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Biography: Hayao Miyazaki

Hayao Miyazaki is regarded as one of the greatest creators of animated films, and his work certainly stands as some of the best the genre has to offer. Miyazaki began as a low-level animator for children's cartoons such as Gulliver's Space Travels, eventually becoming director and key animator on many films and series, including Future Boy Conan and The Castle of Cagliostro. He frequently collaborated with Isao Takahata, director of Grave of the Fireflies. Miyazaki and Takahata co-founded Ghibli Films, a name that would become synonymous with quality. Miyazaki's works with Ghibli contained more of his own personal vision. Beginning with Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, his films took on a softer touch and often included the adventures of young girls. Nausicaa, and others including Kiki's Delivery Service, The Crimson Pig, and My Neighbor Totoro, contain elements of fantasy and often reveal humanist, ecological themes. Because of the high quality of his animation and his positive messages, Miyazaki's films were among eight from the Ghibli studio that were acquired for U.S. distribution by Disney; this includes Nausicaa, as well as Kiki's Delivery Service, Princess Mononoke, and others. Disney's agreement includes theatrical and video distribution, as well as voice dubbing using major American actors. Miyazaki once again stunned audiences worldwide with the release of Spirited Away in 2001. Acquired by Disney and released in the U.S. the following year, stateside audiences who had been enraptured by the adventures of Princess Mononoke once again found Miyazaki in top form with this tale of a young girl looking for a way back to reality after entering a mysterious parallel universe while visiting an abandoned amusement park. Winning the Oscar for Best Animated Feature at the 75th annual Academy Awards, despite recieving only a half-hearted stateside release by Disney, Spirited Away was quickly rushed back into theaters in the week following the Oscars to capitalize on its newfound status. ~ Jonathan E. Laxamana, All Movie Guide less

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Ponyo (2008)
Cast: Matt Damon Liam Neeson
Tags: Children's Fantasy Fantasy Anime
Length: 101min
Acclaimed anime master Hayao Miyazaki returns for his ninth animated feature with Ponyo, which deals with a friendship between a five-year-old boy and a goldfish princess that yearns to be human. The daughter of the king of the ocean, Ponyo is no...
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Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Cast: Lauren Bacall Jean Simmons Billy Crystal
Tags: Fantasy Adventure Anime Fantasy
Length: 119min
Hayao Miyazaki, the Japanese animation director who wowed audiences worldwide with his award-winning film Spirited Away, brings another visually spectacular tale of imagination to the screen. Sophie is an 18-year-old girl who toils in the hat shop...
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Spirited Away (2001)
Tags: Family Anime Fantasy Fantasy Adventure
Length: 124min
Master animation director Hayao Miyazaki follows up on his record-breaking 1997 opus Princess Mononoke with this surreal -Alice in Wonderland-like tale about a lost little girl. The film opens with ten-year-old Chihiro riding along during a family...
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Princess Mononoke (1997)
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton
Tags: Adventure Fantasy Adventure Fantasy Anime
Length: 133min
This 20 million animated adventure/fantasy quickly became the highest grossing Japanese film in Japanese film history (making 150 million in Japan during its first seven months). Set in the 14th century, the ecology-themed epic was directed by Hayao...
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Porco Rosso (1992)
Cast: Michael Keaton
Tags: Anime Fantasy Adventure Family-Oriented Adventure Fantasy Adventure
Length: 93min
Master animator Hayao Miyazaki directs this tale about a former World War I flying ace who is also a pig. Slouching toward middle age, Porco Rosso makes his living by flying about in his bright red bi-plane and fighting sky bandits who prey on cruise...
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Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
Cast: Debbie Reynolds
Tags: Fantasy Anime Children's Fantasy Adventure Family-Oriented Adventure Family
Length: 103min
Veteran animator Hayao Miyazaki directs this buoyant children's adventure yarn about a young witch striking out on her own. At her mother's behest, 13-year-old Kiki sets out on a year-long apprenticeship with her black cat in tow. With a shaky command...
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My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Tags: Anime Family Children's Fantasy Fantasy Family-Oriented Adventure
Length: 87min
This superbly animated children's tale is directed by Hayao Miyazaki, one of Japan's most beloved animators. The story follows Satsuke and Mai, two young girls who find their new country home is in a mystical forest inhabited by a menagerie of...
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Castle in the Sky (1986)
Tags: Anime Family-Oriented Adventure Fantasy Family Fantasy Adventure
Length: 124min
Hayao Miyazaki's fantasy adventure Castle in the Sky begins with a chase scene through a flying ship, where all the passengers are after the young girl, Sheeta (voice of Anna Paquin). Going overboard to avoid capture, Sheeta is rescued by her powerful...
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Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind (1984)
Cast: Hayao Miyazaki Patrick Stewart Uma Thurman
Tags: Fantasy Coming-of-Age Anime
Length: 116min
This impressive work from acclaimed Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki represents a significant departure from traditional anime. Foregoing the gritty storylines, extreme violence, and adult content found throughout many anime, Miyazaki's works borrow...
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The Castle of Cagliostro (1980)
Tags: Adventure Family Anime
Length: 100min
Although Lupin III is a hugely successful animated series on television and film in Japan and the U.S., The Castle of Cagliostro is distinguished by its director, Hayao Miyazaki, who would later direct such animated classics as Nausicaa of the Valley...
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