Hayao Miyazaki

Highest Rated: Not Available

Lowest Rated: 85% The Raccoon War (1994)

Birthday: Jan 05, 1941

Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan

Long acknowledged as Japan's preeminent animator and director, Hayao Miyazaki remained a cult figure to American devotees of "manga" (Japanese comic books) and "anime" (Japanese animated features) until the 1999 US release one of his undisputed masterworks, "Princess Mononoke" (1997). Acquired by Miramax and redubbed into English using a script by Neil Gaiman and the vocal talents of actors such as Claire Danes and Billy Crudup, "Princess Mononoke" introduced the richly crafted animation and superb storytelling to mainstream audiences. The film was deemed too violent for young children used to Disney cartoons filled with cheery anthropomorphic sidekicks and sing-along musical scores but their older siblings and parents could marvel at the detailed set pieces and enjoy the three-dimensional characters, who were neither true-blue heroes nor all-black villains. Miyazaki's anime classic explored big themes like man versus nature and good versus evil, but they were couched in mythology and highly memorable visuals. His subsequent film, 2001's boldly imaginative "Spirited Away," received even more acclaim and went on to win a 2003 Academy Award, solidifying Miyazaki's already-revered status in international cinema.

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Filmography

Movies

			Credit
88%	85%	The Wind Rises	Director, Screenwriter	-	2013
No Score Yet	No Score Yet	The Wind Rises	Director, Screenwriter	$5.2M	2013
86%	81%	From Up on Poppy Hill	Screenwriter	$284.7K	2011
No Score Yet	79%	From Up on Poppy Hill	Screenwriter	$284.7K	2011
No Score Yet	90%	The Secret World of Arrietty	Screenwriter	-	2010
95%	85%	Arrietty	Screenwriter, Executive Producer	$19.2M	2010
No Score Yet	No Score Yet	Kari-gurashi no Arietti	Screenwriter	-	2010
92%	83%	Ponyo	Director, Executive Producer, English Version, Screenwriter	$15.1M	2008
No Score Yet	No Score Yet	Ponyo	Director, Executive Producer, English Version, Screenwriter	-	2008
87%	93%	Howl's Moving Castle	Director, Writer	-	2004
No Score Yet	92%	Howl's Moving Castle	Director, Screenwriter	$4.7M	2004
No Score Yet	No Score Yet	Koro's Big Day Out	Director, Writer	-	2002
90%	82%	The Cat Returns	Producer	-	2002
No Score Yet	No Score Yet	The Cat Returns	Executive Producer	-	2002
97%	96%	Spirited Away	Director, Writer	$10M	2001
No Score Yet	93%	Spirited Away	Director, Writer	-	2001
No Score Yet	No Score Yet	Princess Mononoke	Director, Screenwriter, Film Editor	$2.3M	1997
93%	94%	Princess Mononoke	Director, Writer, Film Editor	-	1997
No Score Yet	45%	Whisper of the Heart	Writer	-	1995
No Score Yet	No Score Yet	The Raccoon War	Executive Producer	-	1994
85%	77%	The Raccoon War	Executive Producer	-	1994
No Score Yet	100%	Porco Rosso	Director	-	1992
No Score Yet	No Score Yet	Porco Rosso	Director, Writer, Film Editor	-	1992
95%	87%	Crimson Pig	Director, Writer, Film Editor	-	1992
No Score Yet	88%	Only Yesterday	Executive Producer	-	1991
100%	85%	Only Yesterday	Executive Producer	$296.2K	1991
No Score Yet	89%	Kiki's Delivery Service	Director, Screenwriter, Producer	-	1989
98%	88%	Kiki's Delivery Service	Director, Writer, Producer	-	1989
No Score Yet	88%	My Neighbor Totoro	Director	-	1988
94%	94%	My Neighbor Totoro	Director, Writer	-	1988
No Score Yet	94%	My Neighbor Totoro	Director	-	1988
No Score Yet	91%	Castle in the Sky	Director, Writer	-	1986
96%	91%	Castle in the Sky	Director, Writer, Film Editor	-	1986
88%	91%	Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind	Director, Writer	-	1984
No Score Yet	75%	Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind	Director	-	1984
No Score Yet	89%	The Castle of Cagliostro	Director, Writer	-	1979
94%	88%	The Castle of Cagliostro	Director, Screenwriter	-	1979
No Score Yet	No Score Yet	Panda Kopanda Rainy Day Circus	Screenwriter	-	1973
No Score Yet	64%	The Adventure of Panda and Friends	Screenwriter	-	1972

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