Hayao Miyazaki — biography, films, roles and trivia

Biography

Japanese animation director, producer, screenwriter, writer, and manga artist. He was born into the family of an aviation factory owner and from childhood became fascinated with drawing manga and animation. In 1964 he met Isao Takahata, with whom he later founded the animation studio Studio Ghibli. For a long time they worked together on many artistic works.

Hayao Miyazaki is the recipient of the 2014 non-competitive honorary Oscar with the following citation of merit — "for exerting a profound influence on world animation, inspiring a whole generation of artists to work in this field and illuminating its boundless potential."

The correct spelling of his surname in characters is 宮﨑, but due to technical limitations the character 﨑 is often replaced with the similar 崎.

Some of his works Miyazaki released under the pseudonyms Saburo Akitsu (Akitsu Saburo) or Terekomu.

Filmography

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2001 Spirited Away Screenwriter · Director

Awards & recognition

2 wins · 4 nominations · 6 Award ceremony

Academy Awards 1 wins

Best Animated Film Spirited Away 2003

BAFTA Awards 1 nominations

Best Foreign Language Film Spirited Away 2004

Berlin International Film Festival 1 wins

Golden Bear Spirited Away 2002

European Film Awards 1 nominations

Screen International Award Spirited Away 2002

Cesar Awards 1 nominations

Best Foreign Language Film Spirited Away 2003

Saturn Awards 1 nominations

Best Screenplay Spirited Away 2003

Interesting facts

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In 1963 he graduated from the prestigious Gakushuin University, Faculty of Politics and Economics.
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In one interview, when asked "Which directors do you admire?", Hayao Miyazaki replied that he considers Yuri Norstein a wonderful artist. Miyazaki also admits that at a difficult moment for him, when he was seriously wondering whether to continue his career in animation, he was strongly impressed by the Soviet animated film "The Snow Queen" directed by Lev Atamanov, which showed that animated characters can act just like live actors, and that drawn films can move people just like other forms of art.
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Some of his works Miyazaki released under the pseudonyms Saburo Akitsu or Terekomu.
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According to Miyazaki, he decided to become an animator after seeing the anime "The Legend of the White Snake" in a movie theater.
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He was the second of four brothers.
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Some of Miyazaki's works were released under the pseudonyms Saburo Akitsu or Terakomu.
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He is the father of Goro Miyazaki.
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His father, Katsuji Miyazaki, was during the war the director of Miyazaki Airplane, a factory that manufactured parts for A6M Zero aircraft. The owner of the factory was his father's brother.
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His father, Miyazaki Katsuji, was during the war the director of Miyazaki Airplane, a factory that manufactured parts for A6M Zero aircraft. The owner of the factory was his father's brother.
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Miyazaki was trained by the famous artist and animator Yasuji Mori.
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In 1963 he graduated from the prestigious Gakushuin University, Faculty of Politics and Economics.