Hayao Miyazaki

Animation Department | Art Department | Director

Hayao Miyazaki is one of Japan's greatest animation directors. The entertaining plots, compelling ...

Born: January 5, 1941

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A Guide to the Films of Hayao Miyazaki

From Castle in the Sky to The Wind Rises, we track the vibrant cinematic stylings of legendary animation director Hayao Miyazaki.

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Filmography

Known For

Spirited Away Director (2001)
My Neighbor Totoro Art Department (1988)
Howl's Moving Castle Director (2004)
Known For

Princess Mononoke Director (1997)
Writer

Earwig and the Witch (2020)
Boro the Caterpillar (2018)
The Wind Rises (2013)
From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
Treasure Hunting (2011)
Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess (2010)
The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)
A Sumo Wrestler's Tail (2010)
Ponyo (2008)
Tales from Earthsea (2006)
Monmon the Water Spider (2006)
House-hunting (2006)
The Day I Bought a Star (2006)
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Imaginary Flying Machines (2002)
Mei and the Kitten Bus (2002)
Koro's Big Day Out (2002)
The Whale Hunt (2001)
Spirited Away (2001)
Mirai shônen Konan 2 - Taiga daibôken (1999)
Princess Mononoke (1997)
Rupan sansei: Chateau de Cagliostro Saikai (1997)
Chage & Aska: On Your Mark (1995)
Whisper of the Heart (1995)
Pom Poko (1994)
Porco Rosso (1992)
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990-1991)
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Castle in the Sky (1986)
Sherlock Hound (1984)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Lupin the 3rd (1980)
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
The Adventure of Panda and Friends: The Circus in the Rain (1973)
Yuki's Sun (1972)
Writer

Panda! Go Panda! (1972)
Director

Boro the Caterpillar (2018)
The Wind Rises (2013)
Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess (2010)
Ponyo (2008)
Monmon the Water Spider (2006)
House-hunting (2006)
The Day I Bought a Star (2006)
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Imaginary Flying Machines (2002)
Mei and the Kitten Bus (2002)
Koro's Big Day Out (2002)
The Whale Hunt (2001)
Spirited Away (2001)
Princess Mononoke (1997)
Chage & Aska: On Your Mark (1995)
Nandarou (1992)
Porco Rosso (1992)
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Castle in the Sky (1986)
Sherlock Hound (1984-1985)
Conan the Future Boy: The Big Giant Robot's Resurrection (1984)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Lupin the 3rd (1980)
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
Future Boy Conan (1978)
Yuki's Sun (1972)
Director

Lupin the 3rd (1971-1972)
Producer

Boro the Caterpillar (2018)
The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)
Ponyo (2008)
Monmon the Water Spider (2006)
House-hunting (2006)
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
The Cat Returns (2002)
Whisper of the Heart (1995)
Pom Poko (1994)
Only Yesterday (1991)
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
Producer

The Story of Yanagawa's Canals (1987)
Soundtrack

The Ultimate 'My Neighbor Totoro' Recap Cartoon (2020)
From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
Ponyo (2008)
Princess Mononoke (1997)
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Soundtrack

Castle in the Sky (1986)
Actor

Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo Giant robot (2012)
Imaginary Flying Machines Narrator (2002)
Actor

Mei and the Kitten Bus Neko Bâchan / Totoro (2002)
Animation Department

Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess (2010)
Anne of Green Gables: Road to Green Gables (2010)
House-hunting (2006)
The Whale Hunt (2001)
Nandarou (1992)
Space Adventure Cobra (1982)
The New Adventures of Gigantor (1980)
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
Conan, the Boy in Future (1979)
Anne of Green Gables (1979)
Future Boy Conan (1978)
Tenguri, Boy of the Plains (1977)
Rascal the Raccoon (1977)
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother (1976)
Dog of Flanders (1975)
Heidi: A Girl of the Alps (1974)
Samurai jaiantsu (1973)
Isamu the Wilderness Boy (1973)
The Adventure of Panda and Friends: The Circus in the Rain (1973)
Yuki's Sun (1972)
Panda! Go Panda! (1972)
Ecchan the Ninja (1971)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1971)
Animal Treasure Island (1971)
Akko's Secret (1969-1970)
Mûmin (1969)
The Flying Ghost Ship (1969)
Puss in Boots (1969)
Horus: Prince of the Sun (1968)
Mahô tsukai Sarî (1968)
Hustle Punch (1965-1966)
Ken the Wolf Boy (1963-1965)
Gulliver's Space Travels: Beyond the Moon (1965)
Animation Department

Fujimaru of the Wind (1964)
Doggie March (1963)
Art Department

House-hunting (2006)
Whisper of the Heart (1995)
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Sherlock Hound (1984-1985)
Lupin the 3rd (1980)
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
Conan, the Boy in Future (1979)
Anne of Green Gables (1979)
Future Boy Conan (1978)
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother (1976)
Heidi: A Girl of the Alps (1974)
Isamu the Wilderness Boy (1973)
The Adventure of Panda and Friends: The Circus in the Rain (1973)
Akadô Suzunosuke (1972-1973)
Art Department

Panda! Go Panda! (1972)
Horus: Prince of the Sun (1968)
Additional Crew

From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)
The Invention of Destruction in the Imaginary Machines (2002)
The Cat Returns (2002)
Conan the Future Boy: The Big Giant Robot's Resurrection (1984)
Panda! Go Panda! (1972)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1971)
Additional Crew

Animal Treasure Island (1971)
The Flying Ghost Ship (1969)
Editor

Ponyo (2008)
Princess Mononoke (1997)
Porco Rosso (1992)
Editor

Castle in the Sky (1986)
Archive footage

Les Chroniques du Mea (2021)
Archive footage

The Oscars (2015)
Troldspejlet (2009)

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Awards

Won 1 Oscar.

Another 79 wins & 49 nominations.

Did You Know

Trivia

Russian animator Yuri Norstein is Miyazaki's friend and praised by him as "a great artist." Norshteyn's "Yozhik v tumane" (1975)_ is one of Miyazaki's favourite animated films.

Quotes

When I talk about traditions, I'm not talking about temples, which we got from China anyway. There is an indigenous Japan, and elements of that are what I'm trying to capture in my work.

Trademark

Usually includes scenes or stills during the closing titles that let the viewer see what happened to the characters after the events described in the movie.