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List Of Studio Ghibli Works
This is a list of works (films, television, shorts etc.) by the Japanese animation studio Studio Ghibli. Works Feature films Television Short films These are short films, including those created for television, theatrical release, and the Ghibli Museum. Original video animation releases and music videos (theatrical and television) are also listed in this section. Commercials Video games Stage productions * ''Princess Mononoke'' (2013) * '' Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind'' (2019) * ''Spirited Away'' (2022) * ''My Neighbour Totoro'' (2022) Other works The works listed here consist of works that do not fall into the above categories. All of these films have been released on DVD or Blu-ray in Japan as part of the ''Ghibli Gakujutsu Library''. Exhibitions A selection of layout designs for animated productions was exhibited in the ''Studio Ghibli Layout Designs: Understanding the Secrets of Takahata and Miyazaki Animation'' exhibition tour, which s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animation Studio
An animation studio is a company producing animation, animated media. The broadest such companies conceive of products to produce, own the physical equipment for production, employ operators for that equipment, and hold a major stake in the sales or rentals of the media produced. They also own rights over merchandising and creative rights for characters created/held by the company, much like authors holding copyrights. In some early cases, they also held patent, patent rights over methods of animation used in certain studios that were used for boosting productivity. Overall, they are business concerns and can function as such in legal terms. American studios The idea of a studio dedicated to animating cartoons was spearheaded by Raoul Barré and his studio, Barré Studio, co-founded with Bill Nolan (animator), Bill Nolan, beating out the studio created by J.R. Bray, Bray Productions, to the honor of the first studio dedicated to animation. Though beaten to the post of being the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Mononoke
is a 1997 Japanese animated historical drama, historical fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Set in the Muromachi period of Japanese history, the film follows Ashitaka, a young Emishi prince who journeys west to cure his cursed arm and becomes embroiled in the conflict between Irontown and the forest of the gods, as well as the feud between Lady Eboshi and a human girl raised by wolves named San. Produced by Toshio Suzuki, animated by Studio Ghibli, and distributed by Toho, it stars the voices of Yōji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yūko Tanaka, Kaoru Kobayashi (actor), Kaoru Kobayashi, Masahiko Nishimura, Tsunehiko Kamijō, Akihiro Miwa, Mitsuko Mori, and Hisaya Morishige. Miyazaki began developing early concepts in 1980 and later considered basing a film on the Japanese literary classic the (1212); elements of both evolved substantially into the eventual film. After taking a break to direct ''On Your Mark''(1995), he led the production with a budget of , making it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cécile Corbel
Cécile Corbel (born 28 March 1980, in Pont-Croix, Finistère, France) is a French and Breton singer, harpist, and composer. She has released five albums of original music and worked for Studio Ghibli as a composer for its 2010 film, '' Arrietty''. Corbel sings in many languages including French, Italian, Breton, and English and has done songs in Spanish, German, Japanese, Irish, and Turkish. Her lifelong partner is songwriter Simon Caby, who is also her co-composer. Biography Early life Cécile Corbel was born in Pont-Croix on 28 March 1980. As a child, she traveled all throughout Brittany with her parents, who had a traveling marionette show. She first learned to play guitar, and discovered the Celtic harp as a teenager during a concert by Greek harpist Elisa Vellia, who later became her teacher. At age 18, after obtaining a ''baccalauréat scientifique'', she moved to Paris to study. She then entered the École du Louvre and earned a MAS in archaeology. She first perform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiromasa Yonebayashi
, nicknamed , is a Japanese animator and director, formerly for Studio Ghibli. After his directorial debut with Studio Ghibli ('' The Secret World of Arrietty''), he became the youngest director of a theatrical film produced by the studio. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2015 for his second film, '' When Marnie Was There''. Together with Ghibli producer Yoshiaki Nishimura, Yonebayashi left Studio Ghibli in December 2014 after 18 years, and established Studio Ponoc in June 2015. His first film as director at Studio Ponoc is '' Mary and the Witch's Flower''. He studied at the Kanazawa College of Art, where he majored in commercial design. Works Films * ''Princess Mononoke'' (1997), in between animation, clean-up animation * '' Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade'' (1998), in between animation * '' My Neighbors the Yamadas'' (1999), in between animation * ''Spirited Away'' (2001), key animation * '' Mei and the Kittenbus'' (2003), animation director * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrietty
''Arrietty'', titled in Japan and ''The Secret World of Arrietty'' in North America, is a 2010 Japanese animated fantasy film directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi as his feature film debut as a director, animated by Studio Ghibli for the Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Walt Disney Japan, Mitsubishi, Toho and Wild Bunch. The screenplay by Hayao Miyazaki and Keiko Niwa, was based on the 1952 novel '' The Borrowers'' by Mary Norton, an English author of children's books, about a family of tiny people who live secretly in the walls and floors of a typical household, borrowing items from humans to survive. The film stars the voices of Mirai Shida, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Shinobu Otake, Keiko Takeshita, