Hayao Miyazaki is one of the most influential and beloved animators in the entire world. He began his career by sketching airplanes, then co-founded Studio Ghibli alongside Isao Takahata, director of the heartbreaking Grave of the Fireflies, Toshio Suzuki, and Yasuyoshi Tokuma. Miyazaki’s films have often been heralded as the best of Ghibli’s lineup, and though he has tried to retire several times over the years, a new idea always pulls him back into the game.
