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In this episode we examine the long lost Hayao Miyazaki music video for "On Your Mark", commissioned by 90's Japanese rock duo "'Chage and Aska". A fascinating story about how one of the biggest names in Japanese anime surprisingly took on a J-pop music video - transforming the lyrics of the soft rock love ballad into a futuristic dystopian cityscape fraught with cults, violence, and nuclear radiation.

A particularly fascinating episode, we dive into the lesser known, 7 minute film directed by Hayao Miyazaki himself. It's a very short animation full of symbolism, and marked by violence and grit that is unusually uncharacteristic for the renowned director.

In this video essay, I dive into the history of where the video came from - and how it inspired Miyazaki, becoming a turning point for his entire career as a creative and director of animation. A surprisingly important piece of work that bridges his body of work - it has inseparable ties to both Nausicaa and Princess Mononoke. Join me in this exciting episode of Forgotten Ghibli as we unearth a lesser known Miyazaki relic.

Link to the full music video "On Your Mark":
https://vimeo.com/394801904

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Some Other Interesting Links

Interview with Hayao Miyazaki about "On Your Mark":
http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/inte...

"On Your Mark" FAQ:
http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/oym/...

"On Your Mark" Wikipedia entry:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Your...

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00:00 Intro
01:10 I. Unexpected Origins
02:55 II. The Devil is in the Details
06:22 III. Divine Inspiration

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