Hayao Miyazaki

Director

Hayao Miyazaki has a .917 batting average: 11 of 12 films rated 80/100 or higher.

Batting average
.917
Hits
11 of 12 feature films rated 80/100 or higher
Percentile
top 1% of 941 directors, confidence-adjusted (how it works)
Career
1972–2023

Films, ranked by rating

  1. Spirited Away (2001) — 98/100 · hit
  2. Princess Mononoke (1997) — 88/100 · hit
  3. My Neighbor Totoro (1988) — 88/100 · hit
  4. Howl's Moving Castle (2004) — 84/100 · hit
  5. Warriors of the Wind (1984) — 83/100 · hit
  6. Castle in the Sky (1986) — 83/100 · hit
  7. Porco Rosso (1992) — 82/100 · hit
  8. Ponyo (2008) — 82/100 · hit
  9. Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) — 81/100 · hit
  10. The Wind Rises (2013) — 81/100 · hit
  11. The Boy and the Heron (2023) — 81/100 · hit
  12. The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) — 79/100
  13. Mei and the Kittenbus (2002) — 76/100 · short, not counted
  14. Yuki's Sun (1972) — 59/100 · short, not counted

Films that qualify under the rating methodology, not a complete filmography.

Best and worst

Highest rated

  1. Spirited Away (2001) — 98/100 · hit
  2. Princess Mononoke (1997) — 88/100 · hit
  3. My Neighbor Totoro (1988) — 88/100 · hit

Lowest rated

  1. Yuki's Sun (1972) — 59/100 · short, not counted
  2. Mei and the Kittenbus (2002) — 76/100 · short, not counted
  3. The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) — 79/100

Also on Movie Moneyball as writer. Each page is a separate record.

How these numbers work: Methodology