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Hayao Miyazaki
Japanese animator, filmmaker, and mangaka
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alive
- born
- 1941
- died
- no date on record
- age
- 85
- known for
- film director, animator, mangaka
born 1941

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who hayao miyazaki is
Hayao Miyazaki is a Japanese animator, filmmaker, and manga artist. He co-founded Studio Ghibli and serves as its honorary chairman. Throughout his career, Miyazaki has attained international acclaim as a masterful storyteller and creator of Japanese animated feature films, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most accomplished filmmakers in the history of animation.
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