Question

In one of this director’s movies, the protagonist saves a boy by using a bullroarer as a distraction before both are consumed by quicksand. Earlier in that movie by this director, the protagonist shuts down an underground garden after her father is killed by invading Tolmekians. (15[2])In another movie by this director, a birthday girl grumpily rejects a herring and pumpkin pie (15[1])made by her grandmother. The US invasion of (*) Iraq inspired this director to create (10[1]-5[1])a movie (10[1])in which the protagonist breaks free (10[1])of a curse by making a deal with a fire demon (10[1]-5[1])but keeps her (10[1])white hair. (10[2])In that movie (10[1])by this (10[1])director, the titular character (10[1])fights a war as a bird while living in an enchanted house supported by (10[1])Calcifer. (10[3]-5[1])For 10 (10[1])points, (10[2])name this Japanese director (10[3]-5[1])of Howl’s Moving Castle. (10[2])■END■ (10[6]0[5])

ANSWER: Hayao Miyazaki (the unnamed movie in the first line is Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, and the unnamed movie in the third line is Kiki’s Delivery Service)
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