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Hayao Miyazaki, often referred to as “the Walt Disney of Japan,” is undoubtedly famous in his home country. With record-breaking films such as Academy Award-winning, Spirited Away, and the iconic, My Neighbor Totoro, it’s easily assumed that everyone in Japan has watched at least one Miyazaki movie. A recent poll conducted by a Japanese movie rental chain reveals that, actually, almost everyone in Japan has.

Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd., a Japanese company that operates TSUTAYA, a chain of movie rental stores, conducted the survey, which was taken by 1,251 TSUTAYA point card holders between the ages of 16 and 69. The survey’s first question asked if members had ever watched a film directed by Hayao Miyazaki to which 95.6 percent of respondents said that they have watched at least one. Next, the survey asked members to reveal which Miyazaki movies they have seen. Here are the results:

My Neighbor Totoro – 85.5%Survey- 96% of Japanese people have watched a Hayao Miyazaki film9

Spirited Away – 83.4%Survey- 96% of Japanese people have watched a Hayao Miyazaki film8

Kiki’s Delivery Service – 78.4%Survey- 96% of Japanese people have watched a Hayao Miyazaki film7

Princess Mononoke – 77.3%Survey- 96% of Japanese people have watched a Hayao Miyazaki film10

Castle in the Sky – 73.8%Survey- 96% of Japanese people have watched a Hayao Miyazaki film5

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind – 73.1%Survey- 96% of Japanese people have watched a Hayao Miyazaki film4

The Castle of Cagliostro – 65.2%Survey- 96% of Japanese people have watched a Hayao Miyazaki film3

Howl’s Moving Castle – 59.3%Survey- 96% of Japanese people have watched a Hayao Miyazaki film6

Porco Rosso – 58.4%Survey- 96% of Japanese people have watched a Hayao Miyazaki film2

Ponyo – 55.5%Survey- 96% of Japanese people have watched a Hayao Miyazaki film1

The Wind Rises – 15.3%Survey- 96% of Japanese people have watched a Hayao Miyazaki film11

It appears that the classic, My Neighbor Totoro, just barely took the lead away from Spirited Away, what some believe to be Miyazaki’s finest work. With the recent announcement of Hayao Miyazaki’s retirement from directing films, it’s safe to say that he will be missed by many people in Japan and all over the world.

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Source: RBB Today
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