Hayao Miyazaki Page at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store

"Miyazaki knows the secret language of children."
— Lev Grossman, Time Magazine, 2009

Hayao Miyazaki was born 5 January 1941 in Tokyo, Japan; his father and uncle ran an aircraft parts company during the war (said to be the source of Miyazaki's lifelong fascination with flying). While in high school, he saw the first color animé feature film, "Hakujaden (The Tale of The White Serpent)" [1958], and decided to become an animator. He graduated from Gakushuin University in 1963 with degrees in political science and economics, and was then hired by Toei Animation.

Miyazaki first gained recognition at Toei when he suggested a better ending for "Gulliver's Travels Beyond The Moon" [1965], which was added to the film; he worked as scene designer, storyboard artist & segment director until leaving Toei in 1971 to work with his mentor Isao Takahata; they both left Nippon Animation in 1979, and Miyazaki directed his first feature film, "Lupin III and The Castle of Cagliostro" [1979]. Miyazaki's next project, "Nausicaä of The Valley of The Wind" [1984], was the first feature both written & directed by him; he published the manga comic series as the basis for getting funding to make the movie. The success of "Nausicaä" enabled the founding of Studio Ghibli with partners Isao Takahata & Toshio Suzuki (as a division of publisher Tokuma Shoten).

Success followed success: "Laputa, Castle In The Sky" [1986], "My Neighbor Totoro" [1988], "Kiki's Delivery Service" [1989], and "Porco Rosso" [1992]. He planned to retire after making "Princess Mononoke" [1997], but its unparalelled success attracted investment from Disney, and a whole new world opened up for Studio Ghibli. "Princess Mononoke" replaced Spielberg's "E.T.: The Extraterrestrial" [1982] as Japan's all-time box-office champion until overtaken by worldwide smash "Titanic" [1997]; then in 2001, Miyazaki's "Spirited Away" topped "Titanic" and won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.
Miyazaki has drawn many manga comic graphic novel series since 1965, and recently released two issues of "Kaze Tachinu (The Wind Rises)", which tell the story of Jiro Horikoshi, the designer of the Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter plane of World War II.

          Miyazaki married a fellow animator in 1965; they have two sons, Goro and Keisuke. Keisuke is a wood artist; animator & filmmaker Goro and his father were not speaking for many years, but Goro Miyazaki recently completed "Tales From Earthsea" [2006] and "From Up On Poppy Hill" [2011], both produced by Studio Ghibli.
          After the excitement of the Summer 2009 U.S.A. release of "Ponyo" abated, Miyazaki stepped back and worked as screenwriter & producer for "The Borrowers", released July 2010 in Japan, followed by Disney USA release in February 2012. His latest entries on IMDb show the feature film "Kaze Tachinu" and "Porco Rosso 2", both due in 2013.
          Studio Ghibli announced at the Venice International Film Festival in July 2013 that "Kaze Tachinu" will be Miyazaki's final film.

Hayao Miyazaki won the Best Animated Feature Oscar® for "Spirited Away [2002]
and was nominated for "Howl's Moving Castle" [2004]

He has also won
16 Mainichi Film Concours Awards (1980-2004)
five Kinema Junpo Awards (1985-2002)
the Winsor McCay Award (1998) & two Annie Awards (2003) from A.S.I.F.A.
the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Japanese Academy (2002)
the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films (2004)
a Career Golden Lion Award at Venice Film Festival (2005)
the Animation of The Year Award at Hollywood Film Festival (2005)
a shared Nebula Award for Best Script (2007)
two awards at Venice Film Festival (2008)

	"Starting Point: 1979-1996" [1996 & 2009] by Hayao Miyazaki originally published in Japan as "Shuppatsuten: 1979-1996" [1996]; 2009 English edition translated by Beth Cary & Frederik L. Schodt; with a Foreword by John Lasseter, Chief Creative Officer at Walt Disney Pictures VIZ Media 9¼x6¼ hardcover [8/2009] for $19.79
	"Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation - Films, Themes, Artistry" [1999] by Helen McCarthy Stone Bridge Press 9x7 pb [9/99] for $13.27

