宫崎骏的影片大多有共同的主题，比如人类和自然、科技的关系以及维护和平的艰难。影片的主角大多是坚强独立的女孩或者年轻女性；出现的坏人多有双重人格也有善良的一面。另外，宫崎骏在很多电影中都提到了环保问题。

    Spirited Away《千与千寻》

    Spirited Away is an Academy Award winning 2001 film by the Japanese anime studio Studio Ghibli, written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki.

    《千与千寻》由宫崎骏编导、吉卜力工作室在2001年制作发行，荣获了奥斯卡最佳动画片奖。

    Some suggest that the film is an allegory on the progression from childhood to maturity, and the risk of losing one's nature in the process. The idea of a character being lost inside a different world if they forget their real name is a common folk theme, and the idea of true names having magic power is a staple of folks tales such as Rumplestilskin. In Spirited Away, Miyazaki's heroes stay under the villain's control forever if they forget their real names and, consequently, their real identities.

    有些人认为影片是关于年少成长的寓言 ......