Hayao Miyazaki

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born

in Tokyo, Japan

January 05, 1941

gender

male

website

http://www.ghibli.jp/

genre

Comics & Graphic Novels, Science Fiction & Fantasy

influences

Ursula K. Le Guin, Diana Wynne Jones, Lewis Carroll

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Hayao Miyazaki was born in Tokyo on January 5, 1941. He started his career in 1963 as an animator at the studio Toei Douga, and was subsequently involved in many early classics of Japanese animation. From the beginning, he commanded attention with his incredible ability to draw, and the seemingly-endless stream of movie ideas he proposed.

In 1971, he moved to A Pro with Isao Takahata, then to Nippon Animation in 1973, where he was heavily involved in the World Masterpiece Theater TV animation series for the next five years. In 1978, he directed his first TV series, Conan, The Boy in Future, then moved to Tokyo Movie Shinsha in 1979 to direct his first movie, the classic Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro.

In 1984, he released Nausicaä of...more

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Hayao Miyazaki's Books

Average rating: 4.48 · 14,587 ratings · 531 reviews · 113 distinct works · Similar authors

	Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind 1 (風の谷のナウシカ, #1) 4.4 of 5 stars 4.40 avg rating — 2,046 ratings — published 1982 — 14 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind, Vol. 1 4.49 of 5 stars 4.49 avg rating — 993 ratings — published 1995	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind 2 (風の谷のナウシカ, #2) 4.51 of 5 stars 4.51 avg rating — 920 ratings — published 1983 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind 3 (風の谷のナウシカ, #3) 4.55 of 5 stars 4.55 avg rating — 860 ratings — published 1984 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind 5 (風の谷のナウシカ , #5) 4.59 of 5 stars 4.59 avg rating — 681 ratings — published 1991 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind 4 (風の谷のナウシカ, #4) 4.58 of 5 stars 4.58 avg rating — 780 ratings — published 1987 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind 7 (風の谷のナウシカ, #7) 4.6 of 5 stars 4.60 avg rating — 673 ratings — published 1995 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind 6 (風の谷のナウシカ, #6) 4.6 of 5 stars 4.60 avg rating — 686 ratings — published 1993 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Howls Moving Castle Picture Book (Howl's Moving Castle Picture Book) 4.39 of 5 stars 4.39 avg rating — 472 ratings — published 2005	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spirited Away, Volume 1 by Hayao Miyazaki, Yuji Oniki, Cindy Davis Hewitt 4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 428 ratings — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Hayao Miyazaki

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (7 books)
by Hayao Miyazaki
4.5265979963313105 of 5 stars 4.53 avg rating — 7,087 ratings

Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind (Perfect) (4 books)
by Hayao Miyazaki
4.55952900130833 of 5 stars 4.56 avg rating — 2,293 ratings

Spirited Away (5 books)
by Hayao Miyazaki
4.370307167235495 of 5 stars 4.37 avg rating — 1,172 ratings

Howl's Moving Castle Film Comics (4 books)
by Hayao Miyazaki, Diana Wynne Jones
4.294377067254686 of 5 stars 4.29 avg rating — 907 ratings

Princess Mononoke Film Comics (5 books)
by Hayao Miyazaki
4.574525745257453 of 5 stars 4.57 avg rating — 369 ratings

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Quotes by Hayao Miyazaki

“We depict hatred, but it is to depict that there are more important things. We depict a curse, to depict the joy of liberation. ”
― Hayao Miyazaki

85 people liked it

“You must see with eyes unclouded by hate. See the good in that which is evil, and the evil in that which is good. Pledge yourself to neither side, but vow instead to preserve the balance that exists between the two.”
― Hayao Miyazaki

68 people liked it

“I'm not going to make movies that tell children, "You should despair and run away".”
― Hayao Miyazaki

65 people liked it

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