Translation of: Shigoto dåoraku; originally published by Iwanami Sho ten in 2014.

Colophon also in Japanese.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-234).

Preface to the English edition -- Preface to the revised Japanese ed ition -- About the Japanese revised edition -- In place of a preface: m emories never to be forgotten -- 1. Mixing work with pleasure / trust m eans total trust: the animage era -- 2. The importance of shared intere sts in relationships: meeting Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki -- 3. Th e importance of being the director's ally: Nausicaèa of the Valley of t he Wind and the founding of Studio Ghibli -- 4. New ideas are within a radius of three meters: Hayao Miyazaki filmmaking -- 5. Filmmaking is l ike tumbling all together down a slope: the philosophy and practice of Isao Takahata -- 6. There is no end to worrying in this world: the life of Yasuyoshi Tokuma -- 7. For making things, small companies are best: Ghibli as a "small neighborhood factory" -- 8. The future opens up to the steady and steadfast: always think in the present tense -- Afterwor d to the original Japanese edition (2008): how films result from casual conversation -- Afterword to the revised Japanese edition (2014): a wo rd about flowers -- Toshio Suzuki chronology -- Bibliography.

"Toshio Suzuki has devoted himself to Studio Ghibli for some thirty years, producing such world-renowned animated classics as "Princess Mon onoke" and "Spirited away." Early in his career he met the two genius d irectors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata and gained their confidence. Working with these two inimitable directors, he experiences the joys an d sorrows of filmmaking, and he continues today to guide the studio. Ba sed on his innate inquisitive nature and the accumulated resources of t hirty years, Suzuki has recounted in this book the story not only of Mi yazaki and Takahata but also the other figures working at Studio Ghibli or in connection with it"-- Dust jacket.