Hayao Miyazaki

Hayao Miyazaki's biography

Hayao Miyazaki is 81 years old film director born on on Sunday 5th of January 1941. He is often nicknamed as the Japanese Walt Disney. According to year of birth 1941 he belongs to Silent Generation. Birthday on 5th of January means he is Capricorn. These people are stable in nature. As the sign lord is “Saturn”, the person will be judgemental in his approach.

He is native japanese speaker. He is citizen of Japan. His primary profession is to be film director. You can know him also as animator, mangaka, screenwriter, film editor, film producer, lyricist, illustrator, environmentalist, director, comics artist, character designer, mechanical designer. He is recently known as animation director. He received Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Spirited Away in 2002

Hayao Miyazaki's dad

Hayao Miyazaki's father's name is Katsuji Miyazaki.

Hayao Miyazaki's family

Hayao Miyazaki's spouse

She is known as animator. His spouse was born on Wednesday 5th of January 1938 in Hyogo Prefecture.

Hayao Miyazaki's ex spouse

He has 1 son.

Hayao Miyazaki's son: Gorô Miyazaki

Hayao Miyazaki's son's name is Gorô Miyazaki. He is known as film director. His son was born on Saturday 21st of January 1967 in Tokyo.

Hayao Miyazaki's schools

We found 3 schools He attended. Complete list of schools: Gakushuin University, Toyotama High School, Tokyo, Suginami Ward Omiya Junior High School.

Detailed informations about his schools

• Graduated from Eifuku Elementary School (1953).
• Graduated from Omiya Middle School (1956).
• Graduated from Toyotama High School (1959).
• Graduated from Gakushuin University (1963).

Hayao Miyazaki's career

His main focus is to be film director.

Awards and competitions

Hayao Miyazaki's Awards

• He received award for Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for work Spirited Away in 2002
• He received award for Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film for work Spirited Away in 2002
• He received award for Golden Bear for work Spirited Away in 2002
• He received award for Annie Award for Directing in a Feature Production for work Spirited Away in 2002
• He received award for Annie Award for Writing in a Feature Production for work Spirited Away in 2002
• He received award for Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year for work Princess Mononoke in 1998
• He received award for Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year for work Spirited Away in 2002
• He received award for Nebula Award for Best Script for work Howl's Moving Castle in 2006
• He received award for Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year for work Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea in 2009
• He received award for Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year for work The Wind Rises in 2014

Hayao Miyazaki's Nominations

• He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
• He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
• He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
• He was nominated for European Film Award for Best Non-European Film for work Spirited Away in 2002

Hayao Miyazaki's quotes

• I'm not going to make movies that tell children, "You should despair and run away".
• When I talk about traditions, I'm not talking about temples, which we got from China anyway. There is an indigenous Japan, and elements of that are what I'm trying to capture in my work.
• [asked about his work's role in modern pop-culture] The truth is I have watched almost none of it. The only images I watch regularly come from the weather report.
• [discussing CGI animation] I've told the people on my CGI staff not to be accurate, not to be true. We're making a mystery here, so make it mysterious.
• When you watch the subtitled version you are probably missing just as many things. There is a layer and a nuance you're not going to get. Film crosses so many borders these days. Of course it is going to be distorted.
• Actually I think CGI has the potential to equal or even surpass what the human hand can do. But it is far too late for me to try it.
• I think 2-D animation disappeared from Disney because they made so many uninteresting films. They became very conservative in the way they created them. It's too bad. I thought 2-D and 3-D could coexist happily.
• Do everything by hand, even when using the computer.
• [When asked if Studio Ghibli and Pixar have a rivalry] The illustrators at Pixar are all people I hold dear, we are not in competition. Our relationship is one that is based on friendship.
• My process is thinking... thinking... and thinking. If you have a better way, please let me know.
• The world isn't simple enough to explain in words.
• To choose one thing means to give up on another. That's inevitable.
• You see, what drives animation is the will of the characters.
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Hayao Miyazaki's body shape

Lets describe how Hayao Miyazaki looks. We will focus on his body shape. Body build is average.