34 Facts About Miyazaki Hayao

Hayao Miyazaki is a Japanese animator, director, producer, screenwriter, author, and manga artist.

Hayao Miyazaki was born on January 5,1941, in the town of Akebono-cho in, Tokyo, the second of four sons.

Miyazaki Hayao'sfather, was born on 1915, and was the director of Miyazaki Airplane, his brother's company, which manufactured rudders for fighter planes during World War II.

Miyazaki Hayao's father enjoyed purchasing paintings and demonstrating them to guests, but otherwise had little known artistic understanding.

Miyazaki Hayao has noted that some of his earliest memories are of "bombed-out cities".

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Around this time, Miyazaki Hayao would often see movies with his father, who was an avid moviegoer; memorable films for Miyazaki Hayao include Meshi and Tasogare Sakaba .

In 1960, Miyazaki Hayao was a bystander during the Anpo protests, having developed an interest after seeing photographs in Asahi Graph; by that point, he was too late to participate in the demonstrations.

Miyazaki Hayao moved to a residence in Oizumigakuencho in April 1969, after the birth of his second son.

Miyazaki Hayao has often criticized the current state of the anime industry, stating that animators are unrealistic when creating people.

In 2013, several Studio Ghibli staff members, including Miyazaki Hayao, criticized Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policies, and the proposed Constitutional amendment that would allow Abe to revise the clause which outlaws war as a means to settle international disputes.

Miyazaki Hayao felt that Abe wished to "leave his name in history as a great man who revised the Constitution and its interpretation", describing it as "despicable".

Miyazaki Hayao has expressed his disapproval of Abe's denial of Japan's military aggression, stating that Japan "should clearly say that [they] inflicted enormous damage on China and express deep remorse over it".

Miyazaki Hayao refused to attend the 75th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles in 2003, in protest of the United States' involvement in the Iraq War, later stating that he "didn't want to visit a country that was bombing Iraq".

Miyazaki Hayao expressed his opinion about the terrorist attack at the offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, criticizing the magazine's decision to publish the content cited as the catalyst for the incident.

In November 2016, Miyazaki Hayao stated that he believed "many of the people who voted for Brexit and Trump" were affected by the increase in unemployment due to companies "building cars in Mexico because of low wages and [selling] them in the US".

Miyazaki Hayao's works are characterized by the recurrence of themes such as environmentalism, pacifism, feminism, love and family.

Miyazaki Hayao'snarratives are notable for not pitting a hero against an unsympathetic antagonist.

Miyazaki Hayao felt frustrated growing up in the Showa period from 1955 to 1965 because "nature — the mountains and rivers — was being destroyed in the name of economic progress".

Miyazaki Hayao is critical of exploitation under both communism and capitalism, as well as globalization and its effects on modern life.

When characters in Miyazaki Hayao's films are forced to engage in violence, it is shown as being a difficult task; in Howl's Moving Castle, Howl is forced to fight an inescapable battle in defense of those he loves, and it almost destroys him, though he is ultimately saved by Sophie's love and bravery.

Miyazaki Hayao is concerned with the sense of wonder in young people, seeking to maintain themes of love and family in his films.

Miyazaki Hayao forgoes traditional screenplays in his productions, instead developing the film's narrative as he designs the storyboards.

Miyazaki Hayao has cited several Japanese artists as his influences, including Sanpei Shirato, Osamu Tezuka, Soji Yamakawa, and Isao Takahata.

Specific works that have influenced Miyazaki Hayao include Animal Farm, The Snow Queen, and The King and the Mockingbird ; The Snow Queen is said to be the true catalyst for Miyazaki Hayao's filmography, influencing his training and work.

Miyazaki Hayao married fellow animator Akemi Ota in October 1965; the two had met while colleagues at Toei Animation.

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Miyazaki Hayao felt that becoming a father changed him, as he tried to produce work that would please his children.

Miyazaki Hayao initially fulfilled a promise to his wife that they would both continue to work after Goro's birth, dropping him off at preschool for the day; however, upon seeing Goro's exhaustion walking home one day, Miyazaki Hayao decided that they could not continue, and his wife stayed at home to raise their children.

Miyazaki Hayao said that he "tried to be a good father, but in the end I wasn't a very good parent".

Miyazaki Hayao was described as the "godfather of animation in Japan" by BBC's Tessa Wong in 2016, citing his craftsmanship and humanity, the themes of his films, and his inspiration to younger artists.

Swapnil Dhruv Bose of Far Out Magazine wrote that Miyazaki Hayao's work "has shaped not only the future of animation but filmmaking in general", and that it helped "generation after generation of young viewers to observe the magic that exists in the mundane".

Miyazaki Hayao became the subject of an exhibit at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles in 2021, featuring over 400 objects from his films.

Miyazaki Hayao has frequently been cited as an inspiration to numerous animators, directors and writers around the world, including Wes Anderson, James Cameron, Dean DeBlois, Guillermo del Toro, Pete Docter, Mamoru Hosoda, Bong Joon-Ho, Glen Keane, Travis Knight, John Lasseter, Nick Park, Henry Selick, Makoto Shinkai, and Steven Spielberg.

Keane said Miyazaki Hayao is a "huge influence" on Walt Disney Animation Studios and has been "part of our heritage" ever since The Rescuers Down Under .

Miyazaki Hayao won the Ofuji Noburo Award at the Mainichi Film Awards for The Castle of Cagliostro, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Laputa: Castle in the Sky, and My Neighbor Totoro, and the Mainichi Film Award for Best Animation Film for Kiki's Delivery Service, Porco Rosso, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away and Whale Hunt .