Portrait of Hayao Miyazaki

Directing

Hayao Miyazaki

Career

Active from 1971 to 2024, busiest in 2002 with 6 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score77/100
Highest rated
Poster for Spirited Away
Spirited Away
GoodWatch score91/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Animated Feature Film

    2024 · Won

    The Boy and the Heron

    Source: Wikidata

  • BAFTA Awards · British Academy Film Awards

    2024 · Won

    The Boy and the Heron

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Animated Feature Film

    2024 · Won · 96th Academy Awards

    The Boy and the Heron

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Academy Honorary Award

    2014 · Won

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Animated Feature Film

    2003 · Won · 75th Academy Awards

    Spirited Away

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Animated Feature Film

    2014 · Nominated · 86th Academy Awards

    The Wind Rises

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Animated Feature Film

    2006 · Nominated · 78th Academy Awards

    Howl's Moving Castle

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 48 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 6.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Hayao Miyazaki Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Crime
    1.8, average 3.5
  • Violence
    2.9, average 4.1
  • Psychological
    4.3, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Short Film 8
  • Magical Realism 6
  • Japanese Animation 5
  • Classic Anime 5
  • Joe Hisaishi Score 5
  • Timeless Classic 4
  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Fantasy Adventure 3
  • Coming-of-Age Story 3
  • Studio Ghibli Magic 3
  • Environmental Allegory 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

75
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
吉卜力工作室完整特别短片合辑1992-2016
吉卜力工作室完整特别短片合辑1992-2016

as 导演

Hayao Miyazaki's Unreleased Film
Hayao Miyazaki's Unreleased Film

Screenplay, Director

2020s

5 titles · average score 73
The Story of Yanagawa Waterways
The Story of Yanagawa Waterways (2026)
GoodWatch score 74

Executive Producer

Sherlock Hound: The Movie
Sherlock Hound: The Movie (2024)

Director, Storyboard

Stage 『Spirited Away』
Stage 『Spirited Away』 (2024)

Original Story

The Boy and the Heron
The Boy and the Heron (2023)
GoodWatch score 83

Original Story, Screenplay

Spirited Away: Live on Stage
Spirited Away: Live on Stage (2023)
GoodWatch score 62

Original Story

2010s

12 titles · average score 76
Boro the Caterpillar
Boro the Caterpillar (2018)
GoodWatch score 74

Writer, Storyboard Artist

Mary and The Witch's Flower
Mary and The Witch's Flower (2017)
GoodWatch score 75

Thanks

Avengers: Age of Ultron
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
GoodWatch score 71

Thanks

The Wind Rises
The Wind Rises (2013)
GoodWatch score 83

Screenplay, Director

Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo
Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo (2012)
GoodWatch score 68

as Giant Robot (voice)

La luna
La luna (2012)
GoodWatch score 77

Thanks

From Up on Poppy Hill
From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
GoodWatch score 77

Screenplay

Treasure Hunting
Treasure Hunting (2011)
GoodWatch score 73

Director, Screenplay

Arrietty
Arrietty (2010)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay, Other

Toy Story 3
Toy Story 3 (2010)
GoodWatch score 87

Thanks

Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess
Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess (2010)
GoodWatch score 74

Writer, Director

A Sumo Wrestler's Tail
A Sumo Wrestler's Tail (2010)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay

2000s

23 titles · average score 76
Ponyo
Ponyo (2008)
GoodWatch score 84

Director, Writer

The Day I Bought a Star
The Day I Bought a Star (2006)
GoodWatch score 79

Director, Screenplay

Tales from Earthsea
Tales from Earthsea (2006)
GoodWatch score 50

Original Story

Mon Mon the Water Spider
Mon Mon the Water Spider (2006)
GoodWatch score 74

Writer, Director

House Hunting
House Hunting (2006)
GoodWatch score 72

Producer, Director

Howl's Moving Castle
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
GoodWatch score 83

Executive Producer, Screenplay

Mei and the Kittenbus
Mei and the Kittenbus (2002)
GoodWatch score 76

as Totoro (voice)

