Hayao Miyazaki Filmography, Revision 10.2 (10/27/94) ======================================================================= SHORT MIYAZAKI FILMOGRAPHY FUTURE BOY CONAN (series), [LUPIN III:] THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO, NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND [US version: WARRIORS OF THE WIND], FAMOUS DETECTIVE HOLMES [US version: SHERLOCK HOUND] (series), LAPUTA: CASTLE IN THE SKY, MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO, KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE, KURENAI NO BUTA [English title: PORCO ROSSO], and MONONOKE-HIME [English title: MONSTER PRINCESS]. LONG MIYAZAKI FILMOGRAPHY, Revision 10 KEY: $ means commercially available in English in the USA. % means known to be commercially available on LD or VHS in Japan. * means commercially released at least once but not on LD nor VHS. + indicates an anime which was worked on in some capacity, but never (at least, not yet) completed and/or released. = indicates a non-anime project, i.e. manga, a documentary, etc. 1963 %WAN WAN CHUSHINGURA (WATCHDOG BOW WOW). Feature, 1 hr 21 min. In-betweener only. *OKAMI SHONEN KEN (WOLF BOY KEN). TV series. In-betweener only. [Isao Takahata directed 11 episodes.] 1964 %GARIBA NO UCHU RYOKO (GULLIVER'S SPACE TRAVELS). Short, 20 min. In-betweener. *SHONEN NINJA KAZE NO FUJIMARU (BOY NINJA FUJIMARU THE WIND). TV series. In-betweening and key animation. 1965 *HASSURU PANCHI (HASSLE PUNCH). TV series. Key animation. [Isao Takahata directed the opening sequence] 1966 *REINBO SENTAI ROBIN (RAINBOW TROOPER ROBIN; RAINBOW WARRIOR ROBIN). TV series. Key animation. 1968 %TAIYO NO OJI HORUS NO DAIBOKEN (PRINCE OF THE SUN; THE GREAT ADVENTURES OF HORUS). Feature, 1 hr 22 min. Scene designer and key animation. [Directed by Isao Takahata.] *MAHOTSUKAI SALLY (SALLY THE WITCH). TV series. Key animation on episodes 77 & 80. %NAGAGUTSU WO HAITA NEKO (PUSS IN BOOTS). Feature, 1 hr 20 min. Key animation. 1969 %SORATOBU YUREISEN (THE FLYING GHOST SHIP). Feature, 1 hr. Key animation. 1969-1970 *HIMITSU NO AKKO-CHAN (SECRET LITTLE AKKO). TV series. Key animation on episodes 44 & 61. 9/69-3/70 ="Sabakuno Tami" ("People in the Desert"; "Desert Tribe"). [See "Miyazaki Manga-ography" for specifics] 1971 %DOBUTSU TAKARAJIMA (ANIMAL TREASURE ISLAND). Feature, 1 hr 18 min. Key animation. *ALI BABA TO 40 NO TOZOKO (ALI BABA AND THE 40 THIEVES). Feature, 55 min. Organizer and key animation. 1971 +NAGAKUTSUSHITANO PIPPI (PIPPI LONGSTOCKINGS). [Got only to pre- production stage; Isao Takahata was also involved.] 10/71-3/72 %LUPIN III. TV series, 23 episodes. Episodes 6-13 were at least partially directed by Miyazaki and/or Isao Takahata. Episodes 14-23 were entirely directed by Miyazaki and/or Takahata. 1972 +YUKI'S SUN [never released] %PANDA KOPANDA (PANDA, PANDA CUB). Short, 33 min. [TOTORO prototype] Concept, screenplay, set design, and key animation. [Directed by Isao Takahata, but considered a "Miyazaki anime"!] +DOKONJO GAERU. TV series. [drawn continuity for 1st episode was rejected] 1972-1973 *AKADO SUZUNOSUKE. TV series. Key animation. Continuity on episodes 26 & 27. 1973 %PANDA KOPANDA AMEFURI SAKASU NO MAKI (PANDA, PANDA CUB: RAINY DAY CIRCUS). Short, 38 min. [a MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO prototype] Original idea, screenplay, art design, scene design, key animation. [Directed by Isao Takahata, but considered a "Miyazaki anime"!] *KOUYA NO SHONEN ISAMU (WASTELAND BOY ISAMU). TV series. Key animation of episode #15. [Isao Takahata directed ep. #15.] *SAMURAI JYAIANTSU (SAMURAI GIANTS). TV series. Key animation on episode #1. 1/74-12/74 %ALPS NO SHOJO HAIJI (HEIDI: GIRL OF THE ALPS). TV series, 52 episodes. Scene design and scene organization. [Directed by Isao Takahata.] 1975 *FLANDERS NO INU (THE DOG OF FLANDERS). Aid in key animation. 1/76-12/76 *HAHA O TAZUNETE SANZEN-RI (3000 LEAGUES IN SEARCH OF MOTHER; 3000 MILES IN SEARCH OF MOTHER). TV series, 51 episodes. Scene design and scene organization. [Directed by Isao Takahata.] 1977 *ARAIGUMA RASCAL (RASCAL THE RACCOON). Key animation. 4/4/78-10/31/78 %MIRAI SHONEN CONAN (FUTURE BOY CONAN). TV series, 26 eps. Character design and direction. [widely held to be a prototype for Nausicaa _and_ Laputa!] [Isao Takahata directed episodes 9 & 10.] 1/79-12/79 %AKAGE NO AN (RED-HAIRED ANNE; ANNE OF GREEN GABLES). TV series, 50 episodes. Layout, scene design, and scene organization of episodes 1-15. [Dir. by Takahata.] 