| Miyazaki Airplane | |
| Industry: | Aircraft Parts Manufacturing |
| Type: | Private |
| Location City: | Kanuma |
| Location Country: | Japan |
| Key People: | Katsuji Miyazaki (Director) |
Miyazaki Airplane was an aircraft parts manufacturing company based in Japan's Tochigi Prefecture during World War II.[1] The company owned a factory located in Kanuma,[2] that manufactured parts, including rudders, for the Mitsubishi A6M Zero. During the war, the firm relocated to Utsunomiya.[3]
The company was run by Katsuji Miyazaki (c. 1915 – 18 March 1993), the father of the Studio Ghibli animation studio co-founder Hayao Miyazaki.[4] [5] During World War II production runs the company was owned by Katsuji's brother.