Hayao Miyazaki’s “Rating” of the Best Films: “My Neighbor Totoro”, “Princess Mononoke” or “Spirited Away”?

Among the names of the main directors of animated films, one cannot fail to mention the Japanese. Hayao Miyazaki (b. 1941), who has been delighting genre-loving viewers for more than half a century with his proposals for traditional drawings; a series Lupine III (1971-1972), based on the manga of his compatriot Monkey Punch (1967-1981), and in studio ghibli primarily founded by his colleague Isao Takahata, producer Toshio Suzuki and himself in June 1985.

Hollywood Academy recognized him Oscar for Spirited Away in 2003, Haul’s walking castle D the wind is rising received two nominations and honorary award it was awarded in 2015. It should also be remembered that the former won a BAFTA in the category of best non-English language film, received the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival and a special mention in Sitges, and there were a couple of awards in Venice pony on the rock.

“Yes [la animación dibujada a mano] it’s an extinct profession, there’s nothing we can do about it,” said Hayao Miyazaki in 2005 during the Venice competition that decided to celebrate his career. “Civilization is moving forward. Where are all the fresco artists now? Where are the landscape designers? What are they doing now? The world is changing. I am very lucky to be able to do the same job for forty years. It’s rare at any time.”

The opinion of profile critics about the work of Hayao Miyazaki

This is ranging films of Hayao Miyazaki according to information received in the field rotten tomatoes for critics:

1. Spirited Away (2001): GPA 8.6 out of 10 in 194 reviews.
2. My Neighbor Totoro (1988): average 8.5 in 55 reviews.
3. Witch’s Apprentice Nicky (1989): average 8.1 in 42 reviews.
4. Nausicaa from the valley of the wind (1984): average 8.1 in 19 reviews.
5. Porco Rosso (1992): average eight in 21 reviews.
6. princess mononoke (1997): average eight in 112 reviews.
7. the wind is rising (2013): average 7.9 in 178 reviews.
8. pony on the rock (2008): average 7.6 in 172 reviews.
9. castle in the sky (1986): average 7.5 in 26 reviews.
10. Haul’s walking castle (2004): average 7.5 in 182 reviews.
11. Lupine III: Castle of Cagriostro (1979): average 7.4 in 21 reviews.

Moviegoers Opinion Rotten Tomatoes

Anonymous users who vote for rotten tomatoes leave us this result of Hayao Miyazaki:

1. Spirited Away: average score 4.5 out of 5 with over 250,000 votes.
2. My Neighbor Totoro: half 4.4 with over 50,000 votes.
3. princess mononoke: half 4.4 with over 100,000 votes.
4. Haul’s walking castle: half 4.4 with over 25,000 votes.
5. Nausicaa from the valley of the wind: half 4.3 with over 50 votes.
6. castle in the sky: half 4.2 with over 50,000 votes.
7. Witch’s Apprentice Nicky: half 4.2 with over 10,000 votes.
8. Lupine III: Castle of Cagliostro: half 4.1 with over 10,000 votes.
9. Porco Rosso: half 4.1 with over 5000 votes.
10. the wind is rising: half 4.1 with over 10,000 votes.
11. pony on the rock: half 4 with over 50,000 votes.

IMDb Moviegoers’ Opinions on Hayao Miyazaki’s Movies

On the other hand, here are the numbers he gives us IMDb on what the public thinks of Hayao Miyazaki’s films:

1. Spirited Away: average score 8.6 out of 10 with 729,212 votes.
2. princess mononoke: half 8.4 with 380,732 votes.
3. Haul’s walking castle: half 8.2 with 377,605 votes.
4. My Neighbor Totoro: half 8.1 with 326,244 votes.
5. Nausicaa from the valley of the wind: half eight with 165,867 votes.
6. castle in the sky: half eight with 162,616 votes.
7. Witch’s Apprentice Nicky: half 7.8 with 139,566 votes.
8. the wind is rising: half 7.7 with 82,948 votes.
9. Porco Rosso: half 7.7 with 86,914 votes.
10. Lupine III: Castle of Cagliostro: half 7.6 with 30,201 votes.
11. pony on the rock: half 7.6 with 139,236 votes.

FilmAffinity, the opinion of moviegoers

And finally, this is the information about Hayao Miyazaki, which he gives us. FilmAffinity:

1. Spirited Away: average score 8.1 out of 10 with 111,108 votes.
2. princess mononoke: half eight with 68,272 votes.
3. Haul’s walking castle: half 7.8 with 58,281 votes.
4. My Neighbor Totoro: half 7.7 with 47,203 votes.
5. Nausicaa from the valley of the wind: half 7.6 with 20,075 votes.
6. castle in the sky: half 7.5 with 15,053 votes.
7. Porco Rosso: half 7.4 with 25,361 votes.
8. pony on the rock: half 7.4 with 22,129 votes.
9. the wind is rising: half 7.2 with 14,420 votes.
10. Witch’s Apprentice Nicky: half 7.1 with 11,419 votes.
11. Lupine III: Castle of Cagliostro: half 7 with 4607 votes.

Conclusions on the best and worst of Hayao Miyazaki

The case of the animation work that Hayao Miyazaki has offered us for over fifty years in a feature film is exceptional. Not only has none of his eleven films been criticized, but the average ratings of moviegoers voting on the Internet remain above the mark.

There is absolute unanimity in both areas with Spirited Away as the best director. And, on the other hand, even under these conditions, it’s not about “his worst film”, but about least visiblewhat about professional critics and users of FilmAffinity Lupine III: Castle of Cagriostroand for Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb, on the contrary, pony on the rock.