Hayao Miyazaki

Biography

Born 01/05/1941

Long acknowledged as the preeminent animator and director in Japan, Hayao Miyazaki remained a cult figure to American devotees of "manga" (Japanese comic books) and "anime" (Japanese animated features) until the 1999 US release of his undisputed masterwork "Princess Mononoke" (1997). Acquired by...
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Filmography

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Awards

In 2005, received New York Film Critics Circle for Best Animated Feature Film
In 2002, received Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film
In 2002, received Berlin Film Festival Golden Bear for Best Animated Feature

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Highlights

In 2005, Helmed the animated adventure "Howl's Moving Castle"; received an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature
In 2001, Enjoyed a box-office hit in Japan with the anime feature "Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi/Spirited Away"; reportedly his last feature film
In 1997, Wrote and directed the anime "Mononoke Hime/Princess Mononoke"; Disney and Miramax purchased US distribution rights and spent two-years preparing English dubbed version featuring an all-star cast led by Billy Crudup, Claire Danes and Minnie Driver and released in 1999

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Family & Companions

Katsuji Miyazaki: father (worked for Miyazaki Airplane which manufactured rudders for fighter planes; company owned by his brother; died in 1993 at the age of 78)
Dola Miyazaki: mother (was bedridden for nine years (1947-55) with spinal tuberculosis; her illness partly informed his anime "Tonari no Totoro"; died in July 1980 at age 71)
Arata Miyazaki: brother (born in July 1939)

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