Hayao Miyazaki

Studio Ghibli to open theme park with rides based on Hayao Miyazaki's My Neighbor Totoro, Howl's Moving Castle

Studio Ghibli has released a basic concept for the vast park to be built by 2022 near Nagoya in Japan's Aichi region.

Animation master Miyazaki retires: Here are five of his films you must watch

Miyazaki's movies, which rely heavily on hand-drawn art, are known for their vivid landscapes and attention to detail. If you're new to his work, the five films listed below are a good place to start.

Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki has decided to retire

Miyazaki is one of animation's most admired and successful directors. He said Friday that at the age of 72, he now wants to do other things besides slaving away over his drawings to meet feature film deadlines.