"Ghibli et le Mystère Miyazaki" [French TV Jan 2005]
52 minute French- and Japanese-language TV documentary; interviewees include key directors Isao Takahata
& Hayao Miyazaki, and Ghibli President Toshio Suzuki; video/DVD/Blu-ray not available; full credits at IMDb

"Le Voyage de Chihiro: La Philosophie du Studio Ghibli" [France March 2005]
10-minute Japanese-language documentary directed by Jérôme Wybon; primary interviewees Hayao Miyazaki
& Ghibli President Toshio Suzuki; video/DVD/Blu-ray not available; full credits at IMDb

"Professional: All About Hayao Miyazaki" TV episode [N.H.K. Japan Aug 2008]
88-minute talk-show episode; credited guests include Katsuya Kondô, Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki
& Noboru Yoshida; video/DVD/Blu-ray not available; full credits at IMDb

"The Best of Miyazaki Collection" 9 Pack DVD Box Set [2006]
Studio Ghibli widescreen color DVD [2006] 18 disks - out of prodn/used
contains nine animated feature films: "Castle In The Sky" [1986]; "The Cat Returns" [2003]; "Howl's Moving Castle" [2005]; "Kiki's Delivery Service" [1989]; "My Neighbor Totoro" [1988]; "Nausicaä of The Valley of The Wind" [1984]; "Porco Rosso" [1992]; "Spirited Away" [2002]; and "Whisper of The Heart" [script 1995]

"Studio Ghibli Movie Collection" DVD Box Set [2008]
{bootleg?} widescreen color DVD set [2011] 6 disks via Amazon third party - out of prodn/scarce
{bootleg?} widescreen color DVD set [5/2008] 6 disks via Amazon third party - out of prodn/scarce
contains 12 animated feature films on 6 no-frills disks: "Nausicaä of The Valley of The Wind" [1984]; "Laputa: Castle In The Sky" [1986]; "My Neighbor Totoro" [1988]; "Grave of The Fireflies" [1988] by Isao Takahata; "Kiki's Delivery Service" [1989]; "Porco Rosso" [1992]; "Pom Poko" [1994] by Isao Takahata; "Mononoke" [1997]; "My Neighbors The Yamadas" [1999 TV] by Isao Takahata; "Spirited Away" [2002]; "The Cat Returns" [2003]; and "Howl's Moving Castle" [2005]

"Mirai Shônen Konan" aka "Future Boy Conan" TV series [Japan 1978]
26 episode half-hour color TV series; Region 1 DVD not available; full credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

"Rupan Sansei: Kariosutoro no Shiro" [Tokyo Movie Shinsha Dec 1979]
aka "Lupin III and The Castle of Cagliostro"

Castle of Cagliostro animated feature film directed by Hayao Miyazaki

Gentleman thief Arsène Lupin III (grandson to French author Maurice Leblanc's 1907-1939 master thief Arsène Lupin) follows the trail of some perfect counterfeit currency to the Duchy of Cagliostro, where he becomes involved with the late Grand Duke's lovely daughter Clarisse against the evil current regent, the Count of Cagliostro. Hayao Miyazaki's first feature as director; English voices include Bob Bergen, Bridget Hoffman, David Hayter, Dorothy Elias-Fahn, Ivan Buckley & Kirk Thornton; Japanese voices include Yasuo Yamada, Sumi Shimamoto, Tarô Ishida, Gorô Naya & Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Manga Video color DVD [8/2006] for $12.49
full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia

"Kurenai no buta" [Studio Ghibli Japan July 1992]
aka "Porco Rosso: A Pig's Got To Fly"

	Set between the wars in Italian-ruled Yugoslavia; story loosely based on Miyazaki's manga "Hikôtei Jidai (The Age of The Flying Boat)"; an aviator cursed with the head of a pig battles a competitor for flying jobs and for beautiful women. Written & directed by Hayao Miyazaki; English voices include Michael Keaton, Cary Elwes, Susan Egan, Brad Garrett, David Ogden Stiers & Kimberly Williams-Paisley; Japanese voices include Shuichiro Moriyama, Akio Otsuka, Tokiko Kato, Tsunehiko Kamijo, Sanshi Katsura & Akemi Okamura; won Mainichi Film Concours Awards for Best Animated Film & Best Film Score Disney Home Ent. color DVD [2/2005] 2 disks for $16.99 full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia
	"The Art of Porco Rosso: A Film by Hayao Miyazaki" [2005] VIZ Media 11¾x8¼ hardcover [3/2005] for $25.54
	"Porco Rosso" soundtrack CD [2004] Studio Ghibli Records import soundtrack CD [4/2003] for $42.99

