[log in to unmask] (John Collick) writes:
>Miyazaki, the animator of _Tonari no Totoro_ has produced a number of
>brilliant fantasy films, some very steampunk in feel. _Nausica_ is the most
>famous, followed by _Laputa_ and, recently, _The red pig_, a film about an
>ace Italian pilot of the 1930s who also happens to have been changed into a
>pig (he still flies).
Japanese animation really is a world unto itself. I love the weird, twisted
stories they come up with. One of my favorites, whose name escapes escapes me
at the moment, is one in which every male character is a transvestite. It has
nothing to do with the plot & it's never explained *why* they're
transvestites, but one of the main characters spends a lot of the film flying
around in the sky over Tokyo wearing nothing but black lace panties & a bra!
It's definitely not Disney...
evelyn
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