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Studioghibli

Studio Ghibli Inc. (株式会社スタジオジブリ Kabushiki-gaisha Sutajio Jiburi?) is a Japanese animation film studio, and previously was a subsidiary of Tokuma Shoten. Its anime films have been provocative, imaginative, emotional and widely praised all over the world. Its name derives from the nickname the Italians used for their Saharan scouting planes in the Second World War, which derived from the Libyan word for hot wind blowing through the Sahara Desert (also known as sirocco). Though the term is Italian, the Japanese pronunciation of the studio's name is (IPA: [ˌdʒbɹiː] or [ˌdʒbɝi]). The theory behind the name was that the studio was blowing a new wind into the Japanese anime industry. The company's logo features the character Totoro from the film My Neighbor Totoro.

Founded in 1985, it is headed by the acclaimed director Hayao Miyazaki along with his colleague and mentor Isao Takahata, as well as the studio's executive managing director and long-time producer Toshio Suzuki. Its origins date back to 1983, with the film Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind, which was popularised as a serialized manga in a publication of Tokuma Shoten's Animage magazine after the original screenplay was rejected. The film was eventually produced by Topcraft and the film's success spurred the formation of Ghibli. Tokuma is the parent company of Studio Ghibli, and has provided Disney with the video rights to eight of the films and global distribution rights to Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away. Miyazaki's latest film, Howl's Moving Castle, was actually based on a book by British author Diana Wynne Jones, published in several countries including Canada and the United States. Composer Joe Hisaishi has provided the soundtrack for all of Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli films.

The most famous and lauded film from the studio that was not directed by Miyazaki is Grave of the Fireflies, directed by Isao Takahata, a sad film focusing on the lives of two war orphans towards the end of Second World War in Japan.

Over the years, there has been a close relationship between Studio Ghibli and the magazine Animage, which regularly runs exclusive articles about the studio and its members in a section titled "Ghibli Notes." Artwork from Ghibli's films and other works frequently graces the cover of the magazine.

The company is well known for its strict "no-edits" policy in licensing their films abroad. This has stemmed from the disastrous dubbing of Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind when the film was released in the United States (it was heavily edited and Americanized). There is a rumour that when licensing Princess Mononoke, Miyazaki mailed the respective studio a sword, to underline their "no-editing" policy, although in a recent interview with The Guardian, he claims: "my producer did that".

Works[]

Ghibli-Museum-Laputa-Robot

A life-size model of a robot from the animation Castle in the Sky on top of the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Tokyo.

Films[]

Year Title Director Screenwriter(s) Producer(s) Music Commercial premiere Running time Rotten Tomatoes
1984 Nausicaä of the Valley of the WindTemplate:Ref label Hayao Miyazaki Isao Takahata Joe Hisaishi Japan: March 11, 1984 117 minutes 89%[1]
1986 Castle in the Sky Japan: August 2, 1986 124 minutes 96%[2]
1988 Grave of the Fireflies Isao Takahata Toru Hara Michio Mamiya Japan: April 16, 1988 88 minutes 100%[3]
My Neighbor Totoro Hayao Miyazaki Joe Hisaishi 86 minutes 95%[4]
1989 Kiki's Delivery Service Hayao Miyazaki Japan: July 29, 1989 103 minutes 98%[5]
1991 Only Yesterday Isao Takahata Toshio Suzuki Masaru Hoshi Japan: July 20, 1991
English dub premiere: January 1, 2016
119 minutes 100%[6]
1992 Porco Rosso Hayao Miyazaki Joe Hisaishi Japan: July 18, 1992 93 minutes 95%[7]
1993 Ocean Waves Tomomi Mochizuki Kaori Nakamura (Keiko Niwa) Nozomu Takahashi, Seiji Okuda & Toshio Suzuki Shigeru Nagata Japan: May 5, 1993
United States: December 28, 2016
72 minutes 88%[8]
1994 Pom Poko Isao Takahata Toshio Suzuki Shang Shang Typhoon Japan: July 16, 1994 119 minutes 86%[9]
1995 Whisper of the Heart Yoshifumi Kondō Hayao Miyazaki Yuji Nomi Japan: July 15, 1995 111 minutes 94%[10]
1997 Princess Mononoke Hayao Miyazaki Joe Hisaishi Japan: July 12, 1997
United States: October 29, 1999
133 minutes 93%[11]
1999 My Neighbors the Yamadas Isao Takahata Akiko Yano Japan: July 17, 1999 103 minutes 78%[12]
2001 Spirited Away Hayao Miyazaki Joe Hisaishi Japan: July 20, 2001
United States: September 20, 2002
124 minutes 97%[13]
2002 The Cat Returns Hiroyuki Morita Reiko Yoshida Nozomu Takahashi & Toshio Suzuki Yuji Nomi Japan: July 19, 2002 75 minutes 90%[14]
2004 Howl's Moving Castle Hayao Miyazaki Toshio Suzuki Joe Hisaishi Japan: November 20, 2004
United States: June 10, 2005
119 minutes 87%[15]
2006 Tales from Earthsea Gorō Miyazaki Gorō Miyazaki & Keiko Niwa Tamiya Terashima Japan: July 29, 2006
United States: August 13, 2010
115 minutes 43%[16]
2008 Ponyo Hayao Miyazaki Joe Hisaishi Japan: July 19, 2008
United States: August 14, 2009
101 minutes 92%[17]
2010 Arrietty Hiromasa Yonebayashi Hayao Miyazaki & Keiko Niwa Cécile Corbel Japan: July 17, 2010
United States: February 17, 2012
94 minutes 95%[18]
2011 From Up on Poppy Hill Gorō Miyazaki Satoshi Takebe Japan: July 16, 2011
United States: March 15, 2013
91 minutes 86%[19]
2013 The Wind Rises[20] Hayao Miyazaki Joe Hisaishi Japan: July 20, 2013
United States: February 21, 2014
126 minutes 88%[21]
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya[20] Isao Takahata Isao Takahata & Riko Sakaguchi Yoshiaki Nishimura Japan: November 23, 2013
United States: October 17, 2014
137 minutes 100%[22]
2014 When Marnie Was There[23] Hiromasa Yonebayashi Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Keiko Niwa & Masashi Ando Takatsugu Muramatsu Japan: July 19, 2014
United States: May 22, 2015
102 minutes 91%[24]
2020 Earwig and the Witch Gorō Miyazaki Keiko Niwa & Emi Gunji Toshio Suzuki Satoshi Takebe December 30, 2020 82 minutes 29%[25]
2023 How Do You Live? Hayao Miyazaki Joe Hisaishi Japan: July 14, 2023[26] 125 minutes TBA
Template:Note label Not produced, but released by Studio Ghibli under its label.

