"Yoji Takeshige supervised the selection of the artworks from thousands of backgrounds created for each film, many of which he worked on himself, having started his career as a background artist on My Neighbor Totoro (1988) and served as art director on celebrated films including Princess Mononoke (1997), My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999), Spirited Away (2001), Howl's Moving Castle (2004) and Tales from Earthsea (2006)."
"Here, we chat to him about the project and his work at the beloved Japanese animation studio. He shares fascinating insight to some of their process - from how he and the Ghibli painters depict light and humidity, and its impact on atmosphere, to the studio's resolute dedication to traditional processes, and how the films toe the line between otherworldliness and tangible realities - as well as sharing an unexpected inspiration found in an iconic British comedian and filmmaker."
Painting the Worlds of Studio Ghibli is a 500-page volume compiling 844 background artworks from 27 theatrical releases spanning Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) to The Boy and the Heron (2023). Yoji Takeshige supervised selection from thousands of backgrounds and contributed to many films, beginning as a background artist on My Neighbor Totoro and later serving as art director on major titles. The studio focuses on depicting light and 'humidity' to create atmosphere, remains committed to traditional painting processes, balances otherworldliness with tangible realities, and draws eclectic inspirations, including an iconic British comedian-filmmaker.
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