Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki
Born 05/01/1941 in Tokyo, Japan

Hayao Miyazaki (Miyazaki Hayao, born January 5, 1941) is a Japanese manga artist and prominent film director and animator of many popular anime feature films. Through a career that has spanned nearly five decades, Miyazaki has attained international acclaim as a maker of animated feature films and, along with Isao Takahata, co-founded Studio Ghibli, an animation studio and production company. The success of Miyazaki's films has invited comparisons with American animator Walt Disney, British animator Nick Park as well as Robert Zemeckis, who pioneered Motion Capture animation, and he has been named one of the most influential people by Time Magazine.

Hayao Miyazaki (Miyazaki Hayao, born January 5, 1941) is a Japanese manga artist and prominent film director and animator of many popular anime feature films. Through a career that has spanned nearly five decades, Miyazaki has attained international acclaim as a maker of animated feature films and, along with Isao Takahata, co-founded Studio Ghibli, an animation studio and production company. The success of Miyazaki's films has invited comparisons with American animator Walt Disney, British animator Nick Park as well as Robert Zemeckis, who pioneered Motion Capture animation, and he has been named one of the most influential people by Time Magazine.

Miyazaki began his career at Toei Animation as an in-between artist for Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon where he pitched his own ideas that eventually became the movie's ending. He continued to work in various roles in the animation industry over the decade until he was able to direct his first feature film Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro which was published in 1979. After the success of his next film, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, he co-founded Studio Ghibli where he continued to produce many feature films until Princess Mononoke whereafter he temporarily retired.

While Miyazaki's films have long enjoyed both commercial and critical success in Japan, he remained largely unknown to the West until Miramax released his 1997 film, Princess Mononoke. Princess Mononoke was the highest-grossing film in Japan—until it was eclipsed by another 1997 film, Titanic—and the first animated film to win Picture of the Year at the Japanese Academy Awards. Miyazaki returned to animation with Spirited Away. The film topped Titanic's sales at the Japanese box office, also won Picture of the Year at the Japanese Academy Awards and was the first anime film to win an American Academy Award.

Miyazaki's films often incorporate recurrent themes, such as humanity's relationship to nature and technology, and the difficulty of maintaining a pacifist ethic. Reflecting Miyazaki's feminism, the protagonists of his films are often strong, independent girls or young women. Miyazaki is a vocal critic of capitalism and globalization. While two of his films, The Castle of Cagliostro and Castle in the Sky, involve traditional villains, his other films such as Nausicaa or Princess Mononoke present morally ambiguous antagonists with redeeming qualities.

External links

IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0594503

Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55400

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Filmography (Movies)

Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature

Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature

Character:Self (archive footage)

Release Date:09/05/2025

Miyazaki

Miyazaki

Character:Self

Release Date:28/01/2025

Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron

Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron

Character:Self

Release Date:10/10/2024

2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli

2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli

Character:Self

Release Date:16/12/2023

Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion

Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion

Character:Self

Release Date:22/03/2021

Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki

Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki

Character:Self

Release Date:14/11/2017

Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya

Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya

Character:Self

Release Date:27/11/2014

The Work of Hayao Miyazaki "The Wind Rises" Record of 1000 Days/Retirement Announcement Unknown Story

The Work of Hayao Miyazaki "The Wind Rises" Record of 1000 Days/Retirement Announcement Unknown Story

Character:himself

Release Date:27/06/2014

The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness

The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness

Character:Self

Release Date:16/11/2013

Miwa: A Japanese Icon

Miwa: A Japanese Icon

Character:Himself

Release Date:31/08/2013

Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo

Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo

Character:Giant Robot (voice)

Release Date:10/07/2012

Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point

Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point

Character:Self

Release Date:31/12/2011

A Hedgehog Came Out of the Fog

A Hedgehog Came Out of the Fog

Character:

Release Date:15/09/2011

Poppy Hill - 300 Days of War Between Father and Son

Poppy Hill - 300 Days of War Between Father and Son

Character:Himself

Release Date:09/08/2011

Kurosawa's Way

Kurosawa's Way

Character:Self

Release Date:13/05/2011

Japanese Cinema: New Territories

Japanese Cinema: New Territories

Character:Self

Release Date:25/03/2011

Inside Ghibli's Creation: 400 Days of Clash Between Hayao Miyazaki and The New Director

Inside Ghibli's Creation: 400 Days of Clash Between Hayao Miyazaki and The New Director

