Catalogue

Focus Film:

Item 1: When Marnie Was There (2014, Hiromasa Yonebayashi)

The reason I chose this as my focus film is because the two main female characters, Anna and Marnie are both represented very differently. Anna is represented as a “tomboy” who appearance is androgynous and is shown to be uncomfortable with being feminine. She struggles with her identity which I think makes her more realistic and relatable to the audience regardless of their gender. On the other hand, Marnie is very traditionally feminine in both her appearance and actions. She is caring and gentle yet adventuress. Although both characters are either more feminine or masculine, they both have non-traditional traits. Although there isn’t as much secondary research for this film, I think the contrasting female characters gives me enough to talk about.

 

Secondary Films:

 

Item 2: Princess Mononoke (1997, Hayao Miyazaki)
I chose Princess Mononoke as one of my secondary films is because of the character San or Princess Mononoke. Unlike the females in When Marnie Was There, San is much more aggressive and willing to fight to protect what she cares about. Her appearance is more masculine and she’s much more brutal compared to other female characters shown in Studio Ghibli which I think makes this film more interesting because she is very different to any other character. Despite her aggressiveness, I think she is still portrayed positively. She is regarded to be one of Studio Ghibli’s best examples of strong female’s characters.

 

Item 3: Spirited Away (2001, Hayao Miyazaki)
I chose this film as one of my secondary films because of the main protagonist Chihiro. Chihiro is portayed as quite childish and adventuress, yet she is very determined to save her parents despite the challenges she faces. I think she is a good example of Studio Ghibli’s strong female characters because although she does get help from a male, she is capable of being independent and defending herself; she isn’t a “damsel in distress”. Also, her appearance is more feminine but she has both feminine and masculine characteristics.

Books:

 

Item 4:

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

 

 

 

Websites:

 

Item 5: When Marnie Was There review: is this Studio Ghibli's last-ever movie?-Sam Byford on May 22, 2015

 

This article makes some statements that are useful to my research about the female protagonists. For example, it talks about Anna’s androgynous appearance and how she dislikes being called “pretty” and her insecure she is about the colour of her eyes.

 

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).

 

Item 6: When Marnie Was There will leave you sobbing-Robbie Collin

 9 June 2016

 

 

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).

 

Item 7:

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

 

Item 8:
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).

 

Item 9:
The Guardian (2002) The magic of Manga. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/oct/12/artsfeatures1 (Accessed: 13 October 2016).

 

Item 10:
Jao, C. (2016) [VIDEO] the feminism of studio Ghibli. Available at: http://www.themarysue.com/feminism-of-studio-ghibli/ (Accessed: 6 October 2016).

 

Item 11:
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).

 

Item 12:
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).

 

Item 13:
Koerner, A. (2015) Geena Davis talks ‘when Marnie was there’ & studio Ghibli’s ‘brilliant use of female characters’. 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).

 

Item 14:

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).

 

Item 15:
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).

 

Item 16:
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).

 

Item 17:
Rose, S. (2011) Studio Ghibli: Leave the boys behind. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/jul/14/studio-ghibli-arrietty-heroines (Accessed: 6 October 2016).

 

Item 18:
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).