Hayao Miyazaki Movies: Top 5 Performances by a Successful Director



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The Boy and the Heron Poster
The Boy and the Heron ( 2023) | IMDb: 0
Adventure , Animation , Drama , Family , Fantasy
While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one."
Starring:
Soma Santoki , Aimyon , Ko Shibasaki , Masaki Suda , Takuya Kimura , Yoshino Kimura
Directed by:
Chihiro Okada , Kazuyoshi Katayama , Shintarou Nakazawa
Produced by:
Yoshiaki Nishimura , Goro Miyazaki , Kiyofumi Nakajima
The Wind Rises Poster
The Wind Rises ( 2013) | IMDb: 7.7
Animation , Drama , History , Romance , War
A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II fighter plane.
Starring:
Hideaki Anno , Hidetoshi Nishijima , Miori Takimoto , Masahiko Nishimura , Stephen Alpert , Mansai Nomura
Directed by:
Hayao Miyazaki
Produced by:
Naoya Fujimaki , Koji Hoshino , Ryoichi Fukuyama
Ponyo Poster
Ponyo ( 2008) | IMDb: 7.6
Animation , Family , Fantasy
When Sosuke, a young boy who lives on a clifftop overlooking the sea, rescues a stranded goldfish named Ponyo, he discovers more than he bargained for. Ponyo is a curious, energetic young creature who yearns to be human, but even as she causes chaos around the house, her father, a powerful sorcerer, schemes to return Ponyo to the sea.
Starring:
Yuria Kozuki , Hiroki Doi , George Tokoro , Tomoko Yamaguchi , Yuki Amami , Kazushige Nagashima
Directed by:
Hayao Miyazaki
Produced by:
Ryoichi Fukuyama , Koji Hoshino , Seiji Okuda
Howl's Moving Castle Poster
Howl's Moving Castle ( 2004) | IMDb: 8.2
Adventure , Animation , Fantasy
Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the king.
Starring:
Chieko Baisho , Takuya Kimura , Akihiro Miwa , Tatsuya Gashûin , Ryunosuke Kamiki , Mitsunori Isaki
Directed by:
Yosuke Toba , Ryosuke Kiyokawa , Hayao Miyazaki
Produced by:
Kenji Imura , Hisayo Itou , Toshio Suzuki
Princess Mononoke Poster
Princess Mononoke ( 1997) | IMDb: 8.3
Adventure , Animation , Fantasy
Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.
Starring:
Youji Matsuda , Yuriko Ishida , Yuko Tanaka , Kaoru Kobayashi , Masahiko Nishimura , Tsunehiko Kamijō
Directed by:
Hiroyuki Ito , Koji Aritomi , Masakatsu Ishizone
Produced by:
Yutaka Narita , Yasuyoshi Tokuma , Seiji Okuda