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My Take
I genuinely feel for this guy, because being Hayao Miyazaki's son might be the heaviest "famous parent" burden in all of animation. He didn't even come up through drawing or film, he was a landscape architect designing parks and gardens before getting yanked into the director's chair for Tales from Earthsea, which got roasted hard, and honestly I can't imagine the pressure of debuting in your dad's shadow with the whole world watching. But From Up on Poppy Hill is where I think he found his own gentle frequency, all that soft nostalgic warmth of a hillside town, and you can feel a quiet, patient sensibility that's totally his. He strikes me as the unflashy, sincere type who'd rather tend something slowly than show off, and I kind of root for that.
Overview
Gorō Miyazaki is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and architect born on January 21, 1967, in Tokyo. He studied at Shinshu University and initially built a career in landscape architecture before transitioning to animation filmmaking. He is best known for directing the Studio Ghibli films Tales from Earthsea and From Up on Poppy Hill. In 2012, he received the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Gorō Miyazaki
- Name (Japanese)
- 宮崎吾朗
- Reading
- みやざき ごろう
- Born
- January 21, 1967 (age 59)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Goat (未)
- Origin
- Tokyo, Japan
- Occupation
- Film Director / Screenwriter / Architect
2. Background
- University
- Shinshu University
Awards & achievements
- 2012 — Japan Academy Prize, Animation of the Year
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable Work | Tales from Earthsea | — | Unknown |
| Notable Work | From Up on Poppy Hill | — | Unknown |
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AE%AE%E5%B4%8E%E5%90%BE%E6%9C%97
Frequently asked questions
When was Gorō Miyazaki born?
Born January 21, 1967 (age 59).
Where is Gorō Miyazaki from?
Gorō Miyazaki is from Tokyo, Japan.
What does Gorō Miyazaki do?
Gorō Miyazaki works as Film Director, Screenwriter, Architect.
What is Gorō Miyazaki known for?
Notable works include Tales from Earthsea, From Up on Poppy Hill.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.