Turning Point: 1997-2008

<b>The second volume of legendary animation director Hayao Miyazaki's career memoir continues with essays interviews and discussions about some of his most popular films including Spirited Away and Ponyo.</b> <p/>In the mid-1990s filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki moved from success to success as his work found an audience outside of Japan. His animated films of the era including <i>Princess Mononoke Howl's Moving Castle</i> and <i>Ponyo</i> <i> </i>were internationally lauded and Miyazaki won an Academy Award(R) in 2003 for his popular and critical hit <i>Spirited Away</i>. <p/>Follow Miyazaki as his vision matures as cinema-lovers worldwide embrace his creations and as critics such as Roger Ebert take up the cause of animation and Miyazaki's films. In a legendary career these crucial years represent the turning point.