NOTTI DI TOKYO

The master of Japanese anime invites us for a night walk through the streets of one of the most crowded megalopolises in the world. Urbanowicz recounts his arrival in the Japanese capital to work in an animation studio, recalling those moments of loneliness experienced when the most familiar reference points were missing. At that moment, the only way out for him was to wander at night, in a sort of meditation that allowed him to savor the city to the fullest. Like in his first book, Tokyo Storefronts, the author draws our attention to architectural details, but also to the atmospheres he perceived and the techniques adopted to achieve an astonishing mastery of line and color. The views in Nights of Tokyo, somewhat like the prints of Hokusai and Hiroshige, will seduce lovers of Japanese culture and illustration, both for the pictorial quality and for the pedagogical approach with which Mateusz defines his work in the last chapter. Included in the volume, the author's interview with one of the greatest Japanese animation directors will delight fans of the genre.