MiyazakiByS&FGHIBLIHAYAOMIYAZAKIEnglishname:HayaoMiyazakiNationality:JapanDateofbirth:January5,1941Studio:GHIBLIOccupation:AnimationDirectorThesuccessofMiyazaki'sfilmshasinvitedcomparisonswithAmericananimatorWaltDisney,BritishanimatorNickPark.HehasbeennamedoneofthemostinfluentialpeoplebyTimemagazine.HISREPUTATIONHISEXPERIENCEHISEXPERIENCEMiyazakireturnedtoanimationwithSpiritedAway.ThefilmtoppedTitanic'ssalesattheJapaneseboxoffice,alsowonPictureoftheYearattheJapaneseAcademyAwardsandwasthefirstanimefilmtowinanAmericanAcademyAward.THEMESANDDEVICESMiyazaki‘sworksarecharacterisedbytherecurrenceofprogressivethemes,suchasenvironmentalism,pacifism[ˈpæsəˌfɪzəm](和平主义),feminism[ˈfeminizəm](女权主义),andtheabsenceofvillains[ˈvilən](罪犯).Hisfilmsarealsofrequentlyconcernedwithchildhoodtransitionandamarkedpreoccupationwithflight.THEMESANDDEVICESMiyazaki‘sfilmsemphasizeenvironmentalismandtheEarth’sfragility[frəˈdʒiliti](脆弱性).WORKSValleyoftheWind,1984filmCastleintheSky,1986filmMyNeighborTotoro,1988filmKiki'sDeliveryService,1989filmPrincessMononoke,1997filmSpiritedAway,2001filmHowl'sMovingCastle,2004filmPonyo,2008filmArrietty,2010filmTheWindRises,2013filmCastleintheSky(1986)ThisisoneofthemostbelovedHayaoMiyazakifilmsofalltimes.Onenight,ayoungboyseesagirlfloatingdownfromthesky.Fromthemomenthecatchesher,theiradventurebegins.Togethertheywillencounterpirates,thearmy,andsecretofficialseyeastheyallsearchforLaputa,theCastleintheSky.CastleintheSkyMyNeighborTotoro(1988)PrincessMononoke(1997)SpiritedAway(2001)SpiritedAwayisawondrous[ˈwʌndrəs](奇妙的)fantasyaboutatimidyounggirl,Chihiro,trappedinastrangenewworldofspirits.Shemustcalluponthecouragesheneverknew,inordertobreakthecurseonhernewfriend,Haku,andreturnherfamilytotheoutsideworld.SpiritedAwayInvariousofadventures,Chihirobecomemoreandmorebraveandindependent,whichistotallydifferentfrompast.It’safantastictale,youwillwanttoexperienceoverandoveragain.Thisofcourseresultsinthefactthattherearequitesomenice.SpiritedAwayHowl‘sMovingCastle(2004)Sophie,anaverageteenagegirlworkinginahatshop,findsherlifethrownintoturmoil[ˈtə:mɔil](混乱)whensheisliterallysweptoffherfeetbyahandsomebutmysteriouswizardnamedHowl,andissubsequentlytransformedintoa90-yearoldwomanbythewickedWitchoftheWaste.Howl'sMovingCastleJourneyingintotheunknownonaquesttoliftthecurse,shefindsrefugeinHowl‘smagicalmovingcastle,whereshebecomesacquaintedwithHowl’sapprenticeMarklandahotheadedfiredemon['di:mən](精灵、恶魔)namedCalcifer.Extraordinarycharactersandinventiveimagerymakethismovieanunforgettableexperience.Howl'sMovingCastlePONY(2008)ARRIETTY(2010)THEWINDRISES(2013)HisfinalfilmThankyouTheEnd