Team Ghiblink fansite's "Porco Rosso" movie page

"Whisper of The Heart" [Studio Ghibli/N.T.V. July 1995]
aka "Mimi wo sumaseba"

Whisper of The Heart animated feature film directed by Yoshifumi Kondo

A young girl discovers that all the books she has checked out from the library were also checked out by a local boy, whose grandfather makes & sells violins. She realizes that she has not planned for her future, and writes a story about the old man's cat, Baron {see below}. Co-produced by Hayao Miyazaki; directed by Yoshifumi Kondo; script by Hayao Miyazaki, from the manga comic by Aoi Hîragi; music by Yuji Nomi; English voices include Brittany Snow, David Gallagher, James B. Sikking, Jean Smart, Harold Gould & Courtney Thorne-Smith; Japanese voices include Youko Honna, Kazuo Takahashi, Takashi Tachibana, Shigeru Muroi, Keiju Kobayashi & Yorie Yamashita
Disney Home Ent color DVD [3/2006] 2 disks for $16.99
full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia

"Whisper of The Heart" soundtrack CD [2004] Composed by Yuji Nomi
Studio Ghibli Records soundtrack CD [10/2004] 22 tracks for $49.99

Team Ghiblink fansite's "Whisper of The Heart" movie page

"Princess Mononoke: Making of A Masterpiece" [Buena Vista March 2004]
One-hour Japanese-language documentary directed by Toshiro Uratani • credits at IMDb

"The Art of Spirited Away" [Buena Vista April 2003]
15-minute documentary about the creation of the English-language version;
directed by Brent Zacky; included on the 2003 DVD release; credits at IMDb

"The Cat Returns" [USA release May 2003]
original title "Neko no Ongaeshi" [Studio Ghibli/N.T.V. Japan release July 2002]

	The Studio Ghibli movie "Whisper of The Heart" [1995] (above) is about a girl who writes stories about a cat fantasy world; the cat segments were so popular with the audience that the stories were expanded into the manga comic novel "Neko no Danshaku, Baron" by Aoi Hiiragi; that novel was then made into a movie by Studio Ghibli. A high school student saves the life of a cat, becomes embroiled in the Cat Kingdom, and begins turning into a cat; Baron, a cat statue brought to life, and his sidekick raven, together enter the Cat Kingdom to save her. Co-produced by Hayao Miyazaki, directed by Hiroyuki Morita, based on the manga comic by Aoi Hiiragi; English voices include Anne Hathaway, Cary Elwes, Peter Boyle, Elliott Gould, Tim Curry, Andrew Bevis, Judy Greer & René Auberjonois; Japanese voices include Chizuru Ikewaki, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Tetsu Watanabe, Y?suke Sait?, Tetsuro Tamba, Takayuki Yamada & Aki Maeda Buena Vista color DVD [2/2005] 2 disks for $16.99 full credits from IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia
	"The Cat Returns" soundtrack CD [2002] Studio Ghibli Records soundtrack CD [7/2002] for $44.99 import soundtrack CD [undated] 30 tracks - out of prodn/used
	"Baron: The Cat Returns" [2002] Story & art by Aoi Hiiragi, translation by Naoko Amemiya VIZ Media 7¼x5 pb [4/2005] for $9.99
	"The Cat Returns Picture Book" [2007] VIZ Media 10¼x8½ hardcover [10/2007] for $13.19

Team Ghiblink fansite's "The Cat Returns" movie page

"Kaze Tachinu (The Wind Has Risen)" [Studio Ghibli Japan 2013?]

illustration from Hayao Miyazake's manga version of 'Kaze Tachinu' (part 3)

Animated biopic of Jiro Horikoshi, who designed Japanese fighter planes during World War II; film is inspired by the Tatsuo Hori novel [1937] and a manga that Miyazaki created for the magazine "Gekkan Model Graphics" in 1984.
Written & directed by Hayao Miyazake • latest info at IMDb

