Hayao Miyazaki
![Hayao Miyazaki](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ouhjt9KugzhWtdEyBPipihB3ic8.jpg)
Known For: Directing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: January 5, 1941 (84 years old)
Place of Birth: 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. 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.
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![Kurosawa's Way](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/r9k5vLd7QDemhGRI3hnAEiOE9c4.jpg)
Actor Self
Kurosawa's Way
![Poppy Hill - 300 Days of War Between Father and Son](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/q32ptFtreYUE52yVrjOGVX2rOiz.jpg)
Actor Himself
Poppy Hill - 300 Days of War Between Father and Son
![Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/ySqk4yw0wff1HAh2BrfMsbXipRw.jpg)
Actor Self
Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point
![A Hedgehog Came Out of the Fog](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/5VHSN1vMSCOogeYJDeXiAWjituc.jpg)
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A Hedgehog Came Out of the Fog
Actor Self
Japanese Cinema: New Territories
![From Up on Poppy Hill](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/rRLYX4RZIyloHSJwvZKAhphAjiB.jpg)
Screenplay
From Up on Poppy Hill
![Treasure Hunting](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/fVDbS6AHKA2aPtb2dOnmz6OcoJv.jpg)
Director
Treasure Hunting
![Treasure Hunting](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/fVDbS6AHKA2aPtb2dOnmz6OcoJv.jpg)
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Treasure Hunting
2010
![Inside Ghibli's Creation: 400 Days of Clash Between Hayao Miyazaki and The New Director](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/uGGUVoL8YjkozQdHmjBXgnoiHdp.jpg)
Actor Himself
Inside Ghibli's Creation: 400 Days of Clash Between Hayao Miyazaki and The New Director
![Ghibli's Bookshelf](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/sxTPMI38fJm3EEJZGNp0cnKt81t.jpg)
Actor self
Ghibli's Bookshelf
![Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/fZF5MFxbieqLvPhkBCnKvbtcz4U.jpg)
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Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess
![Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/fZF5MFxbieqLvPhkBCnKvbtcz4U.jpg)
Director
Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess
![A Sumo Wrestler's Tail](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/lHW6PyOB7XSjkvROUWdvQuWqdu8.jpg)
Screenplay
A Sumo Wrestler's Tail
![Toy Story 3](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/AbbXspMOwdvwWZgVN0nabZq03Ec.jpg)
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Toy Story 3
![The Secret World of Arrietty](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/3lSRaSjDp2nkXMQkzzjpRi3035O.jpg)
Executive Producer
The Secret World of Arrietty
![The Secret World of Arrietty](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/3lSRaSjDp2nkXMQkzzjpRi3035O.jpg)
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The Secret World of Arrietty
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2002
![Mei and the Kittenbus](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/tnTPgrMonzC523J0GWHr7Iomnlp.jpg)
Actor Neko Bâchan (Voice)
Mei and the Kittenbus
!["The Ornithopter Story: Fly, Hiyodori Tengu!"](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/thiK8UXHnZ1YV6HhqDZUnRYtsGY.jpg)
Actor Himself
"The Ornithopter Story: Fly, Hiyodori Tengu!"
![Imaginary Flying Machines](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/A2VBbRtIuZKh9Rtpv1OcYzsVk9z.jpg)
Actor Le cochon
Imaginary Flying Machines
![The Cat Returns - Making of](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/iWuacy2b0Cn4GPGEwLpbwl9rl7S.jpg)
Actor Self
The Cat Returns - Making of
![Mei and the Kittenbus](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/tnTPgrMonzC523J0GWHr7Iomnlp.jpg)
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Mei and the Kittenbus
![Mei and the Kittenbus](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/tnTPgrMonzC523J0GWHr7Iomnlp.jpg)
Director
Mei and the Kittenbus
![Imaginary Flying Machines](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/A2VBbRtIuZKh9Rtpv1OcYzsVk9z.jpg)
Writer
Imaginary Flying Machines
![Koro's Big Day Out](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/o487mJmUukdkW6JvwJnYdW4AIko.jpg)
Director
Koro's Big Day Out
![Koro's Big Day Out](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/o487mJmUukdkW6JvwJnYdW4AIko.jpg)
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Koro's Big Day Out
![Imaginary Flying Machines](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/A2VBbRtIuZKh9Rtpv1OcYzsVk9z.jpg)
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Imaginary Flying Machines
![Imaginary Flying Machines](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/A2VBbRtIuZKh9Rtpv1OcYzsVk9z.jpg)
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Imaginary Flying Machines
Director
Bobo-kun
![Tacolator](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/eeEvh2Jy7kxvlxEctjiEYe2umhv.jpg)
Director
Tacolator
![Tacolator](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/eeEvh2Jy7kxvlxEctjiEYe2umhv.jpg)
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Tacolator
Screenplay
Bobo-kun
Director of Operations
Bobo-kun
![Tacolator](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/eeEvh2Jy7kxvlxEctjiEYe2umhv.jpg)
Director of Operations
Tacolator
![The Cat Returns](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/pqyY7IEWkCWNZ7EuRStQaJITEta.jpg)
Production Coordinator
The Cat Returns
Director
Piyopiyo Baba
Director of Operations
Piyopiyo Baba
Screenplay
Piyopiyo Baba
![Tacolator](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/eeEvh2Jy7kxvlxEctjiEYe2umhv.jpg)
Storyboard Artist
Tacolator
Storyboard Artist
Bobo-kun
Storyboard Artist
Piyopiyo Baba
2001
![The Nippon Television Special](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/31rS1G4IMtn7DV6y5iyaUf2r2Zr.jpg)
Actor Himself
The Nippon Television Special
![Princess Mononoke in the U.S.A.](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/s5KCFgPW13loHnzOTCh7GrLI5Zu.jpg)
Actor Himself
Princess Mononoke in the U.S.A.
