Yoshifumi Kondō
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Yoshifumi Kondō was a Japanese animator who worked for Studio Ghibli in his last years. He was born in Gosen, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. He worked as an animation director on Anne of Green Gables, She
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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
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…Princess Mononoke. Kondō directed the animated film Whisper of the Heart, and was expected to become one of the top directors at Studio Ghibli, alongside Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, and to become their eventual successor. Kondō died of aortic dissection – alternately aneurysm – in 1998…
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.