Hayao Miyazaki
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Hayao Miyazaki 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
Miyazaki in 2009
Miyazaki first worked with Isao Takahata (pictured) in 1964, spawning a lifelong collaboration and friendship.
In the 1980s, Miyazaki began working with Toshio Suzuki (pictured), who later produced most of his films at Studio Ghibli.
Miyazaki and Takahata founded the animation production company Studio Ghibli (offices pictured in 2023) in June 1985.
The Boy and the Heron
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The Boy and the Heron is a 2023 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Produced by Studio Ghibli, the film's Japanese title references Genzaburō Yoshino's 1937 novel Ho
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…Ponyo (2008), and The Wind Rises (2013)—also enjoyed critical and commercial success. He retired from feature films in 2013 but later returned to make The Boy and the Heron (2023), which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Miyazaki's works are frequently subject to scholarly analysis and have been characterized…
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Suda Masaki from "Sunset Sunrise" at Red Carpet of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2024