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Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki, born 5 January 1941, is a revered Japanese film director, animator, screenwriter and manga artist. The animated films produced through his company, Studio Ghibli, commonly smash box office records in Japan and achieve international acclaim. Miyazaki is particularly well known for imaginative fantasy-themed productions including 1988's My Neighbour Totoro and 2001's Spirited Away.
Born
5 Jan 1941
Industry
Entertainment, Film
Job Title
Filmmaker
ChatGPT can create images in the style of Hayao Miyazaki’s anime films for Studio Ghibli, such as this one of Janu Lingeswaran, an entrepreneur in Aachen, Germany, and his cat Mali, delighting fans but raising copyright concerns. Photo: X/lycfyi
Art

Are ChatGPT’s Studio Ghibli-style AI images fun memes or copyright breach?

AI images mimicking Studio Ghibli founder Hayao Miyazaki’s intricate style leave him unimpressed, but many fans love the ChatGPT creations.

Asian cinema: Japanese films

Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki’s treasured car put on display

European cinema

Robot Dreams director on telling a tear-jerking story with ‘no words’

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Asian cinema: Japanese films

‘Breathtaking’: anime classic Spirited Away becomes a sold-out West End hit

The live version of Hayao Miyazaki’s hit anime Spirited Away has found new fans in London’s West End – the three-hour play is filling the London Coliseum and its run has been extended by five weeks.

The live version of Hayao Miyazaki’s hit anime Spirited Away has found new fans in London’s West End. Above: Mari Natsuki, 72, as Yubaba (left), Kanna Hashimoto (centre), and other cast members receive the audience applause during a curtain call at its London premiere at the Coliseum. Photo: Toho
Asian cinema

Can’t wait for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga? 5 post-apocalyptic movies from Asia

While you wait to see Anya Taylor-Joy battle Chris Hemsworth, how about treating yourself to some of the best Asian films depicting an uninhabitable future, from Akira to Snowpiercer.

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China-Japan relations

Chinese nationalists take aim at Japanese animation master Miyazaki’s WWII film

Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron is a box office success in China, but some say the Studio Ghibli co-founder’s anti-war stance is ‘hypocritical’ as the film portrays Japanese characters as victims.

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Asian cinema: Japanese films

Profile | ‘Fantasy is necessary’: Oscar winner and anime legend Hayao Miyazaki, 83

Hayao Miyazaki won the Oscar for best animated feature for his ‘last’ film The Boy and the Heron. We look back at the life and work of the 83-year-old Studio Ghibli co-founder.

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A scene from Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy And The Heron. Photo: AP
American cinema

Oscars 2024 as it happened: Oppenheimer wins best picture and 6 other awards

Christopher Nolan’s biopic of the father of the atomic bomb dominates the Oscars, winning the top prize, plus best director for Nolan, best actor and four technical awards. Hayao Miyazaki also wins.

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Academy Awards

Oscars 2024: predictions for Oppenheimer, best actor and screenplay and more

Our 2024 Academy Awards predictions, from why Oppenheimer should and will win best picture, to how Ryan Gosling may be pipped at the post for best supporting actor.

Asian cinema: Japanese films

Anime master Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron tops box office in US, Canada

Japanese anime master Hayao Miyazaki’s latest film, The Boy and the Heron, has topped the box office in the US and Canada, beating out the latest Hunger Games and Godzilla movies.

Mahito Maki (voiced by Luca Padovan in English and Soma Santoki in Japanese) and Grey Heron (voiced by Robert Pattinson in English and Masaki Suda in Japanese) in a screen grab from ‘The Boy And The Heron”. Photo: AP
Asian cinema: Japanese films

Review | The Boy and the Heron: Hayao Miyazaki goes out on a high

Hayao Miyazaki’s latest and possibly last anime is about a boy searching for his mother in wartime Japan. He moves to a farm, where he meets a goblin that looks like a heron and tells him his mother is still alive.

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A still from “The Boy and the Heron”.
Asian diaspora

Profile | ‘A fire in my belly’: actress Mei Mac on fighting stereotypes about Asians

Actress Mei Mac relishes roles that defy stereotypes, and is proud that her part in an adaptation of Studio Ghibli film My Neighbour Totoro led to her being the first East Asian to be nominated for an Olivier Award.

Asian cinema: Japanese films

Launch of Hayao Miyazaki’s film How Do You Live? sparks fan frenzy online

Chinese fans of anime master Hayao Miyazaki joined in a social media frenzy over the release in Japanese cinemas of How Do You Live? – the director’s latest, and possibly last, film for Studio Ghibli.

