Hayao Miyazaki wins Golden Globe for 'The Boy and the Heron'

Celebrated director's semi-autobiographical film wins for best animated feature

202401018 Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy And The Heron

Hayao Miyazaki's "The Boy And The Heron" is Japan's first winner of a Golden Globe Award. © (Studio Ghibli/GKIDS via AP)

REI NAKAFUJI, Nikkei staff writer

LAS VEGAS, U.S. -- Hayao Miyazaki's "The Boy and the Heron" on Sunday in the U.S. won the Golden Globe Award for best animated feature, making the legendary animator the first Japanese to take home the award, considered a prelude to the Oscars, since it was established in 2007.

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