Miyazaki Airplane

Miyazaki Airplane
Private
Industry Aircraft Parts Manufacturing
Headquarters Kanuma, Japan
Key people
 Katsuji Miyazaki, Director

Miyazaki Airplane was an aircraft parts manufacturing company based in Japan during World War II.[1] The company owned a factory located in Kanuma, Tochigi, Japan,[2] that manufactured parts, including rudders, for the Mitsubishi A6M Zero. During the war, the firm relocated to Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan.[3] Shortly thereafter on July 12, 1945, there was an air raid on the city of Utsunomiya which left 43.7% of the city destroyed.[4]

Ownership and leadership

The company was run by Katsuji Miyazaki (Abt. 1915 - 18 March 1993), the father of the Studio Ghibli animation studio co-founder Hayao Miyazaki.[5][6] During World War II production runs the company was owned by Katsuji's brother.

References

  1. ↑ McCarthy, Helen (1999-09-01). Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation. United States: Stone Bridge Press. p. 26. ISBN 1-880656-41-8.
  2. ↑ Asian Cinema Studies Society. Asian cinema:a publication of the Asian Cinema Studies Society, Volume 17. P.117. 2006.
  3. ↑ Osmond, Andrew. "Spirited Away." P.27. 2008.
  4. ↑ http://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=217
  5. ↑ Thomson, Clifford. "Current Biography Yearbook 2001" Hayao Miyazaki.2002
  6. ↑ http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/861565/Miyazaki-Hayao


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