Hayao Miyazaki

Hayao Miyazaki (宮崎駿, Miyazaki Hayao, born January 5, 1941) is one of the most famous and respected creators of anime, or Japanese animated films.

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January 5 - 1941 - Anime - Japan - Animated - Film

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Miyazaki was born in Tokyo in 1941. He is the creator of many popular anime feature films, as well as some manga (Japanese comics). Although largely unknown in the west outside of animation circles until his 2002 Oscar-Winning Animated Feature Spirited Away, his films have enjoyed huge box-office and critical success in Japan. Spirited Away is the top grossing film of all time in Japan; Princess Mononoke and Howl's Moving Castle have also been huge successes (the former having held the same title for a short period until the release of Titanic). Many of his films explore the theme of humanity's relationship to nature and technology; a sometimes faltering coexistence due to human nature's fine line between ambition and greed.

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Tokyo - Manga - 2002 - Oscar - Spirited Away - Princess Mononoke - Howl's Moving Castle - Titanic

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