The life of Hayao Miyazaki

"For me, it's about making a movie that the children who watch it will want to show to their children when they grow up" --Hayao Miyazaki

miyazaki is just so inspirational, i don’t know where to start i love him so much

I wanted to stop and point out a pretty interesting comparison I've noticed between Miyazaki and Walt Disney. In “My Neighbor Totoro”, Mei and Satsuki’s mom being sick was actually based off of when Miyazaki’s mom was diagnosed with Leukemia when he was a child. Mei and Satsuki were inspired by his own younger self as his fear and frustration over possibly losing his mother reflects through them. When looking back at his own memories of his mom, instead of focusing on the darker times, he chose to focus more on her strong will, which he would take inspiration from when writing strong female protagonists like San, Naussica, or Sophie. Unfortunately for Walt, he did end up losing his own mother at a young age when his house caught on fire while she was still inside. This left him traumatized and explains why he always killed off the mothers in his films. He wanted to teach kids how easily they can lose their loved ones, which is why they should always be grateful for them. I’m not trying to antagonize or negatively depict Walt’s trauma from losing his mom, I just thought it was an interesting comparison to point out as it shows the different ways artists/creators choose to reflect their trauma and memories through their work.

6:46 that hit hard

That first line... That right there is what I have always believed in. I'm just getting started on my journey but seeing him say those exact words, makes me feel like I've already arrived.🙏

Miyazaki is a gift to this world i wish he never stops making movies but we all know its impossible Miyazaki movies are just wow when you finish one you get to a state of depression you wish it will never end kinda difficult watched some of his works like multiple times each time i finish one i enter a state of depression just one more movie mister Miyazaki please thanks for your beautiful outstanding and marvelous work you are such a great man a living hero

This man is my role model . I don’t think he knows how much he means to me and this world. We need more people like him. Truly a legend

I believe that our work’s main goal must be to tell children that life is worth living. That hasn’t changed.

Literally every word dat leaves his mouth could be a quote , I'm an aspiring artist and this man right here is my inspiration, I've seen all Ghibli movies and i really, really love them.

Miyazaki, the one and only. With the amount of work and the kind of quality movie he brought to us. He is still underrated.

Personally, I think he and Walt Disney have more in common than people realize, especially their childhoods - they were both forced to grow up fast to support their parents through hard times. And as a boss, it seems Miyazaki is as reluctant to pass his role on to anyone as Disney was. And when he's gone, I fear Ghibli will go the way Disney went after Walt died - with no clear successor to him, the studio will fall into the corporate leadership.

im doing a presentation on him and this video is a lifesaver, thank you <3

Great work but so sad that he was never there for his son. He was there physically not as a father figure. His son only knew him from the anime he made

The fact is he's already 80, but doesn't look 80😆

This is pivotal information to understand when his new movie Boy and the Heron comes out. It's a movie not only in tribute to Isao Takahara but a semi- autobiography about his life.

he's so precious I can't-

I always bow down to this man ...his masterpiece movies are the reason for it❤️

I can’t wait for my son to grow up, for us to watch my favorite studio Ghibli movies together.

He is inspiration for me. He share his view and opinion through his work.

Legend for a reason ❤️💫