Hayao Miyazaki: Japan's godfather of animation? - BBC News
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Spirited Away enjoys a 15th anniversary re-release, further cementing the central role of director Hayao Miyazaki in Japanese animation.
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Animation is being taken seriously @BBCNews
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Miyazaki adds to all his films, including “Spirited Away” (2002), quiet little scenes of inaction, called 'Ma', where the character just glances into the horizon and reflects, as a way to have
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10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki
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Hayao Miyazaki and Tony Kushner's Worlds of Pure Imagination - The New York Times
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How Japan became a pop culture superpower
Hayao Miyazaki apologized to “The Boy and the Heron” star for giving him 'such a strange role
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Beyond Ghibli - A look at Japan's best anime directors
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Hayao Miyazaki - IMDb
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The Secret Behind Spirited Away's Oscar Win
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Hayao Miyazaki: Japan's godfather of animation? - BBC News
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The film that captures millennials' greatest fear
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List of accolades received by Hayao Miyazaki - Wikipedia
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Hayao Miyazaki - Wikipedia