Though his films are critically acclaimed, along with having strong views of family in some of his films, Miyazaki is very left wing. A fan of [[Karl Marx]], he acknowledged leftist views in his films. In politics, Miyazaki suggested that Japan give some of the Senkaku Islands to China, and criticized then Prime Minister [[Shinzo Abe]] for trying to change the constitution to try to rebuild the Japanese military.
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When ‘Spirited Away’ was nominated for Best Animated Feature, Miyazaki refused to attend the awards show to protest America’s involvement in the [[Iraq war]]. He was also a critic of [[Brexit]] and [[Donald Trump]], calling the latter’s election “A terrible thing.”