Hayao Miyazaki: Japan's godfather of animation? - BBC News
![Hayao Miyazaki: Japan's godfather of animation? - BBC News](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/16FB4/production/_92723149_gettyimages-480555442.jpg)
Spirited Away enjoys a 15th anniversary re-release, further cementing the central role of director Hayao Miyazaki in Japanese animation.
![](https://ychef.files.bbci.co.uk/1280x720/p0gyh0cy.jpg)
The Boy and the Heron: Inside the dark heart of Studio Ghibli's latest animated masterpiece
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Isao_Takahata.jpg/200px-Isao_Takahata.jpg)
Hayao Miyazaki - Wikipedia
NHK WORLD-JAPAN - Legendary filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki opens the doors to his studio in NHK's exclusive 4-part documentary “10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki.” All episodes now available on our free on-demand website!
![](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/filmguide/images/1/10/The_Boy_and_the_Heron_English_poster.jpeg/revision/latest?cb=20240107232100)
The Boy and the Heron, Moviepedia
![](https://www.ft.com/__origami/service/image/v2/images/raw/https%3A%2F%2Fd1e00ek4ebabms.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2F6cd913a7-fd59-4cd1-9952-ba6229bcf3ca.jpg?source=next-article&fit=scale-down&quality=highest&width=700&dpr=1)
Inside the rich visual world of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli
![](https://studioghiblimovies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/645x344-uk-based-rohingya-group-calls-for-investigation-into-atrocities-against-muslims-in-myanmar-1503944036410.jpg)
The haunting relevance of Studio Ghibli's Darkest Film
![](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/ultimatepopculture/images/d/db/Spirited_Away_Japanese_poster.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/265?cb=20210224145705)
Spirited Away, Ultimate Pop Culture Wiki
![](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:best,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fitsthepictures.substack.com%2Fapi%2Fv1%2Fpost_preview%2F139620388%2Ftwitter.jpg%3Fversion%3D3)
Hayao Miyazaki: Japan's godfather of animation? - BBC News, hayao miyazaki
![](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/F3D7/production/_94832426_hayaomiyazaki-getty.jpg)
Studio Ghibli founder Hayao Miyazaki comes out of retirement - BBC News