Hayao Miyazaki (Miyazaki Hayao, born January 5, 1941) is a Japanese manga artist and prominent film director and animator of many popular anime feature films. Through a career that has spanned nearly five decades, Miyazaki has attained international acclaim as a maker of animated feature films and, along with Isao Takahata, co-founded Studio Ghibli, an animation studio and production company. The success of Miyazaki's films has invited comparisons with American animator Walt Disney, British animator Nick Park as well as Robert Zemeckis, who pioneered Motion Capture animation, and he has been named one of the most influential people by Time Magazine.
Hayao Miyazaki's classic animated film about the clash between humans and nature in mythological Japan. The story of young prince Ashitaka seeking a cure for a deadly curse while caught between an industrial city and forest spirits.
Skibi kino presents the Studio Ghibli animated film Laputa: Castle in the Sky as part of a six-film series. The ticket includes fresh popcorn and homemade lemonade.
