{"product_id":"my-life-in-24-frames-per-second-9781419784040","title":"My Life in 24 Frames Per Second","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn autobiography in manga form from legendary anime director Rintarô. Fully illustrated and with a foreword by director Katsuhiro Otomo, creator of \u003ci\u003eAkira\u003c\/i\u003e, this inspiring memoir is the unique journey of an animation trailblazer.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrand Prize Winner of the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize\u003c\/b\u003e! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Born in 1941 in Tokyo, Rintaro joined the Japanese animated film company Toei Animation in 1958 at the young age of 17. Even in his humble beginnings, when he was involved in putting the finishing touches on the animated film \u003ci\u003eLegend of the White Serpent\u003c\/i\u003e, Rintaro made unfathomable waves for anime as we know it, with Hayao Miyazaki citing it as a core inspiration in becoming an animator and director rather than a manga artist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1960, Rintaro transferred to Mushi Production, an animation studio established and overseen by the \"god of manga\" Osamu Tezuka himself. He made his directorial debut with the TV anime \u003ci\u003eAstro Boy\u003c\/i\u003e (1963-66) and served as the chief director for the first-ever full-color TV anime in Japan, \u003ci\u003eKimba the White Lion\u003c\/i\u003e, which aired from 1965 and made peerless contributions to the development of technical Japanese anime culture during its early years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Rintaro returned to Toei in 1977 and began work on \u003ci\u003eJetter Mars.\u003c\/i\u003e In 1978, his directorial work on \u003ci\u003eSpace Pirate Captain Harlock\u003c\/i\u003e caught the attention of the then-president of Toei Animation, leading to his appointment as the director of the theatrical version of \u003ci\u003eGalaxy Express 999\u003c\/i\u003e. Released in 1979, this film became a record-breaking hit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After being chosen by Haruki Kadokawa to direct \u003ci\u003eGenma Wars\u003c\/i\u003e in 1983, Rintaro shifted their main activities to studio Madhouse, directing major films such as \u003ci\u003eThe Dagger of Kamui\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYona Yona Penguin\u003c\/i\u003e, and the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eMetropolis\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A unique journey that will take us from postwar Japan to the release of the film \u003ci\u003eMetropolis\u003c\/i\u003e in 2001, \u003ci\u003eMy Life in 24 Frames per Second \u003c\/i\u003eis a journey filled with encounters, opportunities, endless nights, jazz, cigarettes, but above all, cinema. Follow Rintaro's memoir as key milestones in the history of Japanese animation are unearthed in insightful clarity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRintaro \u003c\/b\u003eis the pseudonym of \u003cb\u003eShigeyuki Hayashi, \u003c\/b\u003e a distinguished anime director and one of the medium's most formative pioneers. As a director, he oversaw \u003ci\u003eAstro Boy\u003c\/i\u003e and the first-ever full-color TV anime \u003ci\u003eKimba the White Lion\u003c\/i\u003e. Prolific, richly layered, and continuing into the modern day, Rintaro's directorial portfolio in anime TV and cinema is comparable to the history of anime itself. His most recent feature length film, \u003ci\u003eMetropolis\u003c\/i\u003e, was one of the first anime films to be submitted for consideration for Best Animated Film at the Academy Awards, and the late film critic Roger Ebert, writing for the \u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times, \u003c\/i\u003egave \u003ci\u003eMetropolis\u003c\/i\u003e four out of four stars, calling it \"one of the best animated films I have ever seen.\" In 2023, Rintaro directed a short film for the smaller film festival circuit, \"Manga Movie dedicated to Sadao Yamanaka of '\u003ci\u003eNezumikozō Jirokichi'\u003c\/i\u003e\" about a film director who died at 28 in 1938, and who spurred the Japanese film industry's transition from silent films to talkies.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kana","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51635518308626,"sku":"9781419784040","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6c06fd40-c2dd-497a-b0a1-d829acd58fef.jpg?v=1759240446","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/my-life-in-24-frames-per-second-9781419784040","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}