Hayao Miyazaki bio: net worth, age, height, weight, wife, kids, wiki.
Hayao Miyazaki is a well-known Japanese director, producer, animator, novelist, and manga artist. The director is a co-founder of the film and animation firm Studio Ghibli. The artist is regarded as the finest animator of all time.
Hayao Miyazaki: Profile summary
Full Name/Real Name | Hayao Miyazaki |
Nick Name | Hayao Miyazaki |
Male/Female | Male |
Profession | Japanese animator, filmmaker, screenwriter, author, and manga artist |
Citizenship | Japanese |
Birthplace | Bunky, Tokyo, Japan |
Birth Date | 5-Jan-41 |
Age as in 2022 | 81 years old |
Heights | 1.65 m |
Height(s) Feet | 5 feet and 4 inches |
Height(s) cm | 165 cm |
Weight(s) | 64 kg |
Weight in Pound | 141 pounds |
Marital Condition | Married |
Spouse | Akemi ta (m. 1965) |
Daughter and Son | Yes ( Gor Miyazaki, Keisuke Miyazaki) |
Net Worths | $60 million |
Hayao Miyazaki: Biography & Early life
The renowned film director was born during World War II, on 5th January 1941, in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Hayao was interested in animation and manga from his early life. His father, Katsuji Miyazaki, was an Aeronautical Engineer and the director of his family firm Miyazaki Airplanes. His father died in March 1993, at 77-78. Hayao’s mother, Dola Miyazaki, was diagnosed with spinal tuberculosis and passed away in 1983. He has two brothers Shirou Miyazaki, Yutaka Miyazaki and one sister Arita Miyazaki.
Due to the World War II catastrophe, when Hayao was three years old, his family first evacuated to Utsunomiya. The family then moved to Kanuma after the bombing in Utsunomiya. He started his education at an institute in Utsunomiya. He then joined institutions like Eifuku School and Omiya Junior High. Miyazaki pursued his higher studies at Gakushuin University in Tokyo.
Hayao Miyazaki: Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on 5 January 1941, Hayao Miyazaki is 80 years old as of 23rd January 2021. His height is 1.65 m tall, and his weight is 64 kg.
Hayao Miyazaki: Personal Life- Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids
In 1965, the director married his Akemi. The couple together has two sons named Goro and Keisuke.
Hayao Miyazaki: Career
Miyazaki joined the Japanese studio TOEI Animation in 1963 to fulfil his dream. The artist earned many praises for the script improvisation of ‘Gullivers Travels to the Moon’. He worked on an animated project, ‘Prince of the Sun’ in 1968. Next year Miyazaki got to work on ‘Puss in Boots’. In 1971, he left TOEI to join the animation company ‘A Pro’. Here he worked with Isao Takahata and co-directed 23 episodes of ‘Lupin III’.
They both worked together on many projects like ‘Panda! Go, Panda’ and ‘Heidi, Girl of the Alps’. In 1973, he joined Nippon Animation. In 1979, Miyazaki left Nippon. In 1990, the audience appreciated his manga works such as ‘Princess Mononoke’ and ‘Porco Rosso’. He directed a fantasy film in 2004, ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’, as the movie’s director Mamoru Hosuda expired. The audience and critics praised the film alike. In 2008, Hayao directed the film ‘Gake no ue no Ponyo’, which became the highest-grossing movie at that time.
Hayao Miyazaki: Awards and Achievements
From 1979-88, this animation director was awarded ‘Ofuji Noburo Awards’ four times. He has won the ‘Mainichi Film Award’ for his various animation movies. His movie ‘Spirited Away’ won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, while two of his other movies received nominations. He has won various other awards like Tokyo Anime Award, Japan Academy Award, Kinema Junpo Award, Annie Award, Anime Grand Prix and the Venice Film Festival.
Hayao Miyazaki: Net Worth
The net worth of Hayao Miyazaki is $60 million.