"Hotaru no Haka" live-action TV movie [NHK-TV Japan Nov 2005]
Aired as a celebration of the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II. This version tells the story of two siblings struggling to survive the final days of the war in Kobe, Japan from the point of view of their aunt {famous Japanese celebrity & actress Nanako Matsushima}, and it deals with the issue of how a wartime environment could change a kind woman into a cold-blooded demon • not available on Blu-ray/DVD • full credits at IMDb

"Tombstone of The Fireflies" live-action TV movie [Japan July 2008]

Japanese-character poster for Tombstone of The Fireflies

100-minute live-action TV movie directed by Taro Hyugaji; adapted by Takuya Nishioka; starring Reo Yoshitake, Rina Hatakeyama, Keiko Matsuzaka, Seiko Matsuda; won Mainichi Film Concours Award for Best Supporting Actress {KM}
Japanese-language 40"x27" poster from Amazon for $16.95
full credits at IMDb

"Pom Poko (Heisei Tanuki Gassen Ponpoko)" [1994]
by Isao Takahata /tt0110008/

"My Neighbors The Yamadas (Hôhokekyo Tonari no Yamada-kun)" [1999]
by Isao Takahata /tt0206013/

"Tales From Earthsea" [Disney USA Aug 2010]
aka "Gedo Senki" [Studio Ghibli/N.T.V. Japan July 2006]

Japanese-language poster for "Tales From Earthsea" [2006] by Goro Miyazaki

The reckless youth Sparrowhawk tampers with long-held secrets and looses a terrible shadow upon the world; he is tested, he masters the mighty words of power, he tames an ancient dragon, he crosses death's threshold to restore the balance – and becomes Ged, the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea. 'Concept' by Hayao Myazaki; written & directed by {Hayao's son} Goro Miyazaki; adapted from parts of Ursula K. Le Guin's award-winning Earthsea Cycle; English voices by Timothy Dalton, Mariska Hargitay, Willem Dafoe, Cheech Marin, Matt Levin & Blaire Restaneo; at end of 2011, holds Japan #10 all-time box office ranking, at $68,048,658 worldwide gross
Disney Home Ent. widescreen color DVD [3/2011] for $19.99
full credits at IMDb • official movie site • movie entry at Wikipedia

"Kokuriko Zaka-kara" aka "From Up On Poppy Hill"
[Studio Ghibli/N.T.V. Japan July 2011, Disney USA Nov 2012]

From Up on Poppy Hill animated feature film from Studio Ghibli, Japan

The top-grossing Japanese film of 2011 and winner of the Japan Academy Prize for Animation; Hollywood premiere in 2012, GKIDS USA wide release March 2013. Set in Yokahama, Japan in 1963; a group of students decide to renovate the old building that contains the high school newspaper and other clubs; when they learn that it is set to be demolished, they travel to Tokyo to ask the school board superintendent to let the building stand (there is also a love story). Co-written & directed by Goro Miyazaki; co-written by Hayao Miyazaki; based on the serial comic by Tetsurô Sayama & Chizuru Takahashi; Japanese voices by Masami Nagasawa, Junichi Okada, Keiko Takeshita, Yuriko Ishida, Jun Fubuki, Takashi Naito, Shunsuke Kazama, Nao Omori & Teru-yuki Kagawa; English 'dub' voices by Sarah Bolger, Anton Yelchin, Ron Howard, Jeff Dunham, Gillian Anderson, Chris Noth, Ronan Farrow, Isabelle Fuhrman, Emily Osment, Charlie Saxton, Alex Wolff, Beau Bridges, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bruce Dern, Christina Hendricks & Aubrey Plaza
Region 1 DVD/Blu-ray not yet available
full credits at IMDb • official movie site {goes to Facebook} • Japanese-character site
imported soundtrack CD [10/2012] for $31.08
"The Art of From Up On Poppy Hill" [2011]
Tokuma Shoten Japanese-language mukku hardcover [2011] out of print/used

