History Creator / HayaoMiyazaki

* CapitalismIsBad: While not as explicit as his anti-war messages, there are notable anti-capitalist themes in ''Spirited Away'', ''Princess Mononoke'', and ''The Wind Rises'', where it is invariably shown to be a corrupting force that ruins the environment and strips people of their identities. Up until about the collapse of the Soviet Union, Miyazaki considered himself a Marxist, and while he doesn't identify as one anymore he's still opposed to capitalism and runs Studio Ghibli like a socialist co-op.

* ''Anime/NadiaTheSecretOfBlueWater'' , Creator/StudioGainax[=/=]Creator/GroupTAC[=/=]Creator/SeiYoung, 1990, concept (written in the 1970s)

* ''Anime/NadiaTheSecretOfBlueWater'' , Creator/StudioGainax[=/=]Creator/GroupTAC=/=]Creator/SeiYoung, 1990, concept (written in the 1970s)

* ''Anime/NadiaTheSecretOfBlueWater'' , NHK[=/=]Creator/{{Gainax}} 1990 (concept, written in 1970s)

* ''Samurai Giants’’, TMS, 1973, key animation for the first episode.

* ‘’Tokyo Giants’’, TMS, 1973, key animation for the first episode.

!! Other Works:

!! Television Work:

* WriteWhatYouKnow: His mom, Yoshiko, was diagnosed with Pott Disease (Spinal TB) in 1947 and was being treated in a sanitarium for the first few years in sanitariums. She was cured in 1955 but the disease had irreversible effects on her spine, leaving her wheelchair/beddbound until her death in 1983. Her illness would go onto influence Yasuko in ''Anime/MyNeighborTotoro'' [[spoiler: being cured and going home healthy with Mei and Satsuki]] and the wheelchair-using elderly women (especially Toki) in ''Anime/PonyoOnTheCliffByTheSea''.

* ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget'' (pilot), TMS[=/=]Dic stationed at Telecom, made in 1982 but did not aired until 1983, key animation

Miyazaki has gained notoriety for vocalizing his beliefs regardless of whom he might offend, which makes him a unique case of an executive who goes by his word. He didn't accept his 2003 Academy Award in person because America had gone to war with Iraq and he had refused to travel to the US. He also considers himself a feminist, which should make it no big surprise that nearly all of his films feature female main characters. Though it should be noted that he left his wife, Akemi Ota - a promising animator in her own right - to raise their two sons alone at the expense of her career, despite promising that she would not have to stop working. He doesn't keep in touch in high-tech gadgets and consumer products; only his most popular titles have CG elements in them, and he later [[GoodOldWays shut down Ghibli's entire CG department.]] (Recently, however, he has said that whether hand-drawn animation or CGI is used is not as important as the talent of the person doing the animation.) He has also openly criticized high-tech materialistic societies (he once [[http://kotaku.com/5584759/hayao-miyazaki-compares-ipad-use-to-masturbation compared the [=iPad=] to "masturbation"]]) and has criticized the anime industry for being overrun by Otaku, who "don't spend time watching real people" and are "humans who can't stand looking at other humans."

''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulliver%27s_Travels_Beyond_the_Moon Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon]]'', 1965 (in-between artist, uncredited screenplay contribution)

* ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulliver%27s_Travels_Beyond_the_Moon Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon]]'', 1965 (in-between artist, uncredited screenplay contribution)

* ''The Mouse On The Mayflower'', Toei[=/=]Rankin Bass, 1968, key animation

He has his own [[http://ulp.ottawa-anime.org/index2.html fan-made religion.]]

