Similarities in Miyazaki films

Okay Miyazaki has made a ton of movies in his career and they all seem to have some sort of similarity. First off there is always a strong female character. Usually the main character is female but if they aren't then the secondary one is. Second there is always a war beginning, ending, or going on. Usually the main characters don't really care about the war, it is a background plot. Also there is a very distinct style of animation that is inherent in all of Miyazakis works. They all also contain strangely similar looking and sounding old ladies, most of which are nice. There is always a distinction (with the exception of Princess Mononoke) between the 'good guys' and the 'bad guys'. Also all his american translations of his movies are done by Disney and they usually use a couple of famous actors to do some voices. Miyazaki hates Disney though...