	A thousand years after biological warfare destroyed Earth's civilizations, Princess Nausicaä discovers that other city states exist across the toxic Sea of Decay, and all seem to be at war with each other. The movie is based on the first two volumes of Miyazaki's manga comics. Written & directed by Hayao Miyazaki; voices of Sumi Shimamoto, Mahito Tsujimura, Hisako Kyôda, Gorô Naya, Ichirô Nagai, Kôhei Miyauchi, Jôji Yanami & Minoru Yada; won Kinema Junpo Readers' Choice Award, Mainichi Film Concours Ofuji Noburo Award & the Animage Anime Grand Prix Award Disney Home Ent. color DVD [2/2005] 2 disks for $16.99 40"x27" dark French "Nausicaä" poster art print from Amazon for $16.48 full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia watch official trailer [9/2014 upload; 2:08] online at YouTube
	"Nausicaä of The Valley of The Wind" manga books [1982-94] Story & art by Hayao Miyazaki Miyazaki drew the manga comic books to establish commercial popularity and thus enable financing of the movie; manga series entry at Wikipedia Volume 1 (2/1982): VIZ Media 10x7 pb [2/2004] for $9.95 Volume 2: VIZ Media 10x7 pb [3/2004] for $9.95 Volume 3: VIZ Media 10x7 pb [5/2004] for $9.95 Volume 4: VIZ Media 10x7 pb [6/2004] for $9.95 Volume 5: VIZ Media 10x7 pb [7/2004] for $9.95 Volume 6: VIZ Media 10x7 pb [8/2004] for $9.95 Volume 7 (3/1994): VIZ Media 10x7 pb [9/2004] for $9.95
	"Nausicaä of The Valley of The Wind: Watercolor Impressions" [2001 & 2007] by Hayao Miyazaki {original title "The Art of Nausicaä"} VIZ Media 12x9¼ hardcover [11/2007] for $26.59
	"Nausicaä of The Valley of Wind" soundtrack CD [2004] Studio Ghibli Records import soundtrack CD [9/2004] for $39.99

	Loosely based on the Norwegian folk tale "Billy Goats Gruff"; two young girls move to rural Japan and discover magical trolls ('totoro') living in the forest. Written & directed by Hayao Miyazaki; English voices include Dakota Fanning, Elle Fanning, Frank Welker, Paul Butcher & Pat Carroll; Japanese voices include Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, Shigesato Itoi, Sumi Shimamoto, Tanie Kitabayashi & Hitoshi Takagi; won Kinema Junpo Best Film & Readers' Choice Awards, won Mainichi Film Concours Best Film & Ofuji Noburo Awards Disney Home Ent. widescreen color DVD [3/2006] 2 disks - out of prodn/used Fox/Troma English-dubbed color DVD [12/2002] out of prodn/used Fox/Troma English-dubbed color VHS [3/96] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia
	"My Neighbor Totoro Picture Book" [2005] by Hayao Miyazaki VIZ Media 10¼x8½ hardcover [7/2005] for $10.19
	"The Art of My Neighbor Totoro: A Film by Hayao Miyazaki" [2005] Edited by Nobuhiro Watsuki VIZ Media 11¾x8½ hardcover [11/2005] for $19.79
	"My Neighbor Totoro" soundtrack CD [2004] Studio Ghibli Records import soundtrack CD [9/2004] for $42.99

	Set in a Euro-Baltic world where World War II never happened; a young witch-in-training and her cat relocate to a seaside city, find a home with a baker and his wife, and start a delivery service using her witch's flying powers. Written & directed by Hayao Miyazaki, based on the 1985 novel by Eiko Kadono; English voices include Kirsten Dunst, Debbie Reynolds, Phil Hartman, Tress MacNeille, Matthew Lawrence & Janeane Garofalo; Japanese voices include Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma, Kappei Yamaguchi, Keiko Toda & Haruko Kato; won two Japanese Academy Awards, Kinema Junpo Readers' Choice Best Director Award, Mainichi Film Concours Best Animated Film Award & the Animage Anime Grand Prix Award Walt Disney Video color DVD [4/2003] 2 disks for $23.99 Walt Disney Video color VHS [9/98] out of prodn/many used full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia
	"The Art of Kiki's Delivery Service: A Film by Hayao Miyazaki" [2006] VIZ Media 12x8¼ hardcover [5/2006] for $22.79
	"Kiki's Delivery Service" [ages 8-12; 1985] by Eiko Kadono, illustrated by Akiko Hayashi, translated by Lynne E. Riggs Annick Press 8¼x6½ pb [2/2003] out of print/used Annick Press 8x5¾ hardcover [2/2003] for $18.95 San Val 8x5¾ library hardcover [12/2003] for $17.15
	"Kiki's Delivery Service" soundtrack CD [2004] Studio Ghibli Records import soundtrack CD [10/2004] for $39.99

