Personal Info
Birth date
1941-01-05 (84 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Directing
Place of birth
Tokyo, Japan
Also known as
Сабуро Акицу
宮崎 駿
秋津 三朗
Akitsu Saburo
हयाओ मियाज़ाकी
宮﨑駿
هایائو میازاکی
Хаяо Миядзаки
Хаяо Міядзакі
Hayao Miýazaki
ಹಯಾವೊ ಮಿಯಾಜಾಕಿ
ሃያኦ ሚያዛኪ
ฮายาโอะ มิยาซากิ
照樹務
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 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.
Filmography
Spirited Away
8.536
Overview:
A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.Lupin the 3rd
8.06
Overview:
Follow the exciting adventures of Arsene Lupin III, the grandson of the world's greatest thief, Arsene Lupin. Together with Daisuke Jigen, Goemon Ishikawa and his love interest Fujiko Mine, he carries out the greatest robberies of all time, all the while evading the control of Inspector Koichi Zenigata.Toy Story 3
7.803
Overview:
Woody, Buzz, and the rest of Andy's toys haven't been played with in years. With Andy about to go to college, the gang find themselves accidentally left at a nefarious day care center. The toys must band together to escape and return home to Andy.Avengers: Age of Ultron
7.27
Overview:
When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to The Avengers to stop him from enacting his terrible plans, and soon uneasy alliances and unexpected action pave the way for an epic and unique global adventure.Howl's Moving Castle
8.395
Overview:
Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the king.My Neighbor Totoro
8.069
Overview:
Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.Princess Mononoke
8.3
Overview:
Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
7.5
Overview:
In mankind's grasp for the future, a sinister foe known only as Gargoyle begins his plans to take over the world. Nadia, with the help of a young inventor, Jean Ratlique, and Captain Nemo of the submarine Nautilus, must fight to save the world from Gargoyle and Neo-Atlantis.Ponyo
7.75
Overview:
When Sosuke, a young boy who lives on a clifftop overlooking the sea, rescues a stranded goldfish named Ponyo, he discovers more than he bargained for. Ponyo is a curious, energetic young creature who yearns to be human, but even as she causes chaos around the house, her father, a powerful sorcerer, schemes to return Ponyo to the sea.The Boy and the Heron
7.421
Overview:
While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one."Heidi, Girl of the Alps
7.3
Overview:
After becoming an orphan, Heidi is forced to live with her grandfather Öhi who lives in the mountain Alps. However he is a very bitter man who only accepts to take her in by force. Heidi's kindness may be able to open Öhi's heart. Along with Peter the goat carer and the crippled Klara, Heidi has a lot of adventures.Kiki's Delivery Service
7.832
Overview:
A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.Anne of Green Gables
7.6
Overview:
Anne Shirley is a freckle-faced, red-haired girl, who grows up in an orphanage having lost her parents at a very early age. Anne is always cheerful and fun-loving despite being brought up without love or affection. When she turns 11, she is adopted by the old farmer Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla. Anne starts her new life with Matthew and Marilla at a farm called "Green Gables", but actually the Cuthberts wanted a boy who could help with their work on the farm... Overcoming many hardships and meeting many friends and people, Anne grows up to be a strong-minded woman.Castle in the Sky
7.97
Overview:
A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.Sherlock Hound
7.1
Overview:
In a steampunk London, the great detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson routinely crack the most challenging cases — perpetrated more often than not by their nemesis, the proud, bumbling genius Professor Moriarty.Japan Animator Expo
7.1
Overview:
The short film series "Japan Anima(tor)'s Exhibition" presented by Studio Khara and Dwango Original projects, spin-off projects, promotional films, Music PV, and VJ Films etc... Various omnibus animations produced with love and energy, regardless of any genres. The digital distribution anime series bring opportunities for project development, R&D, human resources development, and free production under limited period and budget, to explore the possibilities of future film production.Porco Rosso
7.798
Overview:
In Italy in the 1930s, sky pirates in biplanes terrorize wealthy cruise ships as they sail the Adriatic Sea. The only pilot brave enough to stop the scourge is the mysterious Porco Rosso, a former World War I flying ace who was somehow turned into a pig during the war. As he prepares to battle the pirate crew's American ace, Porco Rosso enlists the help of spunky girl mechanic Fio Piccolo and his longtime friend Madame Gina.Future Boy Conan
8.4
Overview:
After the great disaster of 2008, a war that destroyed the planet, the world is now largely ocean with the continents having sunk. Conan lives on a remote island with his grandpa and nature, never having seen another human being. But one day a mysterious girl, Lana, washes up on his beach. The two become quick friends, but she’s soon kidnapped and taken to Industria, a technological remainder from the world before. Conan leaves his island in pursuit, braving new lands and many hardships with new friends and enemies just beyond the horizon.3000 Leagues in Search of Mother
