Directing · b. 1941 · Tokyo, Japan

Hayao Miyazaki

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 n...

Directed
Sherlock Hound: The Movie 2024 The Boy and the Heron 2023 Boro the Caterpillar 2018 The Wind Rises 2013 Treasure Hunting 2011 Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess 2010 Ponyo 2008 Madaran's World 2007 House Hunting 2006 Mon Mon the Water Spider 2006 The Day I Bought a Star 2006 Howl's Moving Castle 2004 Mei and the Kittenbus 2002 Imaginary Flying Machines 2002 Koro's Big Day Out 2002 Tacolator 2002 Bobo-kun 2002 Piyopiyo Baba 2002 Spirited Away 2001 The Whale Hunt 2001 A Splendid Dance 2001 Rambutan Adventures 2001 The Fish of the Fish 2001 Princess Mononoke 1997 Lupin the Third: Greatest Capers 1995 Porco Rosso 1992 Kiki's Delivery Service 1989 My Neighbor Totoro 1988 Castle in the Sky 1986 Sherlock Hound: Mrs. Hudson Is Taken Hostage / The White Cliffs of Dover 1986 Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind 1984 Sherlock Hound: The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle / Treasure Under the Sea 1984 Future Boy Conan: The Big Giant Robot's Resurrection 1984 The Castle of Cagliostro 1979 Future Boy Conan 1979 Yuki's Sun 1972
Acting
Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature Self (archive footage) 2025 Miyazaki Self 2025 Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron Self 2024 2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli Self 2023 Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion Self 2021 Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki Self 2017 Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya Self 2014 The Work of Hayao Miyazaki "The Wind Rises" Record of 1000 Days/Retirement Announcement Unknown Story himself 2014 The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness Self 2013 Miwa: A Japanese Icon Himself 2013 Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point Self 2011 Kurosawa's Way Self 2011 A Hedgehog Came Out of the Fog 2011 Japanese Cinema: New Territories Self 2011 Poppy Hill - 300 Days of War Between Father and Son Himself 2011 Inside Ghibli's Creation: 400 Days of Clash Between Hayao Miyazaki and The New Director Himself 2010 Ghibli's Bookshelf self 2010 Professional Special: Director Miyazaki Hayao Self 2009 How Ponyo Was Born: Hayao Miyazaki's Thought Process Self 2009 25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert Self - Filmmaker 2008 NEWS ZERO Spinoff: "Ponyo on the Cliff" Close-Up! Five Genius Craftmen Self 2008 Ghibli Scenery: A Journey to Japan Painted in Miyazaki’s Works 2008 A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest Self 2007 The Work of Toshio Suzuki Don't Believe in Myself, I Believe in People Self 2006 Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum Self 2005 Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery Self - Interviewee 2005 Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion Self 2004 Princess Mononoke: Making of a Masterpiece Self 2004 Hayao Miyazaki Produces a CD Self 2004 The Art of 'Spirited Away' Himself 2003
Other Credits
Spirited Away: Live on Stage Original Story 2023 Mary and The Witch's Flower Thanks 2017 Avengers: Age of Ultron Thanks 2015 Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo Characters 2012 La luna Thanks 2012 From Up on Poppy Hill Screenplay 2011 The Secret World of Arrietty Screenplay 2010 Toy Story 3 Thanks 2010 A Sumo Wrestler's Tail Screenplay 2010 The Theory of Evolution Director of Operations 2008 The Pixar Story Thanks 2007 Tales from Earthsea Original Story 2006 The Invention of Imaginary Machines of Destruction Author 2002 The Cat Returns Production Coordinator 2002 The Invention of Imaginary Machines of Destruction - First Storyboards, in Motion Short Director Original Story 2002 Whisper of the Heart Screenplay 1995 Pom Poko Executive Producer 1994 Only Yesterday Executive Producer 1991 Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story II Story 1991 Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story III Story 1991
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