Starting Point: 1979-1996
Hayao Miyazaki is one of Japan's most beloved animation directors. In September 2005 he was awarded the Venice International Film Festival's Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement, and his Studio Ghibli received the Festival's Osella Award for overall achievement in 2004. Miyazaki's films includeSpirited Away, winner of the 2002 Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature Film, as well asPrincess Mononoke,My Neighbor TotoroandHowl's Moving Castle, all of which have received great acclaim in the U.S. Miyazaki's other achievements include the highly regarded manga seriesNausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, which is published in English by VIZ Media.Nausicaä, like many of the director's movies, is now available on DVD in the U.S.