Hayao Miyazaki is photographed by Hiroji Kubota in his studio in Tokyo. Matt Tyrnauer reports.

The works of Hayao Miyazaki - The Japanese Animation Master - first print by Gael Berton ~.~

Today's screenshots come from Hayao Miyazaki's 1979 feature film Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro. This beautiful collection of pan shots comes from the excellent website Ghibli Collector. This site mostly features photos and short animated clips and is perfect for social media users. Miyazaki uses many vertical shots in order to heighten a sense of vertigo and scale, and it works wonderfully. I am thinking of that great sequence where Lupin scales to the rooftops of the forbidden…

We think that Hayao Miyazaki needs no introduction - he is, after all, regarded as the most excellent animated movie director ever. For his 75th birthday, we have decided to celebrate with some beautiful desktop wallpapers. Be that as it may, we could all use a daily reminder of his joyful and colorful movies in our lives – especially so when computer stuff is getting us down!

Miyazaki Art

Hayao Miyazaki, outside his house. ^_____^ I don’t usually post photos, but I love this beautiful, beautiful man, and especially today on the release of his new film, ‘Kaze Tachinu (The Wind Rises)’.