Oddly, though Miyazaki has directed 12 films (a large number by animation standards), not all of them receive attention here. Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) is glossed over almost entirely, Howl ...

Miyazaki, 84, is certainly a living artist, and it’s not hard to guess what he’d make of 4o. Known for his intensive, perfectionist labor over hand-drawn frames, he is a figure of existing ...

Miyazaki’s always been no stranger to emotional storytelling, but The Boy and the Heron just hits different. It is more rooted in personal reflection, even as it drifts through its dreamlike vistas.

Miyazaki was born to animators Hayao Miyazaki and Akemi Ōta in Tokyo. While growing up, Gorō and his younger brother Keisuke found sketches of their parents' work.

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s your first look at Miyazaki, Spirit Of Nature, which debuts at this year’s Venice Film Festival. The doc, directed by Leo Favier, is billed as the “first documentary to ...