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Hayao Miyazaki

Highest Rated: 98% Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)

Lowest Rated: 86% Pom Poko (1994)

Birthday: Jan 5, 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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Highest rated movies

98% 89% Kiki's Delivery Service
Watchlist
97% 88% The Boy and the Heron Watchlist 96% 87% Porco Rosso Watchlist 96% 96% Spirited Away Watchlist
96% 89% The Castle of Cagliostro
Watchlist
96% 91% Castle in the Sky Watchlist 94% 85% The Secret World of Arrietty Watchlist 94% 94% My Neighbor Totoro Watchlist 93% 94% Princess Mononoke Watchlist
92% 86% The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron Self - 2024
97% 88% The Boy and the Heron Director,
Screenwriter
$44.2M 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki Self - 2016
92% 86% The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness Unknown (Character) - 2013
88% 85% The Wind Rises Director,
Screenwriter
- 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Yuki's Sun Director - 2013
87% 80% From Up on Poppy Hill Screenwriter $284.7K 2011
94% 85% The Secret World of Arrietty Screenwriter - 2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lupin the 3rd Part I Director - 2009
91% 83% Ponyo Director,
Executive Producer, English Version,
Screenwriter
$15.1M 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Day I Bought a Star Director,
Screenwriter
- 2006
88% 93% Howl's Moving Castle Director,
Screenwriter
$4.7M 2004
88% 82% The Cat Returns Executive Producer - 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet Koro's Big Day Out Director,
Writer
- 2002
96% 96% Spirited Away Director,
Writer
$10.0M 2001
No Score Yet 83% Sherlock Hound: Case File 1 Director - 2000
93% 94% Princess Mononoke Director,
Writer,
Film Editing
- 1997
No Score Yet 73% On Your Mark Director,
Screenwriter
- 1995
86% 77% Pom Poko Executive Producer - 1994
96% 87% Porco Rosso Director,
Screenwriter
- 1992
98% 89% Kiki's Delivery Service Director,
Writer,
Producer
- 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Majo no takkyûbin Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer
- 1989
94% 94% My Neighbor Totoro Director,
Writer
- 1988
96% 91% Castle in the Sky Director,
Writer,
Film Editing
- 1986
91% 91% Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Director,
Screenwriter
- 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sherlock Hound: Blue Ruby Chapter Director - 1984
96% 89% The Castle of Cagliostro Director,
Screenwriter
- 1979
No Score Yet 67% Panda! Go Panda!: Rainy Day Circus Screenwriter - 1973
No Score Yet 65% Panda! Go Panda! Screenwriter - 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Flying Ghost Ship Animator - 1969

TV

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Future Boy Conan Director 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet Future Boy Conan Director 1978