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I don't like games. You're robbing the precious time of children to be children. They need to be in touch with the real world more.

Hayao Miyazaki

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Hayao Miyazaki
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: January 1
Animation Director
Animator
Character Designer
Comics Artist
Director
Environmentalist
Film Director
Film Editor
Film Producer
Illustrator
Bunkyo
Miyazaki Hayao
Tsutomu Teruki
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