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | Studio Ghibli composer Joe Hisaishi’s HK Phil concerts: flair and fantasy

Studio Ghibli composer Joe Hisaishi led a triptych of Hong Kong premieres from the podium himself, with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra proving itself up to the musical challenges.

The Japanese composer Joe Hisaishi, best known for writing the soundtracks of Studio Ghibli’s much-loved animated films, conducted the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra in a series of concerts featuring his works from June 22-24, 2023 (Credit: Ka Lam/ Hong Kong Phil)
Japan

All-Asian cast of My Neighbour Totoro breaches UK theatre ‘bamboo ceiling’

Royal Shakespeare Company’s staging of adaptation of Studio Ghibli film feels like a breakthrough to its East Asian cast members.

My Neighbour Totoro. show at the Royal Shakespeare Company stage in London. Photo: Twitter/@totoro_show
Arts & Culture

Video | Studio Ghibli theme park opens in November

Asian cinema: Japanese films

13 things you may not know about Japanese Cinema

From Akira Kurosawa to Yasujiro Ozu, from Takeshi Kitano to Hirokazu Koreeda, from samurai to yakuza to the Japanese New Wave, and from anime to J-horror to pink films, this is the place to go for reviews, interviews and features about movies both classic and new from Japan.

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Stories behind top Asian brands

The story of Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki, anime film legends

From My Neighbor Totoro to The Wind Rises, Studio Ghibli has produced some of the biggest anime hits in the world. Its co-founder Miyazaki’s love of art shines through in its animated productions.

A screen grab from My Neighbor Totoro from Studio Ghibli. Photo: Studio Ghibli
Asian cinema: Japanese films

Review | Earwig and the Witch: Studio Ghibli’s first CG animation

The animation in Earwig and the Witch is the first from Studio Ghibli to be fully computer generated, but it still retains its unique hand-drawn look.

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Asian cinema: Japanese films

Explainer | What makes animator Hayao Miyazaki's films so special?

Apart from Walt Disney, Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki is the most famous animator to have ever lived, his films capturing the imagination of viewers of all ages. We look at his amazing career and his biggest influences.

Asian cinema: Japanese films

The 25 best Japanese movies of the 21st century

From Battle Royale to Spirited Away to Shoplifters, this selection of the best Japanese movies of the 21st century highlights the strength of the country’s cinema industry over the last 20 years.

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Takako Matsu in a still from Confessions (2010).
Books and literature

Review | Studio Ghibli memoir: big on detail, lacking in movie magic

Hayao Miyazaki’s creative process at the Japanese animation studio, Harvey Weinstein and Neil Gaiman clashing over a translation of Princess Mononoke, all things Japanese, and more, in American Ghibli executive’s memoir.

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A still from Studio Ghibli film Princess Mononoke. Photo: Studio Ghibli
NetEase

NetEase, Studio Ghibli team up to stream music from iconic anime films

On-demand streaming service NetEase Cloud Music will make Studio Ghibli’s music catalogue, including albums and soundtracks from acclaimed animated films such as My Neighbour Totoro and Spirited Away, available to millions of subscribers in China.

Travel news and advice

Travellers' Checks | In 1920, 11 pilots set out to fly from Rome to Tokyo – only two made it

It took the successful crews more than three months to reach their destination, where they received heroes welcomes.

Netflix

Netflix releases 21 of Ghibli Studios’ most iconic animated films

Netflix has the rights to 21 Studio Ghibli classics, including Japanese animator and manga artist Hayao Miyazaki’s films

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Films by Hayao Miyazaki, co-founder of Studio Ghibli and one of Japan's greatest filmmakers and animators, will be released on Netflix from February to April. Photo: Indie Wire
Netflix

Netflix bets on Japanese animation with Studio Ghibli films

Streaming platform Netflix is betting on the popularity of Japanese animated films with the release from next month of 21 movies from Studio Ghibli in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America.

A still from My Neighbor Totoro (1988), written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It will be one of 21 Studio Ghibli films released by Netflix from next month. Photo: Studio Ghibli
Netflix

How will Netflix beat Disney, Apple in Asia? Japanese anime

With new shows such as Ultraman and Eden, and rights to Studio Ghibli content being negotiated, Netflix is stepping up its anime efforts as new rivals such as Apple, Disney and WarnerMedia’s HBO Max roll out their services.

Asian cinema: Japanese films

How the Heidi story started the Japanese anime boom

An animated series based on the Swiss children’s book character played a role in the launch of Japan’s anime industry. Yoichi Kotabe, who created the Heidi anime and helped redesign Super Mario, talks about sketching in Switzerland.

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