Hayao Miyazaki
Japanese animator and manga artist
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| March 2025 | Miyazaki's previous criticisms of AI resurfaced after ChatGPT was updated to produce works resembling Studio Ghibli's style, sparking renewed debate about technological ethics in art. |
| March 2025 | A clip of Miyazaki's critique of AI animation went viral again when Ghibli-styled images were created using GPT-4o's text-to-image generation tool, reigniting discussions about the ethics of AI in media. |
| 2024 | Received the Ramon Magsaysay Award. |
| 2024 | Miyazaki acknowledged the 'terrible things' Japan committed against the Philippines during the war. |
| 2024 | Honored on Gold House's Most Impactful Asians A100 list. |
| 2024 | Named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine for the second time. |
| 2024 | Documentary 'Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron' featured Miyazaki as its subject |
| 2023 | Studio Ghibli continued searching for a successor to lead the studio, with Miyazaki's son Goro declining the position among other candidates considered. |
| 2023 | Miyazaki released The Boy and the Heron, his most recent animated film. |
| October 2023 | Studio Ghibli became a subsidiary of Nippon Television Holdings, with Miyazaki appointed as honorary chairman. |
| 2021 | Miyazaki became the subject of an exhibit at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, featuring over 400 objects from his films. |
| 2020 | Miyazaki strongly criticized an AI proposal for generating procedural animation of a humanoid model, arguing that it was 'an insult to life itself' and insensitive towards disabled people. |
| 2020 | Miyazaki was involved in planning 'Earwig and the Witch', a CG TV movie |
| 2019 | TV documentary mini-series '10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki' was released |
| 2018 | Hayao Miyazaki served as executive producer and directed/wrote 'Boro the Caterpillar', an animated short film |
| 2017 | Miyazaki received thanks credit for 'Mary and the Witch's Flower' |
| July 2017 | Miyazaki's animated short film Boro the Caterpillar was screened exclusively at the Ghibli Museum. |
| 2016 | Miyazaki expressed strong criticism of artificial intelligence in animation after being shown an AI-generated animated zombie, calling it 'an insult to life itself' and stating he was 'utterly disgusted' by the work. |
| 2016 | BBC's Tessa Wong described Miyazaki as the 'godfather of animation in Japan', highlighting his craftsmanship and humanity. |
| 2016 | TV documentary film 'Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki' was released with Miyazaki as its subject |
| November 2016 | Miyazaki commented on Brexit and the US election, criticizing the political landscape and expressing disappointment with both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. |
| August 2016 | Miyazaki proposed a new feature-length film, Kimi-tachi wa Dō Ikiru ka (The Boy and the Heron), and began animation work without official approval. |
| 2015 | Miyazaki disapproved of Prime Minister Abe's denial of Japan's military aggression, stating Japan should clearly acknowledge the damage inflicted on China and express deep remorse. |
| 2015 | Miyazaki disapproved of Abe's denial of Japan's military aggression, calling for a proper apology to Korean comfort women and suggesting the Senkaku Islands be shared between China and Japan. |
| 2015 | Miyazaki received thanks credit for Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron |
| November 2014 | Miyazaki was awarded the Academy Honorary Award at the Governors Awards. |
| 2013 | After the release of The Wind Rises, Miyazaki recognized leftist values in his movies, citing his influence by Marxist communism while simultaneously criticizing real-world socialist experiments in countries like the Soviet Union. |
| 2013 | The Wind Rises received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature. |
| 2013 | Initially retired from feature films. |
| 2013 | Miyazaki criticized Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's proposed Constitutional amendment to revise the clause outlawing war, calling it 'despicable'. |
| 2013 | Documentary 'The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness' featured Miyazaki as its subject |
| 2013 | Miyazaki directed The Wind Rises, a significant work in his later filmography. |
| September 2013 | Miyazaki announced his retirement from producing feature films, though he wished to continue working on displays at the Ghibli Museum. |
| July 20 2013 | The Wind Rises premiered, receiving critical acclaim and becoming the highest-grossing film in Japan that year. |
| November 2012 | Named a Person of Cultural Merit by the Japanese government for outstanding cultural contributions. |
| November 2012 | Studio Ghibli announced the production of The Wind Rises, a film inspired by Horikoshi's life and Miyazaki's personal reflections on aviation and pacifism. |
| 2011 | Miyazaki was involved in planning 'Treasure Hunting' short film and received thanks credit for 'La Luna' short film |
| 2011 | Miyazaki wrote the screenplay for From Up on Poppy Hill, marking his continuing involvement in creative storytelling. |
| 2010 | Miyazaki received thanks credit for Pixar's Toy Story 3 |
| 2010 | Hayao Miyazaki directed and wrote 'Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess', a short animated film |
| 2010 | Hayao Miyazaki was executive producer for the animated film Arrietty, though not directing the film. |
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