Short films[]

  • Sora Iro no Tane (1992) (TV short film)
  • Nandarou (1992) (TV short film)
  • On Your Mark (1995) (a music video created for Chage & Aska)
  • Ghiblies (2000) (TV short film)
  • Ghiblies Episode 2 (2002) (shown in theaters with The Cat Returns)
  • Kusoh no Kikai-tachi no Naka no Hakai no Hatsumei (The Invention of Destruction in the Imaginary Machines) (2002) (Shown at the Ghibli Museum)
  • Koro no Daisanpo (Koro's Big Day Out) (2003) (The first of three short films shown at the Ghibli Museum in 2003)
  • Kujiratori (The Whale Hunt) (2003)
  • Mei to Konekobasu (Mei and the Kittenbus) (2003)
  • Yadosagashi (Looking for a Home) (2005) (The first of three short films shown at the Ghibli Museum in 2006)
  • Hoshi wo Katta Hi (The Day I Cropped/Harvested a Star) (2005)
  • Mizugumo Monmon (Water Spider Monmon) (2005)
  • The Night of Taneyamagahara (2006)

Other works[]

The works listed here consist works that don't fall into either category above.

  • Nandarou (1992) (TV commercial for NHK)
  • Umacha (2001) (TV commercials)
  • Lasseter-san, Arigatou (2003) (thank you video created for John Lasseter)

Related works[]

These works were not created by Studio Ghibli, but were produced by members of Topcraft that went on to create Studio Ghibli in 1985 or created in cooperation with Studio Ghibli.

Pre-Ghibli[]

  • Hols: Prince of the Sun (1968) (Takahata's directorial debut, with a screenplay by Kazuo Fukazawa; Hayao Miyazaki was scenic designer and a key animator)
  • Puss 'n Boots (1969) (Directed by Kimio Yabuki, written by Hisashi Inoue and Morihisa Yamamoto with gag supervision by Nakahara Yumihiko, key animators include Yasuo Otsuka, Yoichi Kotabe, Reiko Okuyama, Takuo Kikuchi, Akemi Ota, Hayao Miyazaki, and Akira Daikubara)
  • Animal Treasure Island (1971) (Directed by Hiroshi Ikeda, written by Hiroshi Ikeda and Takashi Iijima with idea construction/adaptation by Hayao Miyazaki; Hayao Miyazaki was also scenic designer and a key animator)
  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1972) (by Topcraft for Rankin-Bass)
  • The Hobbit (1977) (by Topcraft for Rankin-Bass; won the Peabody Award; artists include: Hidetoshi Kaneko, Kazuko Ito and Minoru Nishida;)
  • Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
  • The Return of the King (1980) (by Topcraft for Rankin-Bass; done by basically the same team that did The Hobbit, with the addition of Tadakatsu Yoshida)
  • The Last Unicorn (1982) (by Topcraft for Rankin-Bass [1])
  • The Flight of Dragons (1982) (by Topcraft for Rankin-Bass)
  • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (Topcraft, 1984)
  • ThunderCats (1985) (an animated series created by Topcraft for Rankin-Bass)
  • Angel's Egg (1985) (a Mamoru Oshii film co-produced by Tokuma Shoten, the parent company of Studio Ghibli)

Cooperative works[]

  • The Story of Yanagawa's Canals (1987) (a documentary by Isao Takahata)
  • Ozanari Dungeon (1991) (an OVA series for which Studio Ghibli did some animation work)
  • Kirikou et la sorcière (1998) (a Michel Ocelot adapted into Japanese by Isao Takahata and distributed by Studio Ghibli)
  • Shiki-Jitsu (2000) (directed by Hideaki Anno under a live action division of Tokuma Shoten, Studio Kajino)
  • Innocence: Ghost in the Shell (2004) (a film by Production I.G.)

