FACES OF GREED: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS IN THE WORKS OF HAYAO MIYAZAKI

This qualitative study used Hayao Miyazaki's three chosen films, namely, Castle in the Sky Princess Mononoke, and Spirited Away to determine the characters that manifest greed and differently illustrate the character's portrayal of greed through dialogue and narration, symbols. Also, the established concept of the greed of Hayao Miyazaki. The study utilized Formalistic Approach, Ferdinand de Saussure's Semiotics, and Biographical Approach. The result showed that the pattern of greed shows the chief feature of self-destruction which is greed and it shows that greed is driven by a fundamental sense of deprivation. The portrayal of greed is differently presented, through the utilized Swedes, the researcher allows to find out that greediness tuggers the words of mouth of the characters as well as the underlying signs in every film where the author denoted symbolical figures that emphasize the greediness of the characters. As such, Hayao Miyazaki's concept of greed is established through his culture, beliefs, perspectives, and life experiences that are applied in his several works. Moreover, Hayao Miyazaki's selected films use figurative images, symbols, signs, and discourse as well as incorporating Japanese beliefs in his works. Thus, there are recurring themes that he presents to the viewers. Similar themes are present in his work about greediness but he succeeds to give a new face of greediness in his every more