1. Hayao Miyazaki

2. Life and Background Born January 5, 1941 during WWII Father built airplane parts, mother bedridden with TB for nine years Second oldest of four boys Father’s occupation inspired love of aviation Moved several times during war years—attended 3 elementary schools

3. Life and Background Inspired by the rising comic art form of manga Studied the work of Osamu Tezuka, creator of Astro Boy “Tale of the White Serpent” inspired him to become an animator https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4q Sg2Hqipk

4. Life and Background Attended Gakushuin University in Tokyo, Japan and majored in political science and economics (1963) Toei Animation Met his wife, Akemi Ota, two sons: Goro and Keisuke Takahata and Miyazaki leave Toei, work on television series (1971)

5. Studio Ghibli Co-founded with Takahata Different from other animation at the time because it focused on green environments as well as the industrial “Nausicaa” was the first project, but was released before the actual founding of the studio Castle in the Sky became the founding film of the studio

6. List of Films Castle in the Sky Grave of the Fireflies My Neighbor Totoro Only Yesterday Kiki’s Delivery Service Porco Rosso Pom Poko Whisper of the Heart Princess Mononoke My Neighbor’s the Yamadas Spirited Away The Cat Returns Howl’s Moving Castle Tales from Earthsea Ponyo Arrietty From Up on Poppy Hill The Wind Rises The Tale of the Princess Kaguya When Marnie was There Ocean Waves

7. Odd Facts Miyazaki’s most popular film, Spirited Away, was not fully released in English until after it gained a following Miyazaki helped make several video games, including “Nino Kuni” Miyazaki has retired many times “This time I am quite serious” Plans to restore the Ghibli museum “I might even become an exhibit myself.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24wViG ZKVu8

9. Bibliography http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Studio_Ghibli https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4qSg2Hqipk http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/167694/Hayao- Miyazaki/biography http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Hayao_Miyazaki.aspx http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/miyazaki/miyazaki_biograp hy.txt http://c3nmt.deviantart.com/art/Hayao-Miyazaki-176655978 http://www.ew.com/article/2013/09/06/hayao- miyazaki-retirement Google Images https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24wViGZKVu8