Hayao Miyazaki
Known for Directing · 52 credits
- Born
- 1941-01-05 (age 85)
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- Сабуро Акицу · 宮崎 駿 · 秋津 三朗 · Akitsu Saburo · हयाओ मियाज़ाकी · 宮﨑駿
Biography
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
Professional: Shigoto no ryûgi
2006
as Self
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
2013
as Self
10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki
2019
as Self
Mei and the Kittenbus
2002
as Totoro (voice)
Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature
2025
as Self (archive footage)
The Work of Toshio Suzuki Don't Believe in Myself, I Believe in People
2006
as Self
TV Shows (3)
Movies (49)
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
2013
as Self
Mei and the Kittenbus
2002
as Totoro (voice)
Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature
2025
as Self (archive footage)
The Work of Toshio Suzuki Don't Believe in Myself, I Believe in People
2006
as Self
Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
2024
as Self
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
2013
as Himself
The Art of 'Spirited Away'
2003
as Himself
Japanese Cinema: New Territories
2011
as Self
Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion
2021
as Self
Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo
2012
as Giant Robot (voice)
Princess Mononoke: Making of a Masterpiece
2004
as Self
Kurosawa's Way
2011
as Self
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
2005
as Self
Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery
2005
as Self - Interviewee
Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2014
as Self
Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki
2017
as Self
25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert
2008
as Self - Filmmaker
Manga!
1994
as Self
Imaginary Flying Machines
2002
as Le cochon
Princess Mononoke in the U.S.A.
2001
as Himself
Lasseter-san, Thank You
2003
as Himself
Hayao Miyazaki Produces a CD
2004
as Self
Ghibli Scenery: A Journey to Japan Painted in Miyazaki’s Works
2008
The Birth of "Princess Mononoke" Part 3: The Day The Record Was Broken
2001
as Self
2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli
2023
as Self
"The Ornithopter Story: Fly, Hiyodori Tengu!"
2002
as Himself
The Birth of "Princess Mononoke" Part 1: A Drama on Paper
2001
as Self
Inside Ghibli's Creation: 400 Days of Clash Between Hayao Miyazaki and The New Director
2010
as Himself
The Cat Returns - Making of
2002
as Self
The Birth of Studio Ghibli
2003
Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point
2011
as Self
In Love With and Living Within Movies - Akira Kurosawa and Hayao Miyazaki
1993
as Self
Miyazaki
2025
as Self
A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest
2007
as Self
The Work of Hayao Miyazaki "The Wind Rises" Record of 1000 Days/Retirement Announcement Unknown Story
2014
as himself
A Hedgehog Came Out of the Fog
2011
The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Hayao Miyazaki
1998
as Himself
NEWS ZERO Spinoff: "Ponyo on the Cliff" Close-Up! Five Genius Craftmen
2008
as Self
Poppy Hill - 300 Days of War Between Father and Son
2011
as Himself
Super TV: Frontline Information 15 Months of Exclusive Coverage! The Secret Behind "My Neighbors the Yamadas"
2000
The Making of Only Yesterday
1991
as Self
Ghibli's Bookshelf
2010
as self
How Ghibli Was Born
1998
as Himself
Professional Special: Director Miyazaki Hayao
2009
as Self
Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion
2004
as Self
The Birth of "Princess Mononoke" Part 2: Life Has Been Breathed Into It!
2001
as Self
How Ponyo Was Born: Hayao Miyazaki's Thought Process
2009
as Self
The Nippon Television Special of Spirited Away
2001
as Himself
吉卜力工作室完整特别短片合辑1992-2016
as 导演
About 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 pi… With 52 credits spanning from 1991 to 2025, Hayao Miyazaki has appeared in 49 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Hayao Miyazaki Movies
- The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness (2013) — as Self
- Mei and the Kittenbus (2002) — as Totoro (voice)
- Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature (2025) — as Self (archive footage)
- The Work of Toshio Suzuki Don't Believe in Myself, I Believe in People (2006) — as Self
- Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron (2024) — as Self
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