A representação feminina nas obras de Miyazaki: estudo de caso do filme Princesa Mononoke

Abstract

The main goal of this work is to analyze the female representation in Princess Mononoke (1997) by the director Hayao Miyazaki, as well as highlighting the discussion about the possibility of creating a female character without falling into deliberate sexualization or stereotypical femininity. With this purpose, a Case Study of Yin (2001) was made, using researches and articles related to the representation of femininity in movies and animations as a base, as it is possible to see the Disney phenomenon and its influence on women to the present day. Following that, it was talked about how and when the Japanese animations became known in the western countries, where each one of the main categories of anime were briefly explained, including the polemic genre Ecchi, touching the subject of fanservice of the female characters and their hypersexualization as a way to attract the audience. Then it was seen about the story of Hayao Miyazaki, the Studio Ghibli and their various works. After that, once understanding the issue of female representation and its stereotypes in western and eastern animations, an analysis of two characters of Princess Mononoke (1997) - San and Lady Eboshi - was made using the method proposed by Mayer (2018) using her Index of Proactive Female Protagonism (PFP), a series of questions consisting of eleven character-related questions that address points involving their narrative, plot participation, and exploring whether or not the character was sexualized. The answers, divided between yes and no, were used for a survey of the results. It was observed that the characteristics of each of the characters were coherently applied and did not use fanservice as a focal point, so that they contributed in the construction of the narrative of the film.