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Hayao Miyazaki

@hayaomiyazaki

Japanese animator, filmmaker, and mangaka (born 1941)

Building Studio Ghibli as Founder · Japan

Key facts

Born
1941
Educated at
Gakushuin University · Toyotama High School, Tokyo · Suginami Ward Omiya Junior High School

About

Hayao Miyazaki is a film director and animator, born in 1941 in Bunkyō-ku. They studied at Gakushuin University.

In context

Studio Ghibli was founded in 1985 and has no closure on record. Among the 33 other film industry companies founded in the 1980s we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 19 years.

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Contribution

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