Hayao Miyazaki

         Hayao Miyazaki is by far one of the most inspiring people to me. Each short film or movie he makes I get extremely excited for. I have been watching his work since the elementary years and still love them the same. How he can capture so much love between two characters with expressions and words, and no intimacy, amazes me. I wish to publish work as magnificent as he has. I want to make the impact he's made on me. Hayao Miyazaki is one of Japan's most famous animation directors and has created Studio Ghibli with Isao Takahata. He was born in Tokyo on January 5, 1941 and graduated Gakushuin University for political science and economics. Miyazaki started his career in 1963 and was immediately successful because of his terrific talent in art and endless ideas for movies. Some movies you may recognize he produced are Howl's Moving Castle, Ponyo, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro, and Spirited Away (and a lot others). His work frequently has a young protagonist, includes flying, and nature, ecology, and pollution by man, shown in his films. Also, he bases people in real life in some of his films. For Example, his daughter plays as Chihiro in "Spirited Away". He is often called "Walt Disney" of Japan, but he hates that title. Miyazaki only allows 10% of the footage in his movies to be computer generated. I could talk about him all day gah