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The co-founder of [[Studio Ghibli]], '''Hayao Miyazaki''' (宮崎駿, Miyazaki Hayao) is the single most successful and renowned animator in Japan since [[Osamu Tezuka]], and by far the most famous Japanese animator worldwide.
 
Miyazaki's father and uncle owned a large airplane factory, and airplanes were the first things he drew when he began to learn how; the influences of growing up around flying machines have resonated throughout his work since.
 
He began his career in the eary-'60s at Toei, but came to prominence writing and directing anime for television in the '70s; not only did he direct several episodes of the original ''[[Lupin III]]'' TV series, his first feature film was an action-adventure caper flick starring the ''Lupin'' characters: ''[[The Castle of Cagliostro|The Castleof Cagliostro]]'' (which is now an acknowledged classic, despite some wholesome liberties). In addition to his early writing and directing work, he also lent his artistic talents to numerous anime series during this time, providing - among other things - storyboards, scene design, organisation, and occasional key animation for the early entries into the [[World Masterpiece Theater]] series.
 
In 1984, Miyazaki and producer [[Isao Takahata]] scraped together a staff and enough financial support to make a feature film: ''[[Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind]]'', based on a manga Miyazaki was writing at the time. It was so successful that Takahata and Miyazaki were able to set up their own studio -- [[Studio Ghibli|Ghibli]] -- which has been their base of operations since.
 
It may be some indicator of the stature and craftmanship of Miyazaki to know that Disney has paid exorbitant amounts of money to be the exclusive distributor of his works in English ''on his terms'', ''Nausicaa'' having previously suffered both a [[Macekre]] (''Warriors of the Wind'') and [[The Problem with Licensed Games|video game derivatives]] that [[CompletelyDramatically Missing the Point|completely missed the point]]. Legend has it that when he heard that ''[[Princess Mononoke]]'' was going to be altered for American audiences, he sent Miramax (the American-language version's producers) a katana with a two-word note attached: "No cuts". He has gained notoriety for being bitingly vocal in his own beliefs, making him a unique case of an executive who goes by his word; he explained that he was not present to accept the Academy Award in 2003 because America was at war with Iraq. He is also a feminist, which should make it no big surprise that nearly all of his films feature female main characters. He doesn't keep in touch in high-tech gadgets and consumer products, with only his most popular titles having CG elements in them... later [[Good Old Ways|shutting down his CG department entirely.]] In fact, he's quite critical to the high-tech materialistic society as [http://kotaku.com/5584759/hayao-miyazaki-compares-ipad-use-to-masturbation he compared the iPad to "masturbation"], as well as [[Moe/Analysis|Moe and otaku culture]], which he perceives as being overtly sexist, despite his being considered part of the Superflat art movement.
 
Currently,Miyazaki heis standsone asof the only anime directordirectors to be recognized with Hollywood's highest honor: the Academy Award ([[Isao Takahata]] was nominated in 2014 for ''[[The Tale of the Princess Kaguya]]'' and Mamoru Hosoda was nominated in 2018 for ''Mirai''). His 2001 film ''[[Spirited Away]]'' won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film in 2003, improbably defeating both ''[[Ice Age]]'' and ''[[Lilo &and Stitch (Disney film)|Lilo and Stitch]]''; the film's unprecedented and unexpected Oscar win caused Disney to widen the film's theatrical release for a few weeks prior to the film's DVD release, and the film itself was widely applauded by film critics, anime fans, and animation enthusiasts alike. (MiyazakiIn wouldfact, bethe nominatedfilm for,remains the highest rated animated feature on the [https://www.imdb.com/chart/top/?ref_=nv_mv_250 IMDB Top 250 Movies Ranking]. In 2005 and lose2013, Miyazaki was nominated for the same award three years lateragain, with ''[[Film/HowlsHowl's Moving Castle (anime)|HowlsHowl's Moving Castle]]''. and ''[[The Wind Rises]]'', losing both to ''[[Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit]]'' and ''[[Frozen (Disney film)|Frozen]]'', respectively.
 