The Cat Returns
The Cat Returns (2002)
GoodWatch score 76

Production Coordinator, Original Concept

Koro's Big Day Out
Koro's Big Day Out (2002)
GoodWatch score 73

Writer, Director

Imaginary Flying Machines
Imaginary Flying Machines (2002)

as Le cochon

Spirited Away
Spirited Away (2001)
GoodWatch score 91

Director, Screenplay

The Whale Hunt
The Whale Hunt (2001)
GoodWatch score 72

Writer, Director

1990s

10 titles · average score 79
Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke (1997)
GoodWatch score 81

Screenplay, Director

Whisper of the Heart
Whisper of the Heart (1995)
GoodWatch score 77

Screenplay, Storyboard Artist

Lupin the Third: Greatest Capers
Lupin the Third: Greatest Capers (1995)
GoodWatch score 73

Director, Writer

オン・ユア・マーク
オン・ユア・マーク (1995)

Director, Writer

Pom Poko
Pom Poko (1994)
GoodWatch score 77

Executive Producer

Porco Rosso
Porco Rosso (1992)
GoodWatch score 85

Screenplay, Director

Only Yesterday
Only Yesterday (1991)
GoodWatch score 83

Other

Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story III
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story III (1991)

Story, Screenplay

Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story II
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story II (1991)

Story, Screenplay

Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story I
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story I (1991)

Story, Screenplay

1980s

9 titles · average score 82
Kiki's Delivery Service
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
GoodWatch score 86

Producer, Director

Red Crow and the Ghost Ship
Red Crow and the Ghost Ship (1989)

Mechanical Designer, Conceptual Design

My Neighbor Totoro
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
GoodWatch score 84

Original Story, Director

Castle in the Sky
Castle in the Sky (1986)
GoodWatch score 85

Screenplay, Original Story

Sherlock Hound: Mrs. Hudson Is Taken Hostage / The White Cliffs of Dover
Sherlock Hound: Mrs. Hudson Is Taken Hostage / The White Cliffs of Dover (1986)

Director

Warriors of the Wind
Warriors of the Wind (1984)
GoodWatch score 85

Screenplay, Character Designer

Future Boy Conan: The Big Giant Robot's Resurrection
Future Boy Conan: The Big Giant Robot's Resurrection (1984)
GoodWatch score 71

Character Designer, Director

Sherlock Hound: The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle / Treasure Under the Sea
Sherlock Hound: The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle / Treasure Under the Sea (1984)

Director

3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie (1980)

Layout Supervisor, Continuity

1970s

9 titles · average score 70
The Castle of Cagliostro
The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
GoodWatch score 82

Screenplay, Director

Future Boy Conan
Future Boy Conan (1979)
GoodWatch score 77

Character Designer, Storyboard Artist

Tenguri, Boy of the Plains
Tenguri, Boy of the Plains (1977)

Layout, Key Animation

Panda! Go Panda!: Rainy Day Circus
Panda! Go Panda!: Rainy Day Circus (1973)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay, Key Animation

Panda! Go Panda!
Panda! Go Panda! (1972)
GoodWatch score 66

Key Animation, Original Story

Yuki's Sun
Yuki's Sun (1972)
GoodWatch score 59

Animation, Storyboard Artist

Panda! Go Panda!
Panda! Go Panda! (1972)

Screenplay, Concept Artist

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1971)

Key Animation, Storyboard Artist

Animal Treasure Island
Animal Treasure Island (1971)
GoodWatch score 68

Key Animation, Additional Writing

1960s

5 titles · average score 66
The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots
The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots (1969)
GoodWatch score 70

Key Animation

Flying Phantom Ship
Flying Phantom Ship (1969)
GoodWatch score 65

Animation, Character Designer

Horus: Prince of the Sun
Horus: Prince of the Sun (1968)
GoodWatch score 65

Animation

Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon
Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon (1965)
GoodWatch score 64

Animation, Additional Writing

Doggie March
Doggie March (1963)

Animation