Hayao Miyazaki
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.
Mei and the Kittenbus
as Neko Bâchan (Voice)Mei has an adventure with a Kittenbus and her relatives. Totoro appears.
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The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
as SelfFollows the behind-the-scenes work of Studio Ghibli, focusing on the notable figures Hayao...
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Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki
as SelfA look at legendary Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki following his retirement in 2013.
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25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert
as Self - FilmmakerConcert held on August 4, 5 and 6, 2008 at the Nippon Budōkan hall in Tokyo to commemorate both...
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Manga!
as SelfBBC's 1994 documentary on the manga and anime phenomenon that was just starting to hit the UK at...
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The Art of 'Spirited Away'
as SelfThe people that brought the film Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001) (a.k.a. "Spirited Away")...
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Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo
as Giant Robot (voice)The short focuses on the God Warrior from Nausicaa of The Valley of The Wind (1984)....
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Isao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya
as SelfFor his first film in fourteen years animation director Isao Takahata embarked on a visually...
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Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery
as Self - IntervieweeStudio Ghibli is Japan's most successful animation studio, with helmers Hayao Miyazaki...
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Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion
as SelfEVANGELION is coming to an end. NHK spent 4 years with exclusive access to director Hideaki...
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Kurosawa's Way
as SelfEleven major film makers from Europe, America and Asia talk about Akira Kurosawa and discover...
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The Making of Only Yesterday
as SelfA making of documentary on the Studio Ghibli film Only Yesterday
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Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
as SelfA documentary about the Ghibli Museum. It features Goro Miyazaki speaking with Isao Takahata...
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A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest
as SelfFrom July 21 through September 10th, 2007, the Museum for Contemporary Art Tokyo held an...
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Two People
as HimselfNHK TV special about the making of the Japanese animated film "From Up on Poppy Hill" (コクリコ坂から)
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Imaginary Flying Machines
as Le cochonKuso no Sora Tobu Kikaitachi (Imaginary Flying Machines) is a 2002 Japanese animated short film...
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Princess Mononoke in the U.S.A.
as HimselfThis short documentary follows director Hayao Miyazaki and producer Toshio Suzuki as they attend...
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The Cat Returns - Making of
as SelfA promotional film by Studio Ghibli about the work on the film "The Cat Returns" (directed by...
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The Birth of "Princess Mononoke" Part 1: A Drama on Paper
as SelfPart 1 of Mononoke Hime wa koushite umareta, also known as The Making of "Princess Mononoke", an...
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The Birth of "Princess Mononoke" Part 3: The Day The Record Was Broken
as SelfPart 3 of Mononoke Hime wa koushite umareta, also known as The Making of "Princess Mononoke", an...
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Miwa: A Japanese Icon
as HimselfA legendary entertainer and a pioneer of gay activism, Miwa was born Akihiro Maruyama. As a...
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In Love With and Living Within Movies - Akira Kurosawa and Hayao Miyazaki
as SelfAn hour-long conversation between Akira Kurosawa and Hayao Miyazaki which took place in...
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Lasseter-san, Thank You
as HimselfDepicts the 2002 trip by several employees of Studio Ghibli to promote the movie Sen to Chihiro...
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The Nippon Television Special
as HimselfView this Japanese television special to get an insider's peek into Studio Ghibli during the...
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The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Hayao Miyazaki
as HimselfA documentary film starring Hayao Miyazaki as he follows in the footsteps of Antoine de...
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2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli
as SelfA documentary produced by NHK following the production of "The Boy & The Heron" over 7 years.
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The Birth of "Princess Mononoke" Part 2: Life Has Been Breathed Into It!
as SelfPart 2 of Mononoke Hime wa koushite umareta, also known as The Making of "Princess Mononoke", an...
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Inside Ghibli's Creation: 400 Days of Clash Between Hayao Miyazaki and The New Director
as HimselfStepping closer and closer to his retirement, Hayao Miyazaki has no other means, but to choose...
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How Ponyo Was Born ~Hayao Miyazaki's Thought Process~
as SelfA behind-the-scenes documentary directed by Kaku Arakawa, documenting Hayao Miyazaki's creative...
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How Ghibli Was Born
as HimselfA contemporary look at the creation and evolution of Studio Ghibli, from ‘The Great Adventure of...
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Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion
as SelfYasuo Ōtsuka was the mentor of Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki, the man who taught them to feel...
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The Work of Hayao Miyazaki "The Wind Rises" Record of 1000 Days/Retirement Announcement Unknown Story
as himselfNHK TV Special
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Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point
as SelfIn this documentary we travel to the Swiss Alps and to the Canadian Prince Edward Island looking...
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A Hedgehog Came Out of the Fog
as uncreditedNorstein conquered the world 36 years ago with the creation of the legendary Hedgehog in the...
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Ghibli Landscapes - The Japan Depicted In Miyazaki's Works
as uncreditedTsuruta Mayu visits the places of “good old Japan” and discovers profound attractions like...
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Ghibli's Bookshelf
as selfThis August 2010 NHK documentary explores the influence of selected children's literature on...
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10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki
as SelfA chronicle of the creative process of the legendary Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, a...
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Professional: Shigoto no ryûgi
as SelfIt is said that "the style of work reflects a person's way of life." This documentary program...
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The Professionals
as HimselfThe meaning of professional. Meet exceptional people who are breaking new ground and making a...
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