5/79-12/79 $LUPIN III: CAGLIOSTRO NO SHIRO (CAGLIOSTRO'S CASTLE). Feature, 1 hr 40 min. Co-writer, continuity, and direction. 1980 %LUPIN III: episode #145 ("Albatross: Wings of Death") and #155 ("Farewell, Lovely Lupin"). TV series. Screenplay and direction--under the name "Telecom." 1981 %LITTLE NEMO. Feature. [Released in 1991] Scene Designer. Like Isao Takahata, quit in pre-production stage. 4/81-Summer/82 +SHERLOCK HOUND (later renamed GREAT DETECTIVE HOLMES). Co-produced with Italian TV. [4 were completed (two of which were "The Little Client" and "The Blue Ruby.") and 2 were in mid- production until the project was halted . . . temporarily.] 2/82 ="Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind." Manga serialization begins. [See "Miyazaki Manga-ograpy" for specifics] 6/83 ="The Journey of Shuna." Comic book done in watercolor. [considered to be a Nausicaa prototype by some; see "Miyazaki Manga-ography."] 3/84 %KAZE NO TANI NO NAUSICAA (NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND). Feature, 1 hr 56 min. [edited & called WARRIORS OF THE WIND in USA] Screenplay, continuity, and direction. *"The Blue Ruby" and "Treasure Under the Sea" were shown back-to-back along with NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND in Japanese movie theatres. [Series title changes to GREAT DETECTIVE HOLMES.] 11/84-5/85 %MEITANTEI HOLMES (GREAT DETECTIVE HOLMES; FAMOUS DETECTIVE HOLMES). TV series (and theatrical short), 26 episodes. Director for first six episodes: "The Little Client," "The Blue Ruby," "Treasure Under the Sea," "Where Did the Sovereigns Go?" "The Abduction of Mrs. Hudson," and "The White Cliffs of Dover." [All six of these are available in English as SHERLOCK HOUND.] 1986 $WARRIORS OF THE WIND. Feature, 90 mins. The heavily-edited American version of NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND. New World Video. 8/86 %TENKU NO SHIRO LAPUTA (LAPUTA: CASTLE IN THE SKY). Feature, 2 hr 4 min. Screenplay, continuity, and direction. 4/87 %YANAKAWA HORIWARI MONOGATARI (THE STORY OF YANAKAWA CANAL). Documentary, 2 hr 45 min. Produced by Miyazaki and directed by Isao Takahata. Almost all live-action except for a few minutes of animation describing how the canal works. [Available on videotape November 21, 1992. This film has been shown on American TV (under a different name?).] 1988 $SHERLOCK HOUND. Seven tapes of 2 episodes each, one of which is a two-parter named "Hound of the Baskervilles." All are episodes of GREAT DETECTIVE HOLMES dubbed into English. The "Image Gallery" segments, Japanese vocals on the theme song, and end/opening credits between episodes have all been removed. Miyazaki served as director for only the first six episodes (the first three tapes). Celebrity Home Entertainment ("Just-for-Kids" series). 4/88 %TONARI NO TOTORO (OUR NEIGHBOR TOTORO; MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO; TOTORO NEXT DOOR). Feature, 1 hr 23 min. Screenplay, continuity, and direction. * 5/93 $TONARI NO TOTORO (OUR NEIGHBOR TOTORO; MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO; TOTORO * NEXT DOOR). Feature, 1 hr 23 min. * English dub given limited release in theaters in Seattle, Los * Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, New York City, and Boston? * 8/94 $TONARI NO TOTORO (OUR NEIGHBOR TOTORO; MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO; TOTORO * NEXT DOOR). Feature, 1 hr 23 min. * English dub released on videotape by Fox Video in USA. 3/89-5/89 ="Zassou Nooto, Hikoutei Jidai" ("Miscellaneous Memorandum--- The Age of Floatplanes"). Comic book prototype for PORUKO ROSSO, KURENAI NO BUTA. [See "Miyazaki Manga-ograpy" for specifics] 8/89 %MAJO NO TAKKYUBIN (EXPRESS DELIVERY WITCH; EXPRESS COURIER SERVICE OF A WITCH; KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE; WITCH'S EXPRESS). Feature, 1 hr 45 min. Screenplay, continuity, and direction. Producer, too! 7/20/91 %OMOHIDE PORO PORO (ONLY YESTERDAY; FALLING TEARS OF REMEMBRANCE). Feature, 1 hr 59 min. Producer only. Direction is by Miyazaki's personal friend Isao (GRAVE OF THE FIREFLY) Takahata. [See Takahata Filmography] 7/18/92 %KURENAI NO BUTA [literally: The Crimson Pig] (PORCO ROSSO). Feature, 1 hr 33 min. 1994 +MONONOKE-HIME (MONSTER PRINCESS). In pre-production. Due in 1996? =========================================================================== This filmography courtesy of the Hayao Miyazaki Discussion Group . To subscribe, send e-mail to and make the message read "subscribe nausicaa userid@node Real Name"