Miyazaki has influenced many creators across the world. Many shots and designs in ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' took inspiration from Miyazaki. Appa was influenced by the Catbus from ''[[My Neighbor Totoro]]''. Works from [[Makoto Shinkai]] include many Miyazaki tropes. Shinkai's ''[[Suzume (film)|Suzume]]'' is exceptional, having its Miyazaki factor dialed up by a factor of ten with tropes such as [[Scenery Porn]], [[Slice of Life]], and [[Plucky Girl]]. Plus, ''Suzume'' contains more than one reference to his works. Many creators at [[Pixar]] are fans of Miyazaki; both ''[[Soul (2020 film)|Soul]]'' and Miyazaki's ''[[The Wind Rises]]'' end by telling the viewer to just ''live''. [[John Lasseter]] stated that "[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/john-lasseter-pays-emotional-tribute-743635/ Whenever we get stuck at Pixar or Disney, I put on a Miyazaki film sequence or two, just to get us inspired again]". Miyazaki's influence isn't limited to just visual media, though. Quite a few games, notably ''[[Ori and the Blind Forest]]'', took inspiration from his works.
He enjoys [[Green Aesop|Green Aesops]] and [[Scenery Porn]], has an unexplained love for pigs, and he's also responsible for a fair amount of [[Hayao Miyazaki/Nightmare Fuel|Nightmare Fuel]]. His films all have flying scenes with the exception of ''[[Princess Mononoke]]'' and ''[[Anime/Ponyo On A Cliff By The Sea|Ponyo On A Cliff By The Sea]]''. He also has his own [http://ulp.ottawa-anime.org/index2.html fan-made Religion.]
 
He enjoys [[Green Aesop|Green Aesops]]s and [[Scenery Porn]], has an unexplained love for pigs, and he's also responsible for a fair amount of [[Hayao Miyazaki/Nightmare Fuel|Nightmare Fuel]]. His films all havefeaturing flying scenes with the exception of ''[[Princess Mononoke]]'' (due to it being set in 14th-century Japan) and ''[[Anime/Ponyo Onon Athe Cliff Byby Thethe Sea|Ponyo]]'' On(even Athen, Cliffthere's Bya Thebrief Sea]]''scene near the end with flying helicopters). He also has his own [http://ulp.ottawa-anime.org/index2.html fan-made Religion.]
 
{{creatorworks|[[Notable]] television|worked on}}
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'''Notable television:'''
 
* ''Hustle Punch'', [[Toei Animation]], 1965, key animation
* ''The King Kong Show'', Toei/[[Rankin Bass]], 1966, key animation
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* ''The Mouse On The Mayflower'', Toei/Rankin Bass, 1968, key animation
* ''The Smokey Bear Show'', Toei/Rankin Bass, 1969, key animation, Miyazaki's last production at Toei
* ''[[Lupin III]]'' series 1, Monkey Punch/[[T MsTMS]] stationed at A-Productions, 1971, Key animation
* ''Panda Go Panda'', TMS, 1972, Screenplay and key animation
* ''Vicky The Viking'', Zuiyo Eizo (now knowed as [[Nippon Animation]]), 1974, key animation
* Alot of the ''[[World Masterpiece Theater]]'' (pre 1977), Zuiyo Eizo/Nippon Animation, key animation
* ''Lupin III'' series 2, Monkey Punch/TMS, 1977 (however, Miyazaki's episodes did not show up until 1980) stationed at Telecom Animation Film, director of the episodes [[Lupin III/Recap/S2 /E145|#145]] and #155
* ''[[Future Boy Conan]]'', Nippon Animation, 1978, writer and director
* ''[[Ulysses 31]]'' (pilot), TMS/[[Di CDiC]] stationed at Telecom, 1980, key animation
* ''Tetsujin 28'', TMS, 1980, key animation
* ''The New Adventures of Zorro'', TMS/[[Filmation]] stationed at Telecom, 1981, Episode animation director
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* ''[[Sherlock Hound]]'', TMS/RAI, 1982 (aired in 1984), director, 5 episodes (people tend to say 6 episodes, however, one of said episodes (''The Sovereign Gold Coins'') is really directed by Nobuo Tomizawa)
 