7.7
Overview:
Italy is in a deep depression, so to support her family, Marco's mother goes to Argentina to work as a domestic. But after she writes to her family that she is sick, her letters stop coming. So Marco decides to go to Argentina to look for her. He travels across Argentina to find her, meeting many wonderful people, and having many adventures during his journey.Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
7.949
Overview:
After a global war, the seaside kingdom known as the Valley of the Wind remains one of the last strongholds on Earth untouched by a poisonous jungle and the powerful insects that guard it. Led by the courageous Princess Nausicaä, the people of the Valley engage in an epic struggle to restore the bond between humanity and Earth.The Secret World of Arrietty
7.662
Overview:
14-year-old Arrietty and the rest of the Clock family live in peaceful anonymity as they make their own home from items "borrowed" from the house's human inhabitants. However, life changes for the Clocks when a human boy discovers Arrietty.Whisper of the Heart
8
Overview:
Shizuku lives a simple life, dominated by her love for stories and writing. One day she notices that all the library books she has have been previously checked out by the same person: 'Seiji Amasawa'.The Wind Rises
7.793
Overview:
A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II fighter plane.Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro
7.512
Overview:
After a successful robbery leaves famed thief Lupin the Third and his partner Jigen with nothing but a large amount of expertly crafted counterfeit bills, he decides to track down the forgers responsible—and steal any other treasures he may find in the Castle of Cagliostro, including the 'damsel in distress' he finds imprisoned there.The Cat Returns
7.125
Overview:
Young Haru rescues a cat from being run over, but soon learns it's no ordinary feline; it happens to be the Prince of the Cats.Pom Poko
7.165
Overview:
The Raccoons of the Tama Hills are being forced from their homes by the rapid development of houses and shopping malls. As it becomes harder to find food and shelter, they decide to band together and fight back. The Raccoons practice and perfect the ancient art of transformation until they are even able to appear as humans in hilarious circumstances.Only Yesterday
7.4
Overview:
In lyrical switches between the present and the past, Taeko contemplates the arc of her life, and wonders if she has been true to the dreams of her childhood self.Tales from Earthsea
6.526
Overview:
Something bizarre has come over the land. The kingdom is deteriorating. People are beginning to act strange... What's even more strange is that people are beginning to see dragons, which shouldn't enter the world of humans. Due to all these bizarre events, Ged, a wandering wizard, is investigating the cause. During his journey, he meets Prince Arren, a young distraught teenage boy. While Arren may look like a shy young teen, he has a severe dark side, which grants him strength, hatred, ruthlessness and has no mercy, especially when it comes to protecting Teru. For the witch Kumo this is a perfect opportunity. She can use the boy's "fears" against the very one who would help him, Ged.La luna
7.822
Overview:
A young boy comes of age in the most peculiar of circumstances. Tonight is the very first time his Papa and Grandpa are taking him to work. In an old wooden boat they row far out to sea, and with no land in sight, they stop and wait. A big surprise awaits the boy as he discovers his family's most unusual line of work. Should he follow the example of his Papa, or his Grandpa? Will he be able to find his own way in the midst of their conflicting opinions and timeworn traditions?Acting
TBAThe Professionals (1 Episode) as Himself
TBAThe Secrets of My Neighbors the Yamadas as Unknown
2025Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature as Self (archive footage)
2025Miyazaki as Self
2024Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron as Self
20232399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli as Self
2021Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion as Self
201910 Years with Hayao Miyazaki (4 Episodes) as Self
2017Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki as Self
2014Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya as Self
2014The Work of Hayao Miyazaki "The Wind Rises" Record of 1000 Days/Retirement Announcement Unknown Story as himself
2013The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness as Self
2013Miwa: A Japanese Icon as Himself
2012Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo as Giant Robot (voice)
2011Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point as Self
2011A Hedgehog Came Out of the Fog as Unknown
2011Poppy Hill - 300 Days of War Between Father and Son as Himself
