Lasseter was inspired by a Japanese animator/director, Hayao Miyazaki, that was able to entertain the whole audience, both adults and children, not just younger viewers. Miyazaki’s films: Castle of Cagliostro, My Neighbour Totoro, Princesses Monomoke –among others-, were very popular in Japan, mostly driven by the vision of a director that believed that “adults should not impose their vision of the world on children".
Many animators from Disney and Pixar (such as Glen Keane and Pete Docter) also admit that Miyazaki's work and his ability to entertain adults and children had a huge influence on their work.
I was surprised to read that American/European animators were inspired by a Japanese animator. With such differences in culture and context, I expected to find barriers for ideas to be exchanged and for beliefs to be transferred from one part of the world to the other. But it appears that I was wrong.
I was surprised to read that American/European animators were inspired by a Japanese animator. With such differences in culture and context, I expected to find barriers for ideas to be exchanged and for beliefs to be transferred from one part of the world to the other. But it appears that I was wrong.
Miyazaki’s core belief that adults can enjoy animated movies applies to all cultures because human beings are not that different after all. We all want to be entertained.
My neighbour Totoro:
Totoro appears in Toy Story 3 , as a proof of Miyazaki's influence on John Lasseter:
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