leave-you-sobbing---review/ (Accessed: 13 October 2016).
http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/22/8643009/when-marnie-was-there-review
Byford, S. (2015) When Marnie was there review: Is this studio Ghibli’s last-ever movie? Available at: http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/22/8643009/when-marnie-was-there-review (Accessed: 13 October 2016).


http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/when-marnie-was-there-2015
When Marnie was there movie review (2015) (2015) Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Brian Tallerico .


http://awfj.org/week-in-women/2015/07/26/when-marnie-was-there-and-wondering-where-the-female-animated-characters-will-be-now/
McDonnell, B. (2016) ‘When Marnie was there’ and wondering where the female animated characters will be now. Available at: http://awfj.org/week-in-women/2015/07/26/when-marnie-was-there-and-wondering-where-the-female-animated-characters-will-be-now/ (Accessed: 13 October 2016).
https://www.bustle.com/articles/87809-geena-davis-talks-when-marnie-was-there-studio-ghiblis-brilliant-use-of-female-characters
Koerner, A. (2015) Geena Davis talks ‘when Marnie was there’ & studio Ghibli’s ‘brilliant use of female characters’ — EXCLUSIVE VIDEO. Available at: https://www.bustle.com/articles/87809-geena-davis-talks-when-marnie-was-there-studio-ghiblis-brilliant-use-of-female-characters (Accessed: 13 October 2016).

Context- Gender

I am focusing on Gender for my context area because Ghibli has a good representation of femininity in all their movies. I personally feel that in Ghibli films they make an effort to create strong, non-stereotypical female characters that are relatable whilst keeping the storyline interesting.