Q 01/05

In which year did Hayao Miyazaki co-found Studio Ghibli?

A) 1985

B) 1990

C) 1995

D) 2000

Answer · why

A) 1985

He founded it with a long-time colleague as a subsidiary of the publisher Tokuma Shoten and designed its Kichijōji offices himself.

Q 02/05

In which city was Hayao Miyazaki born in January 1941?

A) Nagoya

B) Osaka

C) Tokyo

D) Kyoto

Answer · why

C) Tokyo

He was the second of four sons; his earliest memories are of bombed-out cities after the family evacuated during the war.

Q 03/05

Miyazaki's father ran a family firm that manufactured what during World War II?

A) Boots for infantrymen

B) Rudders for fighter planes

C) Valves for field radios

D) Rope for naval vessels

Answer · why

B) Rudders for fighter planes

Miyazaki Airplane kept the family affluent, and planes have haunted his films ever since.

Q 04/05

Which 1958 film, Japan's first colour animated feature, sparked the teenage Miyazaki's interest?

A) The White Snake Enchantress

B) Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors

C) Astro Boy

D) Alakazam the Great

Answer · why

A) The White Snake Enchantress

He sneaked out to see it instead of studying for entrance exams and later said it moved him to tears.

Q 05/05

What did Miyazaki study at Gakushuin University, graduating in 1963?

A) Political science and economics

B) Classical Japanese literature

C) Fine art and design history

D) Aeronautical engineering

Answer · why

A) Political science and economics

He considered himself a poor student, spending his time on art and in the Children's Literature Research Club.