Hayao Miyazaki

Also known as Miyazaki Hayao, Tsutomu Teruki

Japanese animator, film director, and mangaka (born 1941)

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Hayao Miyazaki is a renowned Japanese animator and film director known for creating visually stunning and imaginative animated films that have captivated audiences worldwide. His work matters because he elevated animation to an art form that appeals to both children and adults, and his films have become influential cultural touchstones in both Japan and internationally.

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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…

Known for

Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature — Self (archive footage)2025
Miyazaki — Self2025
Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron — Self2024
2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli — Self2023
Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion — Self2021
10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki — Self2019
Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki — Self2017
Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya — Self2014
The Work of Hayao Miyazaki "The Wind Rises" Record of 1000 Days/Retirement Announcement Unknown Story — himself2014
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness — Self2013

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Japan
Place of birth: Tokyo
Father: Katsuji Miyazaki
Occupation: filmmaker
Employer: Ghibli Museum
Languages spoken: Japanese
Native language: Japanese
Award: Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
Notable work: The Boy and the Heron
Official website: www.ghibli.jp
Image: HayaoMiyazakiCCJuly09.jpg
Residence: Tokorozawa
Represented by: Studio Ghibli

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described by source: Kotobank
Commons category: Hayao Miyazaki
date of birth: 1941-01-01
topic's main category: Category:Hayao Miyazaki
influenced by: Lev Atamanov
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
topic has template: Template:Hayao Miyazaki films
name in native language: 宮崎駿
Stack Exchange tag: anime.stackexchange.com/tags/hayao-miyazaki
start of work period: 1963-00-00
related category: Category:Films directed by Hayao Miyazaki
has works in the collection: National Museum of World Cultures
different from: Hidetaka Miyazaki
floruit: 1985-01-01
pseudonym: 照樹務
ethnic group: Japanese people
name in kana: みやざきはやお
writing language: Japanese

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Hayao Miyazaki (宮崎駿 or 宮﨑駿, Miyazaki Hayao; [mijaꜜzaki hajao]; born January 5, 1941) is a Japanese animator, filmmaker, and manga artist. He co-founded Studio Ghibli and serves as its honorary chairman. Throughout his career, Miyazaki has attained international acclaim as a masterful storyteller and creator of Japanese animated feature films, and is widely regarded as one of the most influential and accomplished filmmakers in the history of animation.

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