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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
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Entertainment, Film
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The diplomatic row between China and Japan has spread to Chinese fans of Japanese content at a comic event. Photo: AFP
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Asian cinema: Japanese films

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An image generated by AI in the style of Hayao Miyazaki’s anime films for Studio Ghibli. Photo: AFP
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Asian cinema: Japanese films

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

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Japanese animation director Hayao Miyazaki’s Citroen 2CV is displayed at Ghibli Park, a theme park featuring characters and scenes from Studio Ghibli’s films such as My Neighbor Totoro, in Nagakute, Aichi prefecture, on January 29, 2025. Photo: Kyodo
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Asian cinema: Japanese films

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China-Japan relations

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

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Hayao Miyazaki is one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2024. Photo: Chris Pizzello/ Invision/ AP
Asian cinema: Japanese films

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

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

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Academy Awards

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Cillian Murphy and Emily Blunt in a still from Oppenheimer.
Asian cinema: Japanese films

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

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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

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Asian cinema: Japanese films

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Merchandise for Oscar-winning animator Hayao Miyazaki’s latest film, “How Do You Live?” is displayed for sale at a cinema in Tokyo on the first day of its screening in Japan. Photo: AFP
Performing arts in Hong Kong

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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

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Video | Studio Ghibli theme park opens in November

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