Preface to the English edition
Preface to the revised Japanese edition
About the Japanese revised edition
In place of a preface: memories never to be forgotten
1. Mixing work with pleasure / trust means total trust: the animage era
2. The importance of shared interests in relationships: meeting Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki
3. The importance of being the director's ally: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and the founding of Studio Ghibli
4. New ideas are within a radius of three meters: Hayao Miyazaki filmmaking
5. Filmmaking is like 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
Afterword to the original Japanese edition (2008): how films result from casual conversation
Afterword to the revised Japanese edition (2014): a word about flowers
Toshio Suzuki chronology
Bibliography.