The View Of War In Hayao Miyazaki’s Animated Movie

Japanese animated movies has set off a worldwide surge today,especially Hayao Miyazaki,whom is being praised as the Akira Kurosawa in the animation industry in Japan. This article will demonstrate his view points on war emerged from his animated films by introducing and analyzing the master Hayao Miyazaki himself and also his magnum opuses. This article will analysis the anti-war ideology and antianthropocentrism implications obtained from Miyazaki’s films based on the outlook of war; it also points out Miyazaki’s steadfast stance on wars, his introspection of militarism, his ambivalent consciousness of responsibility, and his rejection of Just-wars. This article will also analyze the causes of Miyazaki’s anti-war ideology based on Miyazaki’s personal experiences and the impact from the environment in Japan just after World War II, in order to proclaim the significance of his anti-war ideology demonstrated in his films – his concerns about the double-faced modern civilization and his shout on the return of nature and innocence. The connotations of humanistic and futurism in Miyazaki’s films inspire us in the twenty-first century during the process of looking for solutions of the dilemmas in spite of the eco-system, resources and wars. At the same time, the creation process and animation style of the Studio Ghibli – which was formed and directed by Miyazaki – have the reference significance and profound influence to the animation industry in our country.