'''{{filmography|[[Notable]] films:'''}}
[[File:How do you live japanese.jpg|frame|''[[The Boy and the Heron]]'' is believed to be Miyazaki's last film... but so was ''[[The Wind Rises]]'']]
* ''[[Lupin III]]: [[The Castle of Cagliostro|The Castleof Cagliostro]]'', (1979)
* ''[[Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Laputa: Castle in the Sky]]'', (1986)
* ''[[My Neighbor Totoro]]'', (1988)
* ''[[Comic Strip/Little Nemo: In Slumberland|Little NemoAdventures Inin Slumberland]]'' (1989): He worked on the pre-production of the film, but considered it [[Old Shame|one of the worst experiences he ever had in his professional career.]]
* ''[[Kiki's Delivery Service]]'', (1989)
* ''[[Porco Rosso]]'', (1992)
* ''[[Princess Mononoke]]'', (1997)
* ''[[Spirited Away]]'', (2001)
* ''[[Film/HowlsHowl's Moving Castle (anime)|HowlsHowl's Moving Castle]]'', 2005(2004)
* ''[[Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea]]'' (2008), aka ''Ponyo''), 2008
* ''[[The Borrower Arrietty]]'', (2010): In this case heMiyazaki wrote the script but didn't direct it.
* ''[[From Up on Poppy Hill]]'', (2011): As with the above,Hayao Miyazaki only served as scriptwriter; the movie was directed by his son, Goro Miyazaki.
* ''[[The Wind Rises]]'' (2013)
* ''[[The Boy and the Heron]]'' (2023)
 
'''[[Notable]] televisionother:'''
* ''[[Lupin III]]: [[The Castle of Cagliostro|The Castleof Cagliostro]]'', 1979
* ''[[NausicaaOn ofYour theMark]]'' Valley([[Animated ofMusic the WindVideo]]''), 19841995
* ''[[Laputa: Castle in the Sky]]'', 1986
* ''[[My Neighbor Totoro]]'', 1988
* ''[[Comic Strip/Little Nemo In Slumberland|Little Nemo In Slumberland]]'' 1989: He worked on the pre-production of the film, but considered it [[Old Shame|one of the worst experiences he ever had in his professional career.]]
* ''[[Kiki's Delivery Service]]'', 1989
* ''[[Porco Rosso]]'', 1992
* ''[[Princess Mononoke]]'', 1997
* ''[[Spirited Away]]'', 2001
* ''[[Film/Howls Moving Castle|Howls Moving Castle]]'', 2005
* ''[[Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea]]'' (aka ''Ponyo''), 2008
* ''[[The Borrower Arrietty]]'', 2010: In this case he wrote the script but didn't direct it.
* ''[[From Up on Poppy Hill]]'', 2011: As with the above, Miyazaki only served as scriptwriter.
 
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'''Notable other:'''
* [[Associated Composer]]: With [[Joe Hisaishi]], who composed every film's soundtracks at Ghibli, even [[Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind|one]] before Ghibli was founded.
 
* [[Green Aesop]]: ''[[Laputa: Castle in the Sky]]'' told us to return to our roots. ''[[My Neighbor Totoro]]'' showed the wonder of nature. ''[[Kiki's Delivery Service]]'' showed a traditional witch, representative of nature, joining the developing world. ''[[Princess Mononoke]]'' showed a conflict between man and nature. In all cases, Miyazaki sides with nature. Pretty sure there's a pattern going on here...
* ''[[On Your Mark]]'' ([[Animated Music Video]]), 1995
* [[Ten-Minute Retirement]]: He first considered retiring after the production of ''[[Princess Mononoke]]'', then proceeded to make ''[[Spirited Away]]'', then ''[[Howl's Moving Castle (anime)|Howl's Moving Castle]]'', ''[[Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea]]'', and finally ''[[The Wind Rises]]''. The Wind Rises is stated to be Miyazaki's last film, until he came out of retirement again to make ''[[How Do You Live? (anime)|How Do You Live?]]''.
 
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