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The word 'anime' (アニメ) is a Japanese shortening of the English word 'animation', a gairaigo, or foreign loanword.
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Director
Hayao Miyazaki
宮崎駿
AnimatorWriterActive 1963–presentTokyo, Japan
Residency: Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan Graduated: Gakushuin University (Department of Economics) Introduction: Hayao Miyazaki is a Japanese animator, director, script/screenwriter, author, mangaka and co-founder of Studio Ghibli. He is the second of four brothers, and was born in the town of Akebono-cho, part of Tokyo's Bunkyou Ward. He is best known for his international fame as a masterful storyteller and as a maker of astonishing animated feature films, and he is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished filmmakers in the history of animation. Miyazaki's works are cha…
