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Watch a genius lose his mind in real-time making anime history.
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The Birth of "Princess Mononoke" Part 1: A Drama on Paper (2001)

chaotic geniuscreative breakdownobsessive perfectionism

Overview

Documentary

Part 1 of Mononoke Hime wa koushite umareta, also known as The Making of "Princess Mononoke", an exhaustive three-part making of documentary of Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke

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Standout Aspects

Direction

Uratani captures raw creative meltdowns without flinching

Production

Hand-drawn hell: 144,000 cels of beautiful suffering

Writing

Miyazaki rewriting until literally the last possible second

Best for:Solo: When you need to feel better about your own work stress·Streaming: Pause frequently to process Miyazaki's spiral·Rewatch: After you've seen Mononoke a dozen times
Heads up:Triggers: Depicting genuine workplace burnout and emotional exhaustion·Disturbing: Miyazaki's casual death threats about deadlines
Toshiro Uratani

Director

Toshiro Uratani

ReleasedNov 21, 2001
Runtime2h 12m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensityhigh
Tonemixed
Feelheavy
Studio Ghibli

Top Cast

Hayao Miyazaki

Hayao Miyazaki

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Miyazaki storyboarded the entire film alone, refusing help—a 3-hour movie from one man's hand.

Insight

This documentary essentially killed 'making-of' fluff; studios realized raw creative dysfunction sells better than polish.

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