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There are all kinds of values within the films but I don't make message films.

Hayao Miyazaki

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Hayao Miyazaki
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: January 1
Animation Director
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Film Director
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Miyazaki Hayao
Tsutomu Teruki
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