Forover50years,HayaoMiyazakihasbeenenchantingtheworldwithhisfilmsTonarinoTotoroMyNeighborTotoro,MononokehimePrincessMononoke,SentoChihironokamikakushiSpiritedAway,orhislatestfilmKimitachiwadōikirukaTheBoyandtheHeron,tonameonlyafewofelevenfeaturefilms,tenshortfilms,severalmanga,andalsothroughStudioGhibli,amuseumandathemeparkTheyformaluminousbodyofworkandcharactersthathavebecomecultclassicsMiyazaki’sfilms,oftenautobiographical,alsoreflectthestateoftheworldandtheturmoilofthetwentiethandtwentyfirstcenturies,madeofwarsandecologicaldisastersHewasborninJapanin1941,duringWorldWarIIAsachild,heimmersedhimselfindrawingmangauntilhehadarevelationupondiscoveringHakujadenTheWhiteSnakeEnchantress,thefirstJapanesecolouranimatedfilmbyTaijiYabushitaFromthenon,hedecidedtodevotehislifetoanimation,thismagicalartcapableofovercomingthedarknessthathadalwaysdeeplyinhabitedhimThankstoexceptionalaccessgrantedbyStudioGhiblitonumerousfilmexcerptsandrareJapanesetelevisionarchives,wediscoverthelifeofMiyazakiaswellasaprofoundlyecologicalbodyofworkthatquestionsourrelationshipwiththenaturalworldandlivingbeingsThinkerslikeanthropologistPhilippeDescolaorphilosopherTimothyMorton,aswellascloseassociates,hissonandfilmdirectorGorōMiyazaki,andToshioSuzuki,hislongtimeproducerandfriend,bringusclosertothistireless,obsessive,andmysteriousartist