4. In this exercise I show the life of Miyasaki, an anime animator in Japan:
Hayao Miyazaki's chronicle
Hayao Miyazaki was born on January 5, 1941, in the town Akebono-cho in Hongō, Tokyo City, Empire of Japan.
He was in the Imperial Japanese Army around 1940, but he wished not to fight because of his pacifist believe.
After his family moved back to Suginami-ku in 1950 and graduating from Eifuku as part of the first graduating class, he aspired to become a manga artist, but he discovered that he could not draw people; instead, he drew planes, tanks, and battleships for several years.
In 1963, Miyazaki was employed at Toei Doga; this was the last year the company hired regularly, Miyazaki found in between art unsatisfying and wanted to work on more expressive designs.
Miyazaki's wife, Akemi Ōta, was married with Miyazaki in October 1965, so they have two sons: Goro, born in January 1967, and Keisuke, born in April 1969.
Miyazaki left Toei Animation in August 1971, although in 1977, Miyazaki was chosen to direct his first animated television series, Future Boy Conan; he directed 24 of the 26 episodes, which were broadcast in 1978.
Miyazaki moved to Tokyo Movie Shinsha in order to direct his first feature anime film, The Castle of Cagliostro in 1979, another Lupin III (anime franchise) movie.
In April 1984, Miyazaki and Takahata created a studio called Nibariki, then Miyazaki and his friend Takahata founded the animation production company Studio Ghibli on June 15, 1985, as a subsidiary of Tokuma Shoten.
The production of My Neighbor Totoro began in April 1987 and took exactly a year; it was released on April 16, 1988 while the film received critical acclaim, it was only moderately successful at the box office.
He directed Spirited Away in July 20, 2001; it received critical acclaim, later it became the first Japanese film to win Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards (Oscars).
In November 2012, Studio Ghibli announced the production of The Wind Rises, this animation was very personal due to is reflective of Miyazaki's own life during the WW2. The movie was commercially successful, grossing US$110 million at the Japanese box office, becoming the highest-grossing film in Japan in 2013.
In September 2013, Miyazaki announced he was retiring from the production of feature films due to his age, but he wished to continue working on the displays at the Ghibli Museum.
In August 2016, Miyazaki proposed a new feature-length film titled The Boy and the Heron, the animated movie won Miyazaki his second Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 96th Academy Awards (Oscars), also he became the oldest director to win an Oscar.
Finally, Studio Ghibli became a subsidiary of Nippon Television Holdings in October 2023, with Miyazaki as its honorary chairman.
Bibliografía
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayao_Miyazaki
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