Hayao Miyazaki By fhdtbjvg Jan 5, 1941 Born Dec 9, 1958 Start Watched animations and became interested Apr 5, 1963 TOEI Joined animation company TOEi Dec 13, 1973 Nippon Animation Joined Nippon Animation Jun 15, 1985 Ghibli He invented Ghibli Jul 20, 2001 Spirited Away Made movie Spirited Away Jul 8, 2004 My Neighbor Totoro My Neighbor Totoro was made