Hayao Miyazaki (宮崎 駿, Miyazaki Hayao, [mijaꜜzaki hajaꜜo];
born 5 January 1941) is a Japanese animator, director, producer,
screenwriter, author, and manga artist. A co-founder of Studio Ghibli,
a film and animation studio, he has attained international acclaim as
a masterful storyteller and as a maker of animated feature films, and
is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished filmmakers in the
history of animation.Born in BunkyÅ ward of Tokyo, Miyazaki expressed
interest in manga and animation from an early age, and he joined Toei
Animation in 1963. During his early years at Toei Animation he worked
as an in-between artist and later collaborated with director Isao
Takahata. Notable films to which Miyazaki contributed at Toei include
Doggie March and Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon. He provided key
animation to other films at Toei, such as Puss in Boots and Animal
Treasure Island, before moving to A-Pro in 1971, where he co-directed
Lupin the Third Part I alongside Takahata. After moving to ZuiyÅ
EizÅ (later known as Nippon Animation) in 1973, Miyazaki worked as an
animator on World Masterpiece Theater, and directed the television
series Future Boy Conan. He joined Telecom Animation Film/Tokyo Movie
Shinsha in 1979 to direct his first feature films, The Castle of
Cagliostro in 1979 and Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind in 1984, as
well as the television series Sherlock Hound.
born 5 January 1941) is a Japanese animator, director, producer,
screenwriter, author, and manga artist. A co-founder of Studio Ghibli,
a film and animation studio, he has attained international acclaim as
a masterful storyteller and as a maker of animated feature films, and
is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished filmmakers in the
history of animation.Born in BunkyÅ ward of Tokyo, Miyazaki expressed
interest in manga and animation from an early age, and he joined Toei
Animation in 1963. During his early years at Toei Animation he worked
as an in-between artist and later collaborated with director Isao
Takahata. Notable films to which Miyazaki contributed at Toei include
Doggie March and Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon. He provided key
animation to other films at Toei, such as Puss in Boots and Animal
Treasure Island, before moving to A-Pro in 1971, where he co-directed
Lupin the Third Part I alongside Takahata. After moving to ZuiyÅ
EizÅ (later known as Nippon Animation) in 1973, Miyazaki worked as an
animator on World Masterpiece Theater, and directed the television
series Future Boy Conan. He joined Telecom Animation Film/Tokyo Movie
Shinsha in 1979 to direct his first feature films, The Castle of
Cagliostro in 1979 and Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind in 1984, as
well as the television series Sherlock Hound.
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