Abstract
The proposed research aims to analyze how ecology and spirituality are embedded in the work of Hayao Miyazaki, starting with three representative films of three phases of his career, namely Nausicaä (Kaze no Tani na Nausicaa, 1984), Princess Mononoke (Mononoke Hime, 1997) and Ponyo (Gake no Ue no Ponyo, 2008). Director of 11 feature films, Miyazaki is one of the most prolific and consiste…