	"The fate of the world rests on the courage of one warrior" Prince Ashitaka is wounded in battle and sets out to obtain a magical cure from the deer god; he meets Princess San, who defends the forest from humans. Written & directed by Hayao Miyazaki; music by Joe Hisaishi; English voices include Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Minnie Driver, Jada Pinkett Smith, Gillian Anderson & Billy Bob Thornton; Japanese voices include Yôji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yûko Tanaka, Kaoru Kobayashi, Akihiro Miwa & Sumi Shimamoto; won Best Film Award of the Japanese Academy, won Kinema Junpo Readers' Choice Best Film Award; won Mainichi Film Concours Best Film, Best Animated Film & Readers' Choice awards; at end of 2011, holds Japan #5 box office ranking, at $150,350,000 worldwide gross Miramax color DVD [12/2000] for $34.97 Miramax color VHS [3/2001] out of prodn/many used Studio Ghibli color VHS [undated] out of prodn/used 11"x17" 'crossed swords' poster available for $14.99 at AllPosters.com full credits at IMDb • official movie site • movie entry at Wikipedia
	"The Art of The Princess Mononoke" [1997] Studio Ghibli 11½x8½ pb [1997] out of print/used
	"Princess Mononoke: Music From The Miramax Motion Picture" [1999] Composed by Joe Hisaishi Warner UK import soundtrack CD [1/2008] 32 tracks for $14.98 Milan Records soundtrack CD [10/99] 32 tracks for $18.98
	"Princess Mononoke: Symphonic Suite" [2001] Composed by Joe Hisaishi, performed by Czech Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Mario Klemens Milan Records music CD [5/2001] for $13.98

	A family driving to their new home in a small village get lost and wander into a deserted theme park. Unhappy daughter Chihiro's parents are turned into pigs, and she has to beg for a job at the bathhouse of the spirits who live there. Written & directed by Hayao Miyazaki; music by Joe Hisaishi; English voices include Daveigh Chase, Jason Marsden, Suzanne Pleshette, David Ogden Stiers, Bob Bergen, Susan Egan & Tara Strong; Japanese voices include Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino, Mari Natsuki, Bunta Sugawara, Tatsuya Gashuin, Yumi Tamai & Ry?nosuke Kamiki; won Oscar for Best Animated Feature, won 4 Annie Awards, Best Film Award of the Japanese Academy, Berlin International Film Festival Golden Bear Award, Kinema Junpo Readers' Choice Best Film Award, 5 Mainichi Film Concours Awards; remains the highest-grossing non-US-produced film in the world (2009); at end of 2011, holds Japan #1 box office ranking, at $274,949,886 worldwide gross Walt Disney Video widescreen color DVD [4/2003] 2 disks for $23.48 Walt Disney Video color VHS [4/2003] out of prodn/many used 11"x17" French poster available for $14.99 at AllPosters.com full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia
	"The Art of Spirited Away" [2002] by Hayao Miyazaki Viz Media 12x8½ hardcover [10/2002] for $24.47
	"Miyazaki's Spirited Away" soundtrack CD [2002] Composed, arranged & produced by Joe Hisaishi, performed by New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra Milan Records soundtrack CD [9/2002] 21 tracks for $14.99
	"Miyazaki's Spirited Away Picture Book" [ages 9-12; 2002] by Hayao Miyazaki VIZ Media 10¼x8¼ hardcover [12/2002] for $15.56
	"Spirited Away" critical text [2008] by Andrew Osmond Palgrave Macmillan 7½x5¼ pb [8/2008] for $10.17

