Presenter and Pixar head John Lassetter declared Miyazaki “the most original filmmaker to ever work in our medium.

In November 2014, Miyazaki received an honorary Academy Award® at the academy’s sixth annual Governor’s Awards. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (Japanese:, Hepburn: Kaze no Tani no Naushika) is a 1984 Japanese post-apocalyptic anime fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, based on his 1982 manga. Hayao Miyazaki (, Miyazaki Hayao ) is considered one of the greatest animators and directors in Japan. His final film, The Wind Rises, was nominated for both a Golden Globe and an Academy Award®. Miyazaki’s essays, interviews and memoirs have been collected in Starting Point: 1979–1996 and Turning Point: 1997–2008. His other acclaimed films include My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service and Ponyo. In 2005, VIFF awarded Miyazaki the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Howl’s Moving Castle (2004) received the Osella Award for technical achievement at the 2004 Venice International Film Festival. In 1985, Miyazaki cofounded Studio Ghibli, through which he directed the box office smashes Princess Mononoke (1997) and Spirited Away (2001), which won the Golden Bear at the 2002 Berlin International Film Festival and the Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature Film in 2003. His film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, based on his own manga, was released in 1984. His first feature, The Castle of Cagliostro, was released in 1979. Hayao Miyazaki is one of Japan’s most beloved animation directors.

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