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Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Praises Director Hayao Miyazaki Online
posted on by Adriana Hazra
India's union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman made a congratulatory post for honored Miyazaki with the award last Saturday.
Co-founder of #StudioGhibli #HayaoMiyazaki gets the Ramon Magsaysay award.
— Nirmala Sitharaman (@nsitharaman) September 1, 2024
His masterpieces are “My Neighbour Totoro” and “Kiki's Delivery Service—can watch them any number of times.
Anime have much for adults and Miyazaki serves them like a magician. https://t.co/ymBxbxUoPG
Sitharaman referenced his works Kiki's Delivery Service in the Tweet. Netizens shared the post jesting about a new "18% GST [Goods and services tax] on anime" and the like. Considering that Sitharaman was in charge of presenting the last five annual budgets in the country, a few quips were to be expected.
The former Union Minister of Defense assumed her current office in May 2019. Forbes named her as one of the 100 most powerful women in the world in the same year.
The Ramon Magsaysay award, named after the Philippines' seventh president, and presented annually every August 31, honors "greatness of spirit shown in service to the peoples of Asia—regardless of race, gender, or religion."
In the award citation, the award highlights Miyazaki's "lifelong commitment to the use of art, specifically animation, to illuminate the human condition."
Miyazaki is the 33rd Japanese person in the award's history to receive the award.
Miyazaki rose to prominence in the 1970s on such television anime series as Isao Takahata founded Studio Ghibli.
With Ghibli, Miyazaki helmed the feature films Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess.
The film ended its run in Indian theaters with a revenue of ₹3.05 crores (approximately US$365,185).
The film won Best Animated Feature Film in the 96th Academy Awards ceremony on March 10.
Sources: Nirmala Sitharaman's Twitter/X , Hindustan Times