2011Kurosawa's Way as Self
2011Japanese Cinema: New Territories as Self
2010Inside Ghibli's Creation: 400 Days of Clash Between Hayao Miyazaki and The New Director as Himself
2010Ghibli's Bookshelf as self
2009How Ponyo Was Born: Hayao Miyazaki's Thought Process as Self
2009Professional Special: Director Miyazaki Hayao as Self
200825th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert as Self - Filmmaker
2008Making of Ponyo as Self
2008Ghibli Landscapes - The Japan Depicted In Miyazaki's Works as Unknown
2007A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest as Self
2006The Work of Toshio Suzuki Don't Believe in Myself, I Believe in People as Self
2006Professional: Shigoto no ryûgi (1 Episode) as Self
2005Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum as Self
2005Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery as Self - Interviewee
2004Hayao Miyazaki Produces a CD as Self
2004Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion as Self
2004Princess Mononoke: Making of a Masterpiece as Self
2003Lasseter-san, Thank You as Himself
2003The Birth of Studio Ghibli as Unknown
2003The Art of 'Spirited Away' as Himself
2002"The Ornithopter Story: Fly, Hiyodori Tengu!" as Himself
2002Imaginary Flying Machines as Le cochon
2002Mei and the Kittenbus as Neko Bâchan (voice)
2002The Cat Returns - Making of as Self
2001Princess Mononoke in the U.S.A. as Himself
2001The Nippon Television Special as Himself
1998The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Hayao Miyazaki as Himself
1998How Ghibli Was Born as Himself
1997The Birth of "Princess Mononoke" Part 1: A Drama on Paper as Self
1997The Birth of "Princess Mononoke" Part 3: The Day The Record Was Broken as Self
1997The Birth of "Princess Mononoke" Part 2: Life Has Been Breathed Into It! as Self
1994Manga! as Self
1993In Love With and Living Within Movies - Akira Kurosawa and Hayao Miyazaki as Self
1991The Making of Only Yesterday as Self
Directing
2024Sherlock Hound: The Movie ... Director
2023The Boy and the Heron ... Director
2018Boro the Caterpillar ... Director
2013The Wind Rises ... Director
2011Treasure Hunting ... Director
2010Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess ... Director
2008Ponyo ... Director
2007Madaran's World ... Director
2006House Hunting ... Director
2006The Day I Bought a Star ... Director
2006Mon Mon the Water Spider ... Director
2004Howl's Moving Castle ... Director
2002Tacolator ... Director
2002Bobo-kun ... Director
2002Piyopiyo Baba ... Director
2002Imaginary Flying Machines ... Director
2002Mei and the Kittenbus ... Director
2002Koro's Big Day Out ... Director
2001The Whale Hunt ... Director
2001A Splendid Dance ... Director
2001Rambutan Adventures ... Director
2001The Fish of the Fish ... Director
2001Spirited Away ... Director
1997Princess Mononoke ... Director
1995On Your Mark ... Director
1995Lupin the Third: Greatest Capers ... Director
1992The Sky-Colored Seed ... Director
1992Nandarou ... Director
1992Porco Rosso ... Director
1989Kiki's Delivery Service ... Director
1988My Neighbor Totoro ... Director
1986Castle in the Sky ... Director
1986Sherlock Hound: Mrs. Hudson Is Taken Hostage / The White Cliffs of Dover ... Director
1984Sherlock Hound (6 Episodes) ... Director
1984Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind ... Director
1984Sherlock Hound: The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle / Treasure Under the Sea ... Director
1984Future Boy Conan: The Big Giant Robot's Resurrection ... Director
1979Future Boy Conan ... Director
1979Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro ... Director
1979Anne of Green Gables (15 Episodes) ... Layout
1978Future Boy Conan (2, 26 Episode) ... Director, Series Director
1977Tenguri, Boy of the Plains ... Layout
1974Heidi, Girl of the Alps (52 Episodes) ... Layout
1972Yuki's Sun ... Director
1971Lupin the 3rd (25, 155 Episode) ... Director, Series Director
Writing
2024Sherlock Hound: The Movie ... Storyboard
2023The Boy and the Heron ... Writer
2023Spirited Away: Live on Stage ... Original Story
2018Boro the Caterpillar ... Writer, Original Story
2013The Wind Rises ... Screenplay, Comic Book
2012Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo ... Characters
2011From Up on Poppy Hill ... Screenplay
2011Treasure Hunting ... Screenplay
2010Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess ... Writer
2010The Secret World of Arrietty ... Screenplay
2010A Sumo Wrestler's Tail ... Screenplay
2008Ponyo ... Writer
2007Madaran's World ... Screenplay
2006Tales from Earthsea ... Original Story
2006House Hunting ... Writer
2006The Day I Bought a Star ... Screenplay
2006Mon Mon the Water Spider ... Writer
2004Howl's Moving Castle ... Screenplay
2002Tacolator ... Screenplay
2002Bobo-kun ... Screenplay
2002Piyopiyo Baba ... Screenplay
2002Imaginary Flying Machines ... Screenplay, Original Story
2002The Invention of Imaginary Machines of Destruction ... Author
2002Mei and the Kittenbus ... Writer, Characters
2002The Cat Returns ... Original Story
2002Koro's Big Day Out ... Writer
