Taipei Exhibition | Ghibli Animation Master - Takahata Exhibition Ticket

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－ Ticket introduction－

• Venue: Special Exhibition Hall, 2nd Floor, Cultural Center, Taipei Pop Music Center

• Exhibition Dates: June 18, 2022 - September 25, 2022

• Exhibition time: 10:00 - 18:00 (ticket sales and admission will stop half an hour before closing)

• Exhibition address: No. 99, Section 8, Civic Avenue, Nangang District, Taipei City
  
  
  
  

－ Exhibition introduction－

Takahata is an animation master who plays a very important role in the development of animation in Japan. In 1985, he co-founded "Studio Ghibli" with Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki, which has influenced the development of Japanese animation for half a century and leapt into the international stage in one fell swoop. .

The Japanese animation giant died of lung cancer on April 5, 2018, which shocked and saddened many animation fans.

This exhibition is co-curated by the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo and Studio Ghibli, with up to 2,000 pieces on display. It has been on tour in Japan since 2019, fully presenting Director Takahata's influence on Japanese animation and his work with Ghibli. From the introduction of life to the origin of creation, story inspiration, storyboard manuscripts and images, one by one analyzes the master's heart, understands his persistence and persistence in his works, and makes the appearance of Japanese animation evolve and exert influence, at a glance The final gift from this talented director.

－ About Takahata－

Takahata (1935-2018) has been an important film director who has continued to lead the development of Japanese animation for half a century since the 1960s. In 1985, he co-founded Studio Ghibli with Hayao Miyazaki, and discovered the musical wizard Joe Hisaishi as a film score master. The historical works produced by Takahata include many classic animations such as "Little Angel", "Grave of Fireflies", "Hui Yaoji Story", which are masterpieces that accompany us to grow up and are widely loved by fans.

The first full-length work "The Great Adventure of Sun Prince Hals" (1968) was the first attempt by him and the production team to construct a complex world view in a group production method, making this work an epoch-making animation in the history of Japanese animation.

With TV animations such as "Little Angel" (1974) and "Little Anne" (1979) in the 1970s, Takahata began to focus on the depiction of everyday life. He integrates daily life related to food, clothing, housing, transportation and nature into his works, which is different from the creation of fantasy atmosphere in the past, and instead depicts the richness of life.

After the 1980s, Takahata turned the stage of the story to Japan, including "Little Trouble Chie" (1981), "Grave of Fireflies" (1988), "Little Bits of Childhood" (1991), "Heisei Tanuki" He War" (1994), etc., expressing the real Japanese customs and life of the common people. This series of straightforward and powerful works has always made society rethink Japan's experience of reconnecting with modernity during and after the war. "The Story of Kaguya Princess" (2013), which became the last work, challenged the watercolor style of hand-painted lines and created a new expression style that surpassed the past.

Takahata is always exploring themes suitable for today, often exploring the theme of "everyday" in his works, and pursuing new expression methods in the process of animation creation. Director Takahata's creative trajectory not only laid the foundation for the development of Japanese animation after the war, but also deeply influenced creators at home and abroad.

【Main works】

1. "Wolf Boy" (1963-1965)

2. "The Great Adventure of Hals, Prince of the Sun" (1968)

3. "Panda Family" (1972)

4. "Little Angel" (1974)

5. "A Thousand Miles to Find My Mother" (1976)

6. "Future Boy Conan" Episode 9, Episode 10 (1978)

7. "Little Anne" (1979)

8. "Small Trouble Chie" (1981)

9. "Cellist Gao Xiu" (1982)

10. "The Story of Yanagawa Excavation" (1987)

11. "Grave of the Fireflies" (1988)

12. "The Little Bits of My Childhood" (1991)