Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki is a film director and animator associated with Japanese animated cinema in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. His work addressed environmental themes, childhood, technology, and social change through hand-drawn animated filmmaking.
Miyazaki is discussed in film studies, animation studies, and Japanese cinema history.
Status
Miyazaki’s films are examined for their narrative structure, visual design, and thematic concerns. Interpretations situate his work within animation as an artistic medium and within broader discussions of transnational cinema.