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Hayao Miyazaki, born 5 January 1941, is a revered Japanese film director, animator, screenwriter and manga artist. The animated films produced through his company, Studio Ghibli, commonly smash box office records in Japan and achieve international acclaim. Miyazaki is particularly well known for imaginative fantasy-themed productions including 1988's My Neighbour Totoro and 2001's Spirited Away.
- Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron is a box office success in China, but some say the Studio Ghibli co-founder’s anti-war stance is ‘hypocritical’
- Analysts say the criticism is a reflection of deteriorating Sino-Japanese ties and the film’s heavy symbolism leaves it open to interpretation
Hayao Miyazaki won the Oscar for best animated feature for his ‘last’ film The Boy and the Heron. We look back at the life and work of the 83-year-old Studio Ghibli co-founder.
Christopher Nolan’s biopic of the father of the atomic bomb dominates the Oscars, winning the top prize, plus best director for Nolan, best actor and four technical awards. Hayao Miyazaki also wins.
Our 2024 Academy Awards predictions, from why Oppenheimer should and will win best picture, to how Ryan Gosling may be pipped at the post for best supporting actor.
Japanese anime master Hayao Miyazaki’s latest film, The Boy and the Heron, has topped the box office in the US and Canada, beating out the latest Hunger Games and Godzilla movies.
Hayao Miyazaki’s latest and possibly last anime is about a boy searching for his mother in wartime Japan. He moves to a farm, where he meets a goblin that looks like a heron and tells him his mother is still alive.
Actress Mei Mac relishes roles that defy stereotypes, and is proud that her part in an adaptation of Studio Ghibli film My Neighbour Totoro led to her being the first East Asian to be nominated for an Olivier Award.
Chinese fans of anime master Hayao Miyazaki joined in a social media frenzy over the release in Japanese cinemas of How Do You Live? – the director’s latest, and possibly last, film for Studio Ghibli.
Studio Ghibli composer Joe Hisaishi led a triptych of Hong Kong premieres from the podium himself, with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra proving itself up to the musical challenges.
Royal Shakespeare Company’s staging of adaptation of Studio Ghibli film feels like a breakthrough to its East Asian cast members.
From Akira Kurosawa to Yasujiro Ozu, from Takeshi Kitano to Hirokazu Koreeda, from samurai to yakuza to the Japanese New Wave, and from anime to J-horror to pink films, this is the place to go for reviews, interviews and features about movies both classic and new from Japan.
From My Neighbor Totoro to The Wind Rises, Studio Ghibli has produced some of the biggest anime hits in the world. Its co-founder Miyazaki’s love of art shines through in its animated productions.
The animation in Earwig and the Witch is the first from Studio Ghibli to be fully computer generated, but it still retains its unique hand-drawn look.
Apart from Walt Disney, Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki is the most famous animator to have ever lived, his films capturing the imagination of viewers of all ages. We look at his amazing career and his biggest influences.
From Battle Royale to Spirited Away to Shoplifters, this selection of the best Japanese movies of the 21st century highlights the strength of the country’s cinema industry over the last 20 years.
Hayao Miyazaki’s creative process at the Japanese animation studio, Harvey Weinstein and Neil Gaiman clashing over a translation of Princess Mononoke, all things Japanese, and more, in American Ghibli executive’s memoir.
On-demand streaming service NetEase Cloud Music will make Studio Ghibli’s music catalogue, including albums and soundtracks from acclaimed animated films such as My Neighbour Totoro and Spirited Away, available to millions of subscribers in China.
Netflix has the rights to 21 Studio Ghibli classics, including Japanese animator and manga artist Hayao Miyazaki’s films
Streaming platform Netflix is betting on the popularity of Japanese animated films with the release from next month of 21 movies from Studio Ghibli in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America.
With new shows such as Ultraman and Eden, and rights to Studio Ghibli content being negotiated, Netflix is stepping up its anime efforts as new rivals such as Apple, Disney and WarnerMedia’s HBO Max roll out their services.
An animated series based on the Swiss children’s book character played a role in the launch of Japan’s anime industry. Yoichi Kotabe, who created the Heidi anime and helped redesign Super Mario, talks about sketching in Switzerland.
Selfie opportunities with life-size figures including Totoro, San from Princess Mononoke and a ghost from Spirited Away at show in Kowloon Bay; watercolour sketches from The Tale of Princess Kaguya at show in Tsim Sha Tsui.
Chinese fans of the Japanese animator are lining up for the official release of a film – 18 years after it was made.
The second Studio Ghibli film by anime master Hayao Miyazaki to get a belated cinematic release in China has best opening weekend ever for a Japanese film there, and has sold more than twice as many tickets as Pixar’s new animated release.
Issues like low pay, long hours and a huge shortage of artists are making Japanese animators fear for the future.
Academy Award winning animation is second of Japanese director’s hits to arrive, while thousands of Chinese fans join internet frenzy to welcome the film and ask for more.
The brainchild of the institution behind the Oscars, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will open in 2019, with its inaugural show dedicated to Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki.
The long-awaited release in China of Hayao Miyazaki’s 1988 animated feature My Neighbor Totoro is hopefully a sign of more Studio Ghibli films being shown in the country.