2002The Invention of Imaginary Machines of Destruction - First Storyboards, in Motion Short Director ... Original Story
2001The Whale Hunt ... Writer
2001A Splendid Dance ... Screenplay
2001Rambutan Adventures ... Screenplay
2001The Fish of the Fish ... Screenplay
2001Spirited Away ... Writer
1999Future Boy Conan II: Taiga Adventure (24 Episodes) ... Writer
1997Princess Mononoke ... Writer
1995Whisper of the Heart ... Screenplay, Author
1995Lupin the Third: Greatest Capers ... Writer
1992Porco Rosso ... Screenplay, Comic Book
1991Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story III ... Story, Screenplay
1991Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story II ... Story, Screenplay
1991Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story I ... Story, Screenplay
1990Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (39, 39 Episode) ... Screenplay, Original Concept
1989Kiki's Delivery Service ... Screenplay
1988My Neighbor Totoro ... Writer
1986Castle in the Sky ... Writer
1984Sherlock Hound (1 Episode) ... Writer
1984Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind ... Screenplay, Comic Book
1979Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro ... Screenplay
1973Panda! Go Panda!: Rainy Day Circus ... Screenplay, Original Story, Writer
1972Panda! Go Panda! ... Screenplay
1972Panda! Go Panda! ... Original Story, Screenplay
1971Lupin the 3rd (2 Episodes) ... Writer
1971Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves ... Screenplay
Art
2023The Boy and the Heron ... Storyboard Artist
2018Boro the Caterpillar ... Storyboard Artist
2014Japan Animator Expo (11 Episodes) ... Title Designer
2007Madaran's World ... Storyboard Artist
2002Bobo-kun ... Storyboard Artist
2002Tacolator ... Storyboard Artist
2002Piyopiyo Baba ... Storyboard Artist
2001The Fish of the Fish ... Storyboard Artist
2001Rambutan Adventures ... Storyboard Artist
2001A Splendid Dance ... Storyboard Artist
1995Whisper of the Heart ... Storyboard Artist
1995Lupin the Third: Greatest Capers ... Storyboard Artist
1989Red Crow and the Ghost Ship ... Conceptual Design
1984Sherlock Hound (4 Episodes) ... Storyboard Artist
1979Future Boy Conan ... Storyboard Artist
1979Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro ... Storyboard Artist
1979Anne of Green Gables (15 Episodes) ... Other
1978Future Boy Conan (2 Episodes) ... Storyboard Artist
19763000 Leagues in Search of Mother (52 Episodes) ... Art Direction
1972Yuki's Sun ... Storyboard Artist
1972Panda! Go Panda! ... Concept Artist
1971Lupin the 3rd (2 Episodes) ... Storyboard Artist
1971Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves ... Storyboard Artist
Production
2018Boro the Caterpillar ... Executive Producer
2010The Secret World of Arrietty ... Executive Producer
2008The Theory of Evolution ... Director of Operations
2007Madaran's World ... Director of Operations
2006Mon Mon the Water Spider ... Producer
2006House Hunting ... Producer
2004Howl's Moving Castle ... Executive Producer
2002Tacolator ... Director of Operations
2002Bobo-kun ... Director of Operations
2002Piyopiyo Baba ... Director of Operations
2002The Cat Returns ... Production Coordinator
2001Rambutan Adventures ... Director of Operations
2001A Splendid Dance ... Director of Operations
2001The Fish of the Fish ... Director of Operations
1994Pom Poko ... Executive Producer
1991Only Yesterday ... Executive Producer
1989Kiki's Delivery Service ... Producer
1987The Story of Yanagawa's Canals ... Executive Producer
Crew
2017Mary and The Witch's Flower ... Thanks
2015Avengers: Age of Ultron ... Thanks
2012La luna ... Thanks
2010Toy Story 3 ... Thanks
2007The Pixar Story ... Thanks
1971Animal Treasure Island ... Additional Writing
1965Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon ... Additional Writing
Visual Effects
2012Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo ... Character Designer
1989Red Crow and the Ghost Ship ... Mechanical Designer
1984Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind ... Character Designer
1984Future Boy Conan: The Big Giant Robot's Resurrection ... Character Designer
1980New Tetsujin-28 (1 Episode) ... Key Animation
19803000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie ... Layout Supervisor
1978Future Boy Conan (26 Episodes) ... Character Designer
1977Tenguri, Boy of the Plains ... Key Animation
19763000 Leagues in Search of Mother (52 Episodes) ... Animation
1973Panda! Go Panda!: Rainy Day Circus ... Key Animation
1973Jungle Kurobee (31 Episodes) ... Character Designer
1972Yuki's Sun ... Animation
1972Panda! Go Panda! ... Key Animation
1971Lupin the 3rd (1 Episode) ... Key Animation
1971Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves ... Key Animation
1971Animal Treasure Island ... Key Animation
1969Flying Phantom Ship ... Character Designer, Animation
1969The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots ... Animation
1968Horus: Prince of the Sun ... Animation
1966Rainbow Sentai Robin (1 Episode) ... Animation
1965Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon ... Animation
1963Doggie March ... Animation
Creator
1992Everything Ghibli Special Short Shorts ... Creator