Director
Hayao Miyazaki
Born 5 January 1941 · Tokyo, Japan
Hayao Miyazaki is a Japanese animator, manga artist and director, and co-founder of Studio Ghibli with Isao Takahata. Known for hand-drawn fantasies about nature, flight and childhood, he brought Japanese animation to a worldwide audience and is widely regarded as one of cinema's great animators.
Key films
The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
His feature directing debut, a Lupin III adventure that showed his skill with action and storytelling.
Warriors of the Wind (1984)
The film adaptation of his manga Nausicaä, whose success led to the founding of Studio Ghibli.
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
A gentle rural fantasy that became Ghibli's beloved emblem and a touchstone of family cinema.
Princess Mononoke (1997)
An epic about nature and industry that broke Japanese box-office records and raised his profile in the West.
Spirited Away (2001)
His biggest international success and the first hand-drawn, non-English film to win the Best Animated Feature Oscar.
Key awards
- 2002 Golden Bear, Berlin International Film Festival (Spirited Away)
- 2003 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature (Spirited Away)
- 2005 Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, Venice Film Festival
- 2014 Honorary Academy Award
- 2024 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature (The Boy and the Heron)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 84
- 1972Yuki's SunDirector
- 1979The Castle of CagliostroDirector
- 1984Warriors of the WindDirector
- 1984Future Boy Conan: The Big Giant Robot's ResurrectionDirector
- 1984Sherlock Hound: The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle / Treasure Under the SeaDirector
- 1986Castle in the SkyDirector
- 1986Sherlock Hound: Mrs. Hudson Is Taken Hostage / The White Cliffs of DoverDirector
- 1988My Neighbor TotoroDirector
- 1989Kiki's Delivery ServiceDirector
- 1991The Making of Only Yesterday · as SelfActor
- 1992Porco RossoDirector
- 1993In Love With and Living Within Movies - Akira Kurosawa and Hayao Miyazaki · as SelfActor
- 1994Manga! · as SelfActor
- 1995Lupin the Third: Greatest CapersDirector
- 1995Chage & Aska: On Your MarkDirector
- 1997Princess MononokeDirector
- 1998The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Hayao Miyazaki · as SelfActor
- 1998How Ghibli Was Born · as SelfActor
- 2000Super TV: Frontline Information 15 Months of Exclusive Coverage! The Secret Behind "My Neighbors the Yamadas"Actor
- 2001Spirited AwayDirector
- 2001The Whale HuntDirector
- 2001The Birth of "Princess Mononoke" Part 1: A Drama on Paper · as SelfActor
- 2001Princess Mononoke in the U.S.A. · as SelfActor
- 2001The Birth of "Princess Mononoke" Part 3: The Day The Record Was Broken · as SelfActor
- 2001A Splendid DanceDirector
- 2001Rambutan AdventuresDirector
- 2001The Fish of the FishDirector
- 2001The Birth of "Princess Mononoke" Part 2: Life Has Been Breathed Into It! · as SelfActor
- 2001The Nippon Television Special of Spirited Away · as SelfActor
- 2002Mei and the KittenbusDirector
- 2002Mei and the Kittenbus · as Totoro (voice)Actor
- 2002Imaginary Flying MachinesDirector
- 2002Imaginary Flying Machines · as Le cochonActor
- 2002Koro's Big Day OutDirector
- 2002Bobo-kunDirector
- 2002The Cat Returns - Making of · as SelfActor
- 2002TacolatorDirector
- 2002"The Ornithopter Story: Fly, Hiyodori Tengu!" · as SelfActor
- 2002Piyopiyo BabaDirector
- 2003The Art of 'Spirited Away' · as SelfActor
- 2003Lasseter-san, Thank You · as SelfActor
- 2003The Birth of Studio GhibliActor
- 2004Howl's Moving CastleDirector
- 2004Hayao Miyazaki Produces a CD · as SelfActor
- 2004Princess Mononoke: Making of a Masterpiece · as SelfActor
- 2004Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion · as SelfActor
- 2005Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery · as Self - IntervieweeActor
- 2005Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum · as SelfActor
- 2006Mon Mon the Water SpiderDirector
- 2006The Day I Bought a StarDirector
- 2006House HuntingDirector
- 2006The Work of Toshio Suzuki Don't Believe in Myself, I Believe in People · as SelfActor
- 2007A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest · as SelfActor
- 2007Madaran's WorldDirector
- 2008PonyoDirector
- 200825th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert · as Self - FilmmakerActor
- 2008NEWS ZERO Spinoff: "Ponyo on the Cliff" Close-Up! Five Genius Craftmen · as SelfActor
- 2008Ghibli Scenery: A Journey to Japan Painted in Miyazaki’s WorksActor
- 2009How Ponyo Was Born: Hayao Miyazaki's Thought Process · as SelfActor
- 2009Professional Special: Director Miyazaki Hayao · as SelfActor
- 2010Mr. Dough and the Egg PrincessDirector
- 2010Inside Ghibli's Creation: 400 Days of Clash Between Hayao Miyazaki and The New Director · as SelfActor
- 2010Ghibli's Bookshelf · as selfActor
- 2011Kurosawa's Way · as SelfActor
- 2011Treasure HuntingDirector
- 2011Poppy Hill - 300 Days of War Between Father and Son · as SelfActor
- 2011Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point · as SelfActor
- 2011Japanese Cinema: New Territories · as SelfActor
- 2011A Hedgehog Came Out of the FogActor
- 2012Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo · as Giant Robot (voice)Actor
- 2013The Wind RisesDirector
- 2013The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness · as SelfActor
- 2013Miwa: A Japanese Icon · as SelfActor
- 2014Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya · as SelfActor
- 2014The Work of Hayao Miyazaki "The Wind Rises" Record of 1000 Days/Retirement Announcement Unknown Story · as SelfActor
- 2017Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki · as SelfActor
- 2018Boro the CaterpillarDirector
- 2021Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion · as SelfActor
- 2023The Boy and the HeronDirector
- 20232399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli · as SelfActor
- 2024Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron · as SelfActor
- 2024Sherlock Hound: The MovieDirector
- 2025Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2025Miyazaki · as SelfActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.