Hayao Miyazaki

Writer

Hayao Miyazaki

Hayao Miyazaki is credited on 16 titles across Studio Ghibli on OrderToWatch, writing 14 and with 2 more based on their original work. In release order they run from Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) to The Boy and the Heron (2023).

Titles
16
Wrote
14
Based on their work
2
Franchises
1

In release order

  1. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind1984 · Film · 1h 35m · Ghibli · WriterMiyazaki's princess of a poisoned world, made at Topcraft just before Ghibli formed.
  2. Castle in the Sky1986 · Film · 2h 5m · Ghibli · WriterGhibli's first film: two orphans, sky pirates and a floating city.
  3. My Neighbor Totoro1988 · Film · 1h 26m · Ghibli · WriterTwo sisters in the countryside meet the forest spirit who became Ghibli's mascot.
  4. Kiki's Delivery Service1989 · Film · 1h 43m · Ghibli · WriterA 13-year-old witch moves to a new city and starts a broomstick courier service.
  5. Porco Rosso1992 · Film · 1h 33m · Ghibli · WriterA pig-faced flying ace hunts air pirates over the Adriatic in 1929.
  6. Whisper of the Heart1995 · Film · 1h 51m · Ghibli · WriterA girl who wants to write meets a boy who makes violins, from Yoshifumi Kondō.
  7. Princess Mononoke1997 · Film · 2h 14m · Ghibli · WriterA cursed prince caught between an iron town and the gods of the forest.
  8. Spirited Away2001 · Film · 2h 5m · Ghibli · WriterA girl works in a bathhouse for spirits to save her parents; won the Oscar.
  9. The Cat Returns2002 · Film · 1h 15m · Ghibli · Source materialA spin-off of Whisper of the Heart: a girl is engaged to the prince of cats.
  10. Howl's Moving Castle2004 · Film · 1h 59m · Ghibli · WriterA cursed young hatter finds refuge in a wizard's walking castle during a war.
  11. Tales from Earthsea2006 · Film · 1h 56m · Ghibli · Source materialGorō Miyazaki's debut, loosely drawn from Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea books.
  12. Ponyo2008 · Film · 1h 40m · Ghibli · WriterA goldfish princess wants to become human for the boy who rescued her.
  13. The Secret World of Arrietty2010 · Film · 1h 35m · Ghibli · WriterA family of tiny Borrowers under the floor, from Mary Norton's novel.
  14. From Up on Poppy Hill2011 · Film · 1h 31m · Ghibli · WriterGorō Miyazaki's 1963 Yokohama romance about saving a school clubhouse.
  15. The Wind Rises2013 · Film · 2h 6m · Ghibli · WriterMiyazaki's fictionalised life of Jiro Horikoshi, designer of the Zero fighter.
  16. The Boy and the Heron2023 · Film · 2h 4m · Ghibli · WriterMiyazaki's return: a grieving boy follows a heron into another world; won the Oscar.