Japanese animator, director, producer,
screenwriter, author, and manga artist.
screenwriter, author, and manga artist.
Miyazaki
lifelong path to animation
Hayao Miyazaki was born on January 5, 1941, in Tokyo and he was the second of four sons. His father was the director of Miyazaki Airplane, which manufactured rudders for fighter planes during World War II. The business allowed his family to remain affluent during Miyazaki's early life.
Nevertheless, his childhood was tough as he suffered from digestive problems, and was told that he would not live beyond 20, making him feel like an outcast.
However, the family business instilled in Miyazaki a love of flying that became apparent in his conscious works. In every movie you can see a bizarre transport like a jet glider or a fluffy-cat-bus.
His dislike of militarism would be reflected in such films as Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and Porco Rosso.
While Miyazaki was a kid he drew only planes, tanks, and battleships for several years. He indicated later in life that he felt guilty that his family had profited from Japan's efforts in World War II.
1941
now
The bombing left
a lasting
impression
Soji Yamakawa
Jackie Chan
Osamu Tezuka
Tetsuji Fukushima doesn’t have a photo, so let’s look
at his stunning Devil of the Desert cover
at his stunning Devil of the Desert cover
who inspired him? who inspired him? who inspired him?
Destroyed his early works, cause it was bad form to copy Tezuka's style
*Osamu Tezuka's caracter Black Jack
*
1963
Miyazaki got his first job at the Toei Film Studio, where he was entrusted with drawing in-between shots.
1968
Miyazaki became a chief animator, concept artist and scene designer on Prince of the North, directed by Isao Takahata.
1965
He drew attention while working on Gulliver's Journey Beyond the Moon and offered his own version of the finale, debuting as a screenwriter.
1979
He experienced the first director’s work, creating an adventure full-length anime called "The Castle of Cagliostro".
1985
Miyazaki and Isao Takahata became friends and co-founded the legendary Studio Ghibli.
1997
His hard work set the stage for Princess Mononoke, a blockbuster that broke Japanese box-office records.
July 12
1997
Mononoke's release in Japan and America sold $260 million
Miyazaki preferred the other title Ashitaka Sekki, which contains an inner meaning of "a legend passed down from ear to ear without being recorded in official history".
The producers of the American version tried to shorten it. In protest, Miyazaki sent Disney a bloody samurai sword with the message "not cut".
The term mononoke (物の怪) is not a name, but a Japanese word for supernatural, shape-shifting beings that possess people and cause suffering, disease, or death.
The movie was mostly hand-drawn, but incorporates some use of computer animation in approximately 10% of the film.
The picture won
Best director
international
awards
10
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