Character:Himself

Release Date:15/08/2010

Ghibli's Bookshelf

Ghibli's Bookshelf

Character:self

Release Date:07/08/2010

How Ponyo Was Born: Hayao Miyazaki's Thought Process

How Ponyo Was Born: Hayao Miyazaki's Thought Process

Character:Self

Release Date:08/12/2009

Professional Special: Director Miyazaki Hayao

Professional Special: Director Miyazaki Hayao

Character:Self

Release Date:23/01/2009

25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert

25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert

Character:Self - Filmmaker

Release Date:31/08/2008

NEWS ZERO Spinoff: "Ponyo on the Cliff" Close-Up! Five Genius Craftmen

NEWS ZERO Spinoff: "Ponyo on the Cliff" Close-Up! Five Genius Craftmen

Character:Self

Release Date:02/08/2008

Ghibli Landscapes - The Japan Depicted In Miyazaki's Works

Ghibli Landscapes - The Japan Depicted In Miyazaki's Works

Character:

Release Date:01/06/2008

A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest

A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest

Character:Self

Release Date:19/12/2007

The Work of Toshio Suzuki Don't Believe in Myself, I Believe in People

The Work of Toshio Suzuki Don't Believe in Myself, I Believe in People

Character:Self

Release Date:06/04/2006

Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum

Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum

Character:Self

Release Date:18/03/2005

Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery

Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery

Character:Self - Interviewee

Release Date:07/01/2005

Hayao Miyazaki Produces a CD

Hayao Miyazaki Produces a CD

Character:Self

Release Date:06/08/2004

Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion

Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion

Character:Self

Release Date:23/07/2004

Princess Mononoke: Making of a Masterpiece

Princess Mononoke: Making of a Masterpiece

Character:Self

Release Date:24/03/2004

Lasseter-san, Thank You

Lasseter-san, Thank You

Character:Himself

Release Date:19/11/2003

The Birth of Studio Ghibli

The Birth of Studio Ghibli

Character:

Release Date:19/11/2003

The Art of 'Spirited Away'

The Art of 'Spirited Away'

Character:Himself

Release Date:15/04/2003

"The Ornithopter Story: Fly, Hiyodori Tengu!"

"The Ornithopter Story: Fly, Hiyodori Tengu!"

Character:Himself

Release Date:02/10/2002

Imaginary Flying Machines

Imaginary Flying Machines

Character:Le cochon

Release Date:02/10/2002

Mei and the Kittenbus

Mei and the Kittenbus

Character:Neko Bâchan (voice)

Release Date:01/10/2002

The Cat Returns - Making of

The Cat Returns - Making of

Character:Self

Release Date:11/07/2002

The Birth of "Princess Mononoke" Part 1: A Drama on Paper

The Birth of "Princess Mononoke" Part 1: A Drama on Paper

Character:Self

Release Date:21/11/2001

Princess Mononoke in the U.S.A.

Princess Mononoke in the U.S.A.

Character:Himself

Release Date:21/11/2001

The Birth of "Princess Mononoke" Part 3: The Day The Record Was Broken

The Birth of "Princess Mononoke" Part 3: The Day The Record Was Broken

Character:Self

Release Date:21/11/2001

The Birth of "Princess Mononoke" Part 2: Life Has Been Breathed Into It!

The Birth of "Princess Mononoke" Part 2: Life Has Been Breathed Into It!

Character:Self

Release Date:21/11/2001

The Nippon Television Special

The Nippon Television Special

Character:Himself

Release Date:15/07/2001

Super TV: Frontline Information 15 Months of Exclusive Coverage! The Secret Behind "My Neighbors the Yamadas"

Super TV: Frontline Information 15 Months of Exclusive Coverage! The Secret Behind "My Neighbors the Yamadas"

Character:

Release Date:17/11/2000

The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Hayao Miyazaki

The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Hayao Miyazaki

Character:Himself

Release Date:09/05/1998

How Ghibli Was Born

How Ghibli Was Born

Character:Himself

Release Date:01/01/1998

Manga!

Manga!

Character:Self

Release Date:07/01/1994

In Love With and Living Within Movies - Akira Kurosawa and Hayao Miyazaki

In Love With and Living Within Movies - Akira Kurosawa and Hayao Miyazaki

Character:Self

Release Date:31/12/1993

The Making of Only Yesterday

The Making of Only Yesterday

Character:Self

Release Date:22/07/1991

Television Appearances

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