Hayao Miyazaki's name is associated with anime. He is one of the most ingenious animation directors, and his amazing work is popular all over the world.
Biography facts
Hayao Miyazaki was born in the early days of World War II. His father was the director of the Miyazaki Airplane factory, which made parts for Japanese fighters. It is not surprising that from childhood, the future world-famous director dreamed of the sky and aviation. But he became interested in animation and manga drawing, which predetermined his fate.
After graduating from Toyetama High School, Hayao entered the Department of Politics and Economics at Gyokushuin University. During his studies, he attended a club for the study of children's literature, and in 1963 he was hired to work at the Toei Animation studio, where he worked as a phase designer (a tracer of the movement of cartoon characters). Miyazaki's first painting was Wan Wan Chuushingura.
Animator
Soon, the studio management noticed a talented young man, they began to entrust him with more responsible work and was appointed to the position of animator. Miyazaki participated in the creation of several feature films and TV series.
In 1969, Hayao Miyazaki became one of the co-authors of the script for the painting "The Flying Ghost Ship". During the same period, his first manga, Sabaku No Tami, was published.
Two years later, he founded his own studio called A Pro with his colleagues Takahata and Yichi Otabe. Several animated films and series were created here, but the studio did not last long, already in 1973 Miyazaki moved to work for Zuiyo Eizo, which was later transformed into the Nippon Animation studio. This was followed by work at TMS Entertainment.
Producer
Simultaneously with his work as an animator, Miyazaki published manga, the story of Nausicaa was a huge success. He was recommended to do an anime adaptation of the work, but Hayao agreed on the condition that he himself be the director of the tape. So the film "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Winds" was released.
In 1985, Studio Ghibli was founded, in which real masterpieces of animation were created, such as "Laputa Heavenly Castle", "My Neighbor Totoro", "Tomb of the Fireflies", "Witch's Delivery Service" and others. In 1997, the premiere of the film "Princess Mononoke" took place, thanks to which the work of director Miyazaki received worldwide recognition. This was followed by work on the cartoon "Spirited Away", which became one of the most notable works of the 2000s. For the picture, Miyazaki was awarded several high film awards, including in 2003 he received an Oscar.
In 2004, work was completed on the animated film "Howl's Moving Castle", the anime was also nominated for an Oscar. In 2005, the director was awarded the Golden Lion for his contribution to world cinema, and in 2014 he received an Oscar for outstanding service in cinema.
Personal life
The famous director considers himself a monogamous, he is the husband of Akemi Ota, who was his colleague. The family had two sons: Goro and Keisuke. Both have creative professions. The elder followed in his father's footsteps and makes animated films, while the younger works as a woodcarver.
