Hayao Miyazaki

Japanese animator and manga artist

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2024 Received the Ramon Magsaysay Award.
2024 Miyazaki acknowledged the 'terrible things' Japan committed against the Philippines during the war.
2024 Honored on Gold House's Most Impactful Asians A100 list.
2024 Named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine for the second time.
2024 Named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine for the second time.
2024 Honored on Gold House's Most Impactful Asians A100 list.
2024 Miyazaki acknowledged the 'terrible things' Japan committed against the Philippines during the war.
2024 Received the Ramon Magsaysay Award.
2024 Documentary 'Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron' featured Miyazaki as its subject
2023 Studio Ghibli continued searching for a successor to lead the studio, with Miyazaki's son Goro declining the position among other candidates considered.
2023 Studio Ghibli continued searching for a successor to lead the studio, with Miyazaki's son Goro declining the position among other candidates considered.
2023 Miyazaki released The Boy and the Heron, his most recent animated film.
October 2023 Studio Ghibli became a subsidiary of Nippon Television Holdings, with Miyazaki appointed as honorary chairman.
October 2023 Studio Ghibli became a subsidiary of Nippon Television Holdings, with Miyazaki appointed as honorary chairman.
2021 Miyazaki became the subject of an exhibit at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, featuring over 400 objects from his films.
2021 Miyazaki became the subject of an exhibit at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, featuring over 400 objects from his films.
2020 Miyazaki was involved in planning 'Earwig and the Witch', a CG TV movie
2019 TV documentary mini-series '10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki' was released
2018 Hayao Miyazaki served as executive producer and directed/wrote 'Boro the Caterpillar', an animated short film
2017 Miyazaki received thanks credit for 'Mary and the Witch's Flower'
July 2017 Miyazaki's animated short film Boro the Caterpillar was screened exclusively at the Ghibli Museum.
July 2017 Miyazaki's animated short film Boro the Caterpillar was screened exclusively at the Ghibli Museum.
2016 BBC's Tessa Wong described Miyazaki as the 'godfather of animation in Japan', highlighting his craftsmanship and humanity.
2016 BBC's Tessa Wong described Miyazaki as the 'godfather of animation in Japan', highlighting his craftsmanship and humanity.
2016 TV documentary film 'Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki' was released with Miyazaki as its subject
November 2016 Miyazaki commented on Brexit and the US election, criticizing the political landscape and expressing disappointment with both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
November 2016 Miyazaki commented on Brexit and the US election, criticizing the political landscape and expressing disappointment with both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
August 2016 Miyazaki proposed a new feature-length film, Kimi-tachi wa Dō Ikiru ka (The Boy and the Heron), and began animation work without official approval.
August 2016 Miyazaki proposed a new feature-length film, Kimi-tachi wa Dō Ikiru ka (The Boy and the Heron), and began animation work without official approval.
2015 Miyazaki disapproved of Abe's denial of Japan's military aggression, calling for a proper apology to Korean comfort women and suggesting the Senkaku Islands be shared between China and Japan.
2015 Miyazaki disapproved of Abe's denial of Japan's military aggression, calling for a proper apology to Korean comfort women and suggesting the Senkaku Islands be shared between China and Japan.
2015 Miyazaki received thanks credit for Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron
November 2014 Miyazaki was awarded the Academy Honorary Award at the Governors Awards.
November 2014 Miyazaki was awarded the Academy Honorary Award at the Governors Awards.
2013 The Wind Rises received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature.
2013 Initially retired from feature films.
2013 Miyazaki criticized Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's proposed Constitutional amendment to revise the clause outlawing war, calling it 'despicable'.
2013 The Wind Rises received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature.
2013 Miyazaki criticized Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's proposed Constitutional amendment to revise the clause outlawing war, calling it 'despicable'.
2013 Initially retired from feature films.
2013 Documentary 'The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness' featured Miyazaki as its subject
2013 Miyazaki directed The Wind Rises, a significant work in his later filmography.
September 2013 Miyazaki announced his retirement from producing feature films, though he wished to continue working on displays at the Ghibli Museum.
September 2013 Miyazaki announced his retirement from producing feature films, though he wished to continue working on displays at the Ghibli Museum.
July 20 2013 The Wind Rises premiered, receiving critical acclaim and becoming the highest-grossing film in Japan that year.
July 20 2013 The Wind Rises premiered, receiving critical acclaim and becoming the highest-grossing film in Japan that year.
November 2012 Named a Person of Cultural Merit by the Japanese government for outstanding cultural contributions.
November 2012 Studio Ghibli announced the production of The Wind Rises, a film inspired by Horikoshi's life and Miyazaki's personal reflections on aviation and pacifism.
November 2012 Named a Person of Cultural Merit by the Japanese government for outstanding cultural contributions.
November 2012 Studio Ghibli announced the production of The Wind Rises, a film inspired by Horikoshi's life and Miyazaki's personal reflections on aviation and pacifism.

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