Miyazaki has gained notoriety for vocalizing his beliefs regardless of whom he might offend, which makes him a unique case of an executive who goes by his word. He didn't accept his 2003 Academy Award in person because America had gone to war with Iraq and he had refused to travel to the US. He also considers himself a feminist, which should make it no big surprise that nearly all of his films feature female main characters. He doesn't keep in touch in high-tech gadgets and consumer products; only his most popular titles have CG elements in them, and he later [[GoodOldWays shut down Ghibli's entire CG department.]] (Recently, however, he has said that whether hand-drawn animation or CGI is used is not as important as the talent of the person doing the animation.) He has also openly criticized high-tech materialistic societies (he once [[http://kotaku.com/5584759/hayao-miyazaki-compares-ipad-use-to-masturbation compared the [=iPad=] to "masturbation"]]) and has criticized the anime industry for being overrun by Otaku, who "don't spend time watching real people" and are "humans who can't stand looking at other humans."

He began his career in the early-'60s at Toei, but came to prominence writing and directing anime for television in the '70s, including several episodes of the ''Anime/LupinIIIGreenJacket'' TV series. This led to his first feature film work as director of an action-adventure caper flick starring the ''Lupin'' characters: ''Anime/{{The Castle of Cagliostro}}'' (which, despite its liberties with the characters, has become an acknowledged classic for both the ''Lupin'' franchise and Miyazaki). In addition to his early writing and directing work, he also lent his artistic talents to numerous anime series during this time by providing (among other things) storyboards, scene design, organisation, and occasional key animation for the early entries into the Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater series.

* ''Anime/LupinIIIGreenJacket'', Monkey Punch[=/=]Creator/TMSEntertainment stationed at A-Productions, 1971, co-directed (with Creator/IsaoTakahata) episode eight onwards

* ''Anime/LupinIIIRedJacket'', Monkey Punch[=/=]TMS, 1977 (episodes did not show up until 1980) stationed at Telecom Animation Film, the two episodes he directed were compiled as ''Anime/LupinIIITalesOfTheWolf'' and localized to America

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Before he became known for using the tropes, GreyAndGrayMorality and NoAntagonist. His first three films ''Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro'', ''Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind'' and ''Anime/CastleInTheSky'' were the only ones with clear [[BigBad Big Bads]] and other villains in them. The former two were also not produced by Studio Ghibli since it didn't exist when they were released.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Before he became known for using the tropes, GreyAndGrayMorality and NoAntagonist. His first three films ''Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro'', ''Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind'' and ''Anime/CastleInTheSky'' were the only ones with clear BigBad's and other villains in them. The former two were also not produced by Studio Ghibli since it didn't exist when they were released.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Before he became known for using the tropes, GreyAndGrayMorality and NoAntagonist. His first three films ''Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro'', ''Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind'' and ''Anime/CastleInTheSky'' were the only ones with clear BigBad's in them. The former two were also not produced by Studio Ghibli since it didn't exist when they were released.

* NoHuggingNoKissing: Bar ''[[Anime/HowlsMovingCastle Howl's Moving Castle]]'' and ''Anime/TheWindRises'', none of Miyazaki's films see romance ensue between the protagonists. Miyazaki notes in interviews that he dislikes this plot development, viewing it as cliché and overused, and as the only image children's media, even when targeted at girls, markets to people.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Before he became known for using the tropes, GreyandGrayMorality and NoAntagonist. His first three films ''Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro'' ''Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind'' and ''Anime/CastleInTheSky'' were the only ones with clear BigBad's in them. The former two were also not produced by Studio Ghibli since it didn't exist when they were released.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Before he became known for using the tropes, GreyandGrayMorality and NoAntagonist, His first three films ''Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro'' ''Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind'' and ''Anime/CastleInTheSky'' were the only ones with clear BigBad's in them. The former two were also not produced by Studio Ghibli since it didn't exist when they were released.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Before he became known for using the tropes, GreyandGrayMorality and NoAntagonist, His first three films ''Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro'' ''Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind'' and ''Anime/CastleInTheSky'' were the only ones with clear BigBad's in them.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Before he became known for using the tropes GreyandGrayMorality and NoAntagonist, His first three films ''Anime/{{TheCastleofCagliostro}}'' ''Manga/{{NausicaaofTheValleyOfTheWind}}'' and ''Anime/{{CastleInTheSky}}'' were the only ones with clear BigBad's in them.