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El Rol Femenino En Las Películas De Hayao Miyazaki Universidad de Sevilla Facultad de comunicación El rol femenino en las películas de Hayao Miyazaki TRABAJO DE FIN DE GRADO Comunicación Audiovisual Curso 2017/2018 Tutorizado por: Irene Raya Bravo Realizado por: María Morillo Maqueda Índice 1. Introducción ..................................................................................................................................... 3 1.1. Objetivos ..................................................................................................................................... 4 2. Metodología ..................................................................................................................................... 5 3. Marco teórico ................................................................................................................................... 7 3.1. Animación japonesa .................................................................................................................... 7 3.1.1. Manga .................................................................................................................................... 7 3.1.1.1. Antecedentes ..................................................................................................................... 7 3.1.1.2. Osamu Tezuka .................................................................................................................. 8 3.1.1.3. ¿Qué es el manga? ............................................................................................................ 8 3.1.1.4. El manga en Estados Unidos............................................................................................. 9 3.1.2. Anime ................................................................................................................................... 10 3.1.2.1. Terminología ................................................................................................................... 10 3.1.2.2. Origen e historia .............................................................................................................. 11 3.1.2.3. Características y aspectos técnicos ................................................................................. 13 3.2. La figura femenina y el feminismo en la historia y la animación japonesa .............................. 18 3.2.1. La situación de la mujer en los orígenes de la historia ........................................................ 18 3.2.2. La mujer japonesa en el siglo XX ........................................................................................ 19 3.2.3. Finales del siglo XX............................................................................................................. 20 3.2.4. En los últimos años .............................................................................................................. 21 3.3. Vida y Obra de Hayao Miyazaki .............................................................................................. 23 4. Estudio del rol femenino en Nicky, la aprendiz de bruja ............................................................... 31 4.1. Sinopsis ..................................................................................................................................... 31 4.2. Ficha técnica ............................................................................................................................. 31 4.3. Análisis del personaje de Nicky ................................................................................................ 32 4.4. Héroe y ayudante ...................................................................................................................... 33 4.5. Análisis del personaje de Kokiri ............................................................................................... 33 4.6. Análisis del personaje de Osono ............................................................................................... 34 4.7. Análisis del personaje de Úrsula ............................................................................................... 35 4.8. Análisis de las chicas de la cuidad ............................................................................................ 35 5. Estudio del rol femenino en La Princesa Mononoke ..................................................................... 36 5.1. Sinopsis ..................................................................................................................................... 36 5.2. Ficha técnica ............................................................................................................................. 36 1 5.3. Breve repaso de la situación histórica ....................................................................................... 37 5.4. Análisis del personaje San (Princesa Mononoke) ..................................................................... 37 5.5. Análisis del personaje de Lady Eboshi ..................................................................................... 38 5.6. Héroe vs. Villano ...................................................................................................................... 38 5.7. Análisis del personaje de Moro................................................................................................. 39 5.8. Análisis de la figura del sabio ................................................................................................... 39 5.9. Análisis del personaje de Gonza (guardaespaldas) ................................................................... 39 5.10. Análisis de las mujeres de Ciudad de Hierro .......................................................................... 40 6. Estudio del rol femenino en El viaje de Chihiro............................................................................ 41 6.1. Sinopsis ..................................................................................................................................... 41 6.2. Ficha técnica ............................................................................................................................. 42 6.3. Análisis del personaje de Chihiro (Sen).................................................................................... 42 6.4. Héroe y ayudante ...................................................................................................................... 43 6.5. Análisis del personaje de Bruja Yubaba ................................................................................... 44 6.6. Análisis del personaje de Zeniba .............................................................................................. 44 6.7. Análisis del personaje de Yūko Ogino...................................................................................... 45 6.8. Análisis de las trabajadoras de la sauna .................................................................................... 45 6.9. Análisis contrastado con la teoría ............................................................................................. 45 7. Estudio del rol femenino en El castillo ambulante ........................................................................ 47 7.1. Sinopsis ..................................................................................................................................... 47 7.2. Ficha técnica ............................................................................................................................. 48 7.3. Análisis del personaje de Sophie (joven) .................................................................................. 48 7.4. Análisis del personaje de Sophie (anciana) .............................................................................. 49 7.5. Análisis del personaje de Suliman ............................................................................................ 50 7.6. Análisis del personaje de Howl................................................................................................. 50 7.7. Análisis del personaje de la Bruja del Páramo.......................................................................... 51 7.8. Análisis del personaje de Lettie ................................................................................................ 51 8. Aspectos comunes sobre los personajes femeninos de Hayao Miyazaki ...................................... 53 8.1. La responsabilidad de las jóvenes protagonista ........................................................................ 53 8.2. Antagonistas y personajes secundarios ..................................................................................... 54 8.3. La figura del sabio encarnada en mujer .................................................................................... 55 9. Conclusión ..................................................................................................................................... 57 10. Bibliografía .................................................................................................................................. 59 2 1. INTRODUCCIÓN El anime es un género o tendencia que ha ido introduciéndose poco a poco dentro del mundo de la televisión y el cine. Desde sus inicios, aproximadamente en 1907, la animación japonesa ha ido evolucionando su nombre y características hasta que, hoy en día, obtiene el nombre de anime. Se trata de un concepto bastante presente tanto en la sociedad oriental como en la occidental, pues el desarrollo de las
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