![Spirited Away](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/39wmItIWsg5sZMyRUHLkWBcuVCM.jpg)
Director
Spirited Away
![Spirited Away](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/39wmItIWsg5sZMyRUHLkWBcuVCM.jpg)
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Spirited Away
![The Whale Hunt](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/t0Imj1JwvvTlub4p6byRSOwC1CF.jpg)
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The Whale Hunt
![The Whale Hunt](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/t0Imj1JwvvTlub4p6byRSOwC1CF.jpg)
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The Whale Hunt
![The Fish of the Fish](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/qLEILRsRcZUxs79OOw9jdKw5c4c.jpg)
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The Fish of the Fish
![The Fish of the Fish](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/qLEILRsRcZUxs79OOw9jdKw5c4c.jpg)
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The Fish of the Fish
![A Splendid Dance](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/vQ33I3JPUJWHpleyfE1pUdW7PFe.jpg)
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A Splendid Dance
![Rambutan Adventures](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/dttqDL0G3FyXR9yu5eRiM7uIy0c.jpg)
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Rambutan Adventures
![Rambutan Adventures](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/dttqDL0G3FyXR9yu5eRiM7uIy0c.jpg)
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Rambutan Adventures
![A Splendid Dance](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/vQ33I3JPUJWHpleyfE1pUdW7PFe.jpg)
Director
A Splendid Dance
![A Splendid Dance](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/vQ33I3JPUJWHpleyfE1pUdW7PFe.jpg)
Director of Operations
A Splendid Dance
![Rambutan Adventures](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/dttqDL0G3FyXR9yu5eRiM7uIy0c.jpg)
Director of Operations
Rambutan Adventures
![The Fish of the Fish](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/qLEILRsRcZUxs79OOw9jdKw5c4c.jpg)
Director of Operations
The Fish of the Fish
![A Splendid Dance](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/vQ33I3JPUJWHpleyfE1pUdW7PFe.jpg)
Storyboard Artist
A Splendid Dance
![Rambutan Adventures](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/dttqDL0G3FyXR9yu5eRiM7uIy0c.jpg)
Storyboard Artist
Rambutan Adventures
![The Fish of the Fish](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/qLEILRsRcZUxs79OOw9jdKw5c4c.jpg)
Storyboard Artist
The Fish of the Fish
![Spirited Away](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/39wmItIWsg5sZMyRUHLkWBcuVCM.jpg)
Original Story
Spirited Away
1998
1997
![The Birth of "Princess Mononoke" Part 3: The Day The Record Was Broken](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/zr5cj1saPT6x4J5bkHHFqk0h7Ey.jpg)
Actor Self
The Birth of "Princess Mononoke" Part 3: The Day The Record Was Broken
![The Birth of "Princess Mononoke" Part 2: Life Has Been Breathed Into It!](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/bLw2iDtU3T73l77BWIJgg34oNQi.jpg)
Actor Self
The Birth of "Princess Mononoke" Part 2: Life Has Been Breathed Into It!
![The Birth of "Princess Mononoke" Part 1: A Drama on Paper](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/4wVK1ldzkVOR9yLJFJNH1Ru9au5.jpg)
Actor Self
The Birth of "Princess Mononoke" Part 1: A Drama on Paper
![Princess Mononoke](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/cMYCDADoLKLbB83g4WnJegaZimC.jpg)
Director
Princess Mononoke
![Princess Mononoke](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/cMYCDADoLKLbB83g4WnJegaZimC.jpg)
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Princess Mononoke
![Princess Mononoke](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/cMYCDADoLKLbB83g4WnJegaZimC.jpg)
Original Story
Princess Mononoke
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![Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/tcrkfB8SRPQCgwI88hQScua6nxh.jpg)
Screenplay
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
![Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/tcrkfB8SRPQCgwI88hQScua6nxh.jpg)
Director
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
![Sherlock Hound: The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle / Treasure Under the Sea](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/eg5kAKIIZ3u1B4MgtcJ5zOQ3row.jpg)
Director
Sherlock Hound: The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle / Treasure Under the Sea
![Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/tcrkfB8SRPQCgwI88hQScua6nxh.jpg)
Character Designer
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
![Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/tcrkfB8SRPQCgwI88hQScua6nxh.jpg)
Comic Book
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
![Future Boy Conan: The Big Giant Robot's Resurrection](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/1Zzfh4ccoe4eoxQEvHIMSwU4ipT.jpg)
Director
Future Boy Conan: The Big Giant Robot's Resurrection
![Future Boy Conan: The Big Giant Robot's Resurrection](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/1Zzfh4ccoe4eoxQEvHIMSwU4ipT.jpg)
Character Designer
Future Boy Conan: The Big Giant Robot's Resurrection