In addition, Ghibli did work on Takahata's short in the 2004 experimental animation anthology Winter Days.

See also[]

External links[]


Studio Ghibli
株式会社スタジオジブリ
Pre-Ghibli Films

Hols: Prince of the Sun (1968) • Puss 'n Boots (1969) • Flying Ghost Ship (1969) • Animal Treasure Island (1971) • Ali-Baba and the 40 Thieves (1971) • Yuki no Taiyo (1972) • Panda Go Panda (1972–1973) • The Castle of Cagliostro (1977) • Chie the Brat (1981) • Gauche the Cellist (1982) • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)

Ghibli Films

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) • Castle in the Sky (1986) • The Story of Yanagawa's Canals (1987) • Grave of the Fireflies (1988) • My Neighbor Totoro (1988) • Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) • Only Yesterday (1991) • Porco Rosso (1992) • Ocean Waves (1993) • Pom Poko (1994) • Whisper of the Heart (1995) • Princess Mononoke (1997) • My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999) • Spirited Away (2001) • The Cat Returns (2002) • Howl's Moving Castle (2004) • Tales from Earthsea (2006)• Ponyo (2008) • The Secret World of Arrietty (2010) From Up On Poppy Hill (2011) • The Wind Rises (2013) • The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013) • When Marnie Was There (2014) • Earwig and the Witch (2020) • How Do You Live? (2023) •

Short Films

The Sky-Colored Seed (1992) • Nandarou (1992) • On Your Mark (1995) • Ghiblies (2000) • Ghiblies Episode II (2002) • Mei and the Kittenbus (2003) • Koro's Big Day Out (2003) • The Whale Hunt (2003) • The Invention of Destruction in the Imaginary Machines (2004) • Imaginary Flying Machines (2004) • The Ornithopter Story: Fly to the Sky Hiyodiro Tengu! (2004) • The Day I Harvested a Star (2006) • House-hunting (2006) • Monmon the Water Spider (2006) • The Night of Taneyamagahara (2006)

People

Masashi Andō •  Hideaki Anno •  Mamoru Hosoda •  Megumi Kagawa •  Kazuo Komatsubara •  Katsuya Kondō •  Yoshifumi Kondō •  Yoichi Kotabe •  Gorō Miyazaki •  Hayao Miyazaki •  Yoshiyuki Momose •  Tomomi Mochizuki •  [[Yasuji Mori •  [[Hiroyuki Morita •  Mamoru Oshii •  Shinji Otsuka •  Yasuo Ōtsuka •  Toshio Suzuki •  Isao Takahata •  Kazuo Oga •  Tsukasa Tannai

Places

Studio Ghibli •  Ghibli Museum


References[]

  1. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (Kaze no tani no Naushika). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media.)
  2. Castle in the Sky (1989). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. (1989 was the year of its U.S. release.)
  3. Hotaru no haka (Grave of the Fireflies) (1988). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media.
  4. My neighbor Totoro (1988). Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster.
  5. Kiki's delivery service (1989). Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster.
  6. Only Yesterday (2016). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. (2016 was the year of its U.S. release.)
  7. Porco Rosso (Kurenai no buta) (1992). Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster.
  8. Ocean Waves(2016). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media.
  9. Pom Poko (Heisei tanuki gassen pompoko) (The Raccoon War) (1994). Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster.
  10. Whisper of the Heart (Mimi wo sumaseba) (If You Listen Closely) (2006). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. (2006 was the year of its U.S. TV & DVD release.)
  11. Princess Mononoke (1999). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. (1999 was the year of its U.S. release.)
  12. My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999). Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster.
  13. Spirited Away (2001). Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster.
  14. The Cat Returns (2002). Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster.
  15. Howl's Moving Castle (2005). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. (2005 was the year of its U.S. release.)
  16. Gedo senki (Tales from Earthsea) (2010). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. (2010 was the year of its U.S. release.)
  17. Ponyo (2009). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. (2009 was the year of its U.S. release.)
  18. The Secret World of Arrietty (2012). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. (It was released in the U.S. under this title in 2012.)
  19. From Up On Poppy Hill (2013). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. (2013 was the year of its U.S. release.)
  20. 20.0 20.1 Studio Ghibli to release Miyazaki, Takahata films in Summer 2013. The Asahi Shimbun (December 21, 2012).
  21. The Wind Rises (2014). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. (2014 was the year of its U.S. release.)
  22. The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2014). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. (2014 was the year of its U.S. release.)
  23. "Ghibli Adapts Joan G. Robinson's When Marnie Was There Novel Into Anime", Anime News Network, December 12, 2013. 
  24. When Marnie Was There (2015). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. (2015 was the year of its U.S. release.)
  25. Earwig and the Witch (2020). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media.
  26. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 13, 2022). Hayao Miyazaki's How Do You Live? Film Opens in Japan on July 14, 2023.
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