Hayao Miyazaki

Hayao Miyazaki is a Japanese animator, animation director, animation screenwriter and cartoonist. Graduated from Suginami Ward Eifuku Elementary School, Suginami Ward Omiya Junior High School, Tokyo Metropolitan Toyotama High School and Gakushuin University School of Political Science and Economics. After graduating from university, he entered animation production and later became one of the core figures of Studio Ghibli, a well-known Japanese animation studio. He has directed 11 feature-length animated films and announced his retirement many times. In September 2013, he announced his retirement for the seventh time, and came back again in 2016. He is currently a director of Studio Ghibli, chairman of the Tokuma Memorial Animation Cultural Foundation, and director of the Mitaka Municipal Animation Museum. Currently living in Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture.