
Hayao Miyazaki
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.
Known For | Directing |
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Most Rating | 17.313 |
Birthday | 1941-01-05 |
Place of Birth | Tokyo, Japan |
Also Known As | Сабуро Акицу, 宮崎 駿, 秋津 三朗, Akitsu Saburo, हयाओ मियाज़ाकी, 宮﨑駿, هایائو میازاکی, Хаяо Миядзаки, Хаяо Міядзакі, Hayao Miýazaki, ಹಯಾವೊ ಮಿಯಾಜಾಕಿ, ሃያኦ ሚያዛኪ, ฮายาโอะ มิยาซากิ, |

2009

Professional Special: Director Miyazaki Hayao
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2021

Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion
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EVANGELION is coming to an end. NHK spent 4 years with exclusive access to director Hideaki Anno, documenting the creative process behind the final EV...
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2004

Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion
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Yasuo Ōtsuka was the mentor of Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki, the man who taught them to feel the joy of animation. As the supervising animator of...
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2002

Mei and the Kittenbus
7.1/65
Mei is eating a caramel on one very windy day, when suddenly a whirlwind appears and starts chasing her. The whirlwind turns out to be a baby cat bus....
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2011

Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point
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In this documentary we travel to the Swiss Alps and to the Canadian Prince Edward Island looking at the origins of the two classic TV series - Heidi,...
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2012

Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo
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The short focuses on the God Warrior from Nausicaa of The Valley of The Wind (1984). Super-powered bio-weapons in ceramic armor begin attacking Tokyo,...
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2011

Kurosawa's Way
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Eleven major film makers from Europe, America and Asia talk about Akira Kurosawa and discover surprising influences on their own work.
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Kurosawa's Way

2013

The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
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Follows the behind-the-scenes work of Studio Ghibli, focusing on the notable figures Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, and Toshio Suzuki.
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1997

The Birth of "Princess Mononoke" Part 1: A Drama on Paper
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Part 1 of Mononoke Hime wa koushite umareta, also known as The Making of "Princess Mononoke", an exhaustive three-part making of documentary of Hayao...
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The Birth of "Princess Mononoke" Part 1: A Drama on Paper

2014

Isao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya
7/4
For his first film in fourteen years animation director Isao Takahata embarked on a visually sumptuous adaptation of "The Tale of the Princess Kaguya"...
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2008

25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert
9.3/35
Concert held on August 4, 5 and 6, 2008 at the Nippon Budōkan hall in Tokyo to commemorate both the Japanese theatrical release of Ponyo (2008) and th...
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25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert

2011

A Hedgehog Came Out of the Fog
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Norstein conquered the world 36 years ago with the creation of the legendary Hedgehog in the Fog. It was recognized as the best cartoon of all times a...
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2023

2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli
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A documentary produced by NHK following the production of "The Boy & The Heron" over 7 years.
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2013

Miwa: A Japanese Icon
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A legendary entertainer and a pioneer of gay activism, Miwa was born Akihiro Maruyama. As a young singer, Miwa popularized androgyny as a fashion stat...
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2024

Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
8.227/22
A documentary that chronicles the making of The Boy and the Heron, filmed with exclusive access to Studio Ghibli across an astonishing seven years.
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2008

Making of Ponyo
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Making of documentary on the Hayao Miyazaki film "Ponyo".
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The Secrets of My Neighbors the Yamadas
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Nippon Television "Super TV Information Frontline Exclusive Coverage of 15 Months! The Secrets of the Rumored Movie "My Neighbors the Yamadas""
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2006

The Work of Toshio Suzuki Don't Believe in Myself, I Believe in People
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A documentary program that thoroughly delves into the "work" of leading professionals who are active on the front lines of various fields. This episod...
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The Work of Toshio Suzuki Don't Believe in Myself, I Believe in People

2011

Japanese Cinema: New Territories
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This documentary by Hubert Niogret looks at the revival of Japanese cinema during the 1990s.
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2004

Princess Mononoke: Making of a Masterpiece
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1998

The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Hayao Miyazaki
9/3
A documentary film starring Hayao Miyazaki as he follows in the footsteps of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
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2024

Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature
7.2/9
A documentary that focuses on Hayao Miyazaki’s deep connection to nature and the environmental themes expressed through his films.
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2004

Hayao Miyazaki Produces a CD
10/1
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2005

Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
8/4
A documentary about the Ghibli Museum. It features Goro Miyazaki speaking with Isao Takahata about the "charm" of the museum and its various influence...
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2017

Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki
7.4/53
A look at legendary Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki following his retirement in 2013.
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Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki

2001

The Nippon Television Special
10/1
View this Japanese television special to get an insider's peek into Studio Ghibli during the creation of Spirted Away.
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The Nippon Television Special

2011

Poppy Hill - 300 Days of War Between Father and Son
8/1
NHK TV special about the making of the Japanese animated film "From Up on Poppy Hill" (コクリコ坂から)
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Poppy Hill - 300 Days of War Between Father and Son

2014

The Work of Hayao Miyazaki "The Wind Rises" Record of 1000 Days/Retirement Announcement Unknown Story
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2001

Princess Mononoke in the U.S.A.
9.7/3
This short documentary follows director Hayao Miyazaki and producer Toshio Suzuki as they attend two film festivals showing the film Princess Mononoke...
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2005

Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery
6.6/5
Studio Ghibli is Japan's most successful animation studio, with helmers Hayao Miyazaki ("Spirited Away," "My Neighbor Totoro") and Isao Takahata ("Gra...
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2003

The Art of 'Spirited Away'
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The people that brought the film Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001) (a.k.a. "Spirited Away") to the US explain how it was converted into English, wi...
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The Art of 'Spirited Away'

1998

How Ghibli Was Born
6/1
A contemporary look at the creation and evolution of Studio Ghibli, from ‘The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince of the Sun’ (1968) to ‘Princess Mononok...
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2009

How Ponyo Was Born: Hayao Miyazaki's Thought Process
8/3
A behind-the-scenes documentary directed by Kaku Arakawa, documenting Hayao Miyazaki's creative process in creating the character of Ponyo during the...
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1997

The Birth of "Princess Mononoke" Part 3: The Day The Record Was Broken
10/1
Part 3 of Mononoke Hime wa koushite umareta, also known as The Making of "Princess Mononoke", an exhaustive three-part making of documentary of Hayao...
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The Birth of "Princess Mononoke" Part 3: The Day The Record Was Broken

2007

A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest
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From July 21 through September 10th, 2007, the Museum for Contemporary Art Tokyo held an exhibition honouring Kazuo Oga, the art director and backgrou...
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A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest

1997

The Birth of "Princess Mononoke" Part 2: Life Has Been Breathed Into It!
10/1
Part 2 of Mononoke Hime wa koushite umareta, also known as The Making of "Princess Mononoke", an exhaustive three-part making of documentary of Hayao...
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The Birth of "Princess Mononoke" Part 2: Life Has Been Breathed Into It!

2002

"The Ornithopter Story: Fly, Hiyodori Tengu!"
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2002

Imaginary Flying Machines
6.2/6
Kuso no Sora Tobu Kikaitachi (Imaginary Flying Machines) is a 2002 Japanese animated short film produced by Studio Ghibli for their near exclusive use...
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1993

In Love With and Living Within Movies - Akira Kurosawa and Hayao Miyazaki
10/1
An hour-long conversation between Akira Kurosawa and Hayao Miyazaki which took place in Kurosawa's home near Mt. Fuji.
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In Love With and Living Within Movies - Akira Kurosawa and Hayao Miyazaki

1991

The Making of Only Yesterday
10/2
A making of documentary on the Studio Ghibli film Only Yesterday
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The Making of Only Yesterday

2003

Lasseter-san, Thank You
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Depicts the 2002 trip by several employees of Studio Ghibli to promote the movie Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (Spirited Away) in North America. It wa...
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2010

Inside Ghibli's Creation: 400 Days of Clash Between Hayao Miyazaki and The New Director
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Stepping closer and closer to his retirement, Hayao Miyazaki has no other means, but to choose up a new director. Ghibli's given some creative freedom...
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2002

The Cat Returns - Making of
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A promotional film by Studio Ghibli about the work on the film "The Cat Returns" (directed by Hiroyuki Morita)
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1994

Manga!
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BBC's 1994 documentary on the manga and anime phenomenon that was just starting to hit the UK at the time, and its origins in Japan. Presented by Jona...
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Manga!

2010

Ghibli's Bookshelf
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This August 2010 NHK documentary explores the influence of selected children's literature on Miyazaki and Takahata's body of work and on Studio Ghibli...
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Ghibli's Bookshelf

2008

Ghibli Landscapes - The Japan Depicted In Miyazaki's Works
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Tsuruta Mayu visits the places of “good old Japan” and discovers profound attractions like Totoro and Spirited Away and also shows the charm of Ponyo.
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Ghibli Landscapes - The Japan Depicted In Miyazaki's Works

2003

The Birth of Studio Ghibli
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2025

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