	"visually breathtaking" — Los Angeles Times Calendar • An unhappy young woman is transformed by a witch into a 90-year-old crone; seeking a cure, she discovers the sorcerer Howl and his magic castle. Co-produced, written & directed by Hayao Miyazaki; based on the 1986 novel by Diana Wynne Jones; English voices include Jean Simmons, Christian Bale, Emily Mortimer, Lauren Bacall, Billy Crystal, Blythe Danner, Josh Hutcherson & Jena Malone; Japanese voices include Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa, Tatsuya Gashuin, Haruko Kato, Ryûnosuke Kamiki & Yayoi Kazuki; Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature (2006), won Mainichi Film Concours Readers' Choice Best Film Award; at end of 2011, holds Japan #2 box office ranking, at $234,710,455 worldwide gross Disney Home Ent. color DVD [3/2006] 2 disks for $16.99 Zima Ent. Japanese w/Spanish subtitles Regions 1 & 4 VHS [undated] for $14.43 full credits from IMDb • Disney's official 'Howl' website • movie entry at Wikipedia 17"x11" poster from Amazon for $14.99
	"Howl's Moving Castle" [ages 9-12; 1986 novel] by Diana Wynne Jones Greenwillow Books 7½x5¼ pb [4/2008] for $6.99 Greenwillow mass pb [8/2001] for $6.99 HarperEnt pb [4/2005] out of print/used Greenwillow 9¼x6¼ hardcover [4/86] out of print/used publisher's book page
	"Howl's Moving Castle Picture Book" [2005] VIZ Media pb [6/2005] for $16.99
	"The Art of Howl's Moving Castle" [2005] by Hayao Miyazaki Viz Media 12x8¼ hardcover [7/2005] for $26.59

	A five-year-old boy saves a goldfish trapped in a bottle on the beach; the fish is daughter of a wizard and a sea goddess, so she uses her magical powers to become a human child, then falls in love with the boy; but that change causes an imbalance in the Universe, and her parents in the sea seek to find her before more harm is done. Co-produced, written & directed by Hayao Miyazaki; music by Joe Hisaishi; English voices include Noah Cyrus, Frankie Jonas, Tina Fey, Matt Damon, Liam Neeson & Cate Blanchett; Japanese voices include Yuria Nara, Hiroki Doi, Tomoko Yamaguchi, Kazushige Nagashima, George Tokoro & Yuki Amami; won Best Animation Film & Best Film Score Awards of the Japanese Academy, won five awards at the Tokyo Anime Festival; at end of 2011, holds Japan #3 box office ranking, at $199,090,399 worldwide gross (and $15,090,399 U.S. domestic gross) Disney/Ghibli color Blu-ray/DVD combo [3/2010] 2 disks for $25.99 Disney/Ghibli color DVD [3/2010] 2 disks for $19.99 full credits from IMDb • official site (in Japanese) • Disney movie site • movie entry at Wikipedia
	"Ponyo On The Cliff By The Sea" soundtrack CD [2008] Composed by Joe Hisaishi Phantom Sound & Vision import soundtrack CD [7/2008] 36 tracks for $54.98
	"The Art of Ponyo: A Film by Hayao Miyazaki" [ages 9-12; 2009] VIZ Media 11½x8¼ pb [8/2009] for $23.09
	"Ponyo Picture Book" [ages 9-12; 2009] by Hayao Miyazaki VIZ Media 10¼x8½ hardcover [8/2009] for $13.59

	"Animage Vocal Collection" soundtrack compilation [1988] Composed by Joe Hisaishi & others Studio Ghibli soundtrack CD [6/88] 14 tracks - out of prodn/scarce
	"Hayao Miyazaki: 2 Original CDs" [2004] Composed by Joe Hisaishi Milan Records soundtrack CD box set [4/2004] 2 disks for $24.98 film score music includes 32 tracks from "Princess Mononoke" [1997] & 21 tracks from "Spirited Away" [2001]
	"Hayao Miyazaki Best Music Box Collection" [2004 & 2008] Tokuma Shoten import soundtrack CD [10/2004] 16 tracks for $39.99 Phantom Sound & Vision import soundtrack CD [7/2008] 10 tracks for $37.98 both versions include songs from "Nausicaä of The Valley of The Wind", "Kiki's Delivery Service", "Castle In The Sky", "My Neighbor Totoro" & "Porco Rosso"
	"Hisaishi Meets Miyazaki Films" soundtrack compilation [2008] Composed by Joe Hisaishi Milan Records soundtrack CD [4/2008] 12 tracks for $18.98 includes songs from "Nausicaä of The Valley of The Wind", "Porco Rosso", "Princess Mononoke" & "Spirited Away"

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