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Matsumoto's girls
I have found interesting interview with Matsumoto.
part 1
part 2
And now - the small analysis of female images in his movies.
Tatsuji Nagano:
As for the works of Masumoto, there are incredibly beautiful women like Starsha from "Uchu Senkan Yamato (Space Battleship Yamato)", Maetel from "Ginga Tetsudo 999 (Galaxy Express 999)", Princess Aurora from "Science Fiction Saiyuki Starzinger (Science Fiction Journey to the West Starzinger)" and more. Matsumoto tells that the woman who is identical to these beautiful women actually had existed.
Matsumoto Leiji:
I used to admire Marianne Hold in a French film called "Marianne de ma jeunesse" (1955) and Kaoru Yachigusa in a film "Sanshiro" (1955) when I was a kid. Besides, there is a "genetic" reason. Recently, a picture from the early Meiji era was found, and a woman who is identical to Starsha was in it. Her real name was Takako Kusumoto, who was a granddaughter of Siebold (German doctor who was in Japan in Edo era). It was found years ago, from the storehouse of Zenan-ji Temple in Shikoku region, which is our family temple. Takako died in 13 year of Showa era (1938), and I was born in the same year. I feel the curious coincidence with her. My ancestor had memorized Takako's beauty and it makes me to draw beautiful women through his "gene". I believe so.
Marianne Hold in "Marianne de ma jeunesse"
Movie poster, clickable
Movie shots with japanese subs
Kaoru Yachigusa tribute
Takako Kusumoto
Some Japanese woodblock prints from 明治時代 to 昭和天皇
Fuyu botan (Winter Peony)
Shoun Yamamoto, 1906 (late Meiji period)
Looking bored
Kasen Ohira, late Taisho-early Showa
Araigami (After washing her hair)
Shinsui Ito, 1936 (Showa)
image source
These and to it similar engravings have generated style of Matsumoto, as I think
Takabatake Kasho, an illustration for magazine Girls' Illustrated, 1920th
If we look at Matsumoto's girls, we will see that they change in the same way as the Japanese drawing from Meiji to Showa changed
Characters became closer to the modern standard of anime. With small snub-nosed noses and rounded faces they became more similar to Chobits or Rozen Maiden dolls, as I think.
And - modern anime girls are more disneynized.
I doubt that this way - absolutely correct and unique.
Early Matsumoto's girl images, going from beauties with the Japanese and German blood, are pleasant to me more.
And bonus:
Yuki Mori wedding-dressed doll, made by Matsumoto's wife Maki Miyako, famous mangaka and Licca-chan designer (and also see that)
part 1
part 2
And now - the small analysis of female images in his movies.
Tatsuji Nagano:
As for the works of Masumoto, there are incredibly beautiful women like Starsha from "Uchu Senkan Yamato (Space Battleship Yamato)", Maetel from "Ginga Tetsudo 999 (Galaxy Express 999)", Princess Aurora from "Science Fiction Saiyuki Starzinger (Science Fiction Journey to the West Starzinger)" and more. Matsumoto tells that the woman who is identical to these beautiful women actually had existed.
Matsumoto Leiji:
I used to admire Marianne Hold in a French film called "Marianne de ma jeunesse" (1955) and Kaoru Yachigusa in a film "Sanshiro" (1955) when I was a kid. Besides, there is a "genetic" reason. Recently, a picture from the early Meiji era was found, and a woman who is identical to Starsha was in it. Her real name was Takako Kusumoto, who was a granddaughter of Siebold (German doctor who was in Japan in Edo era). It was found years ago, from the storehouse of Zenan-ji Temple in Shikoku region, which is our family temple. Takako died in 13 year of Showa era (1938), and I was born in the same year. I feel the curious coincidence with her. My ancestor had memorized Takako's beauty and it makes me to draw beautiful women through his "gene". I believe so.
Marianne Hold in "Marianne de ma jeunesse"
Movie poster, clickable
Movie shots with japanese subs
Kaoru Yachigusa tribute
Click to view Takako Kusumoto
Some Japanese woodblock prints from 明治時代 to 昭和天皇
Fuyu botan (Winter Peony)
Shoun Yamamoto, 1906 (late Meiji period)
Looking bored
Kasen Ohira, late Taisho-early Showa
Araigami (After washing her hair)
Shinsui Ito, 1936 (Showa)
image source
These and to it similar engravings have generated style of Matsumoto, as I think
Takabatake Kasho, an illustration for magazine Girls' Illustrated, 1920th
If we look at Matsumoto's girls, we will see that they change in the same way as the Japanese drawing from Meiji to Showa changed
Characters became closer to the modern standard of anime. With small snub-nosed noses and rounded faces they became more similar to Chobits or Rozen Maiden dolls, as I think.
And - modern anime girls are more disneynized.
I doubt that this way - absolutely correct and unique.
Early Matsumoto's girl images, going from beauties with the Japanese and German blood, are pleasant to me more.
And bonus:
Yuki Mori wedding-dressed doll, made by Matsumoto's wife Maki Miyako, famous mangaka and Licca-chan designer (and also see that)