Hayao Miyazaki

In this Japanese name, the family name is Miyazaki.

Hayao Miyazaki

Hayao Miyazaki (宮崎 駿code: ja is deprecated , Miyazaki Hayao, born January 5, 1941) is a leader in the area of anime, or Japanese animation. His name is pronounced "Ha-ya-oh Me-ya-za-key". He worked with Isao Takahata.

His company made the animated movies Spirited Away (2001), My Neighbor Totoro (1988), Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), Porco Rosso (1992) and Princess Mononoke (1997).

His company is named Studio Ghibli. In 2001, he won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for Spirited Away. It was the first anime to win the award in that category.

During a press conference at Italy's Venice Film Festival, he announced that he was going to retire from the production of feature-length films.

Miyazaki announced his retirement on September 2, 2013.

Works directed by him

• The Castle of Cagliostro, 1979
• Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, 1984
• Castle in the Sky, 1986
• My Neighbor Totoro, 1988
• Kiki's Delivery Service, 1989
• Porco Rosso, 1992
• Princess Mononoke, 1997
• Spirited Away,2001
• Howl's Moving Castle, 2004
• Ponyo on the Cliff, 2008
• The Wind Rises, 2013

Hayao Miyazaki Media

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  Several characters from Miyazaki's films were inspired by his mother Yoshiko.

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  Miyazaki first worked with Isao Takahata (pictured) in 1964, spawning a lifelong collaboration and friendship.

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  Miyazaki opened his own personal office in 1998, named Buta-ya ("pig house").

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  Miyazaki's son, director Goro Miyazaki

Other websites

• Hayao Miyazaki on IMDb
• Nausicaa.net
• Stubio Ghibli site (in Japanese)