1. Really Cool Talk – Work of Hayao Miyazaki David Powell & Jenny Song

2. Hayao Miyazaki  Writer, director, animator  Co-founder of Studio Ghibli  Comparable to American animator, Walt Disney  Hands on in all animation projects  Considered one of the greatest animators of all time

3. Films  Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)  My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

4.  Princess Mononoke (1997)  At the time, highest grossing film in Japan  Brought him worldwide attention

5.  Spirited Away (2001)  Won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature  Highest grossing film in Japan

6.  Ponyo on a Cliff  9 th film at Studio Ghibli  “Final Film” (?)  Release Summer 2008

7. CLIP

8. Character  Dynamic characters, neither wholly good nor wholly evil  “The protagonists of his films are often strong, independent girls or young women; the villains, when present, are often morally ambiguous characters with redeeming qualities.”

9. Themes  “…humanity's relationship to nature and technology, and the difficulty of maintaining a pacifist ethic.” naturepacifistnaturepacifist  Miyazaki holds the view that "to be successful, companies have to make it possible for their female employees to succeed."  Flight is a recurring theme

10. CLIP

11. The End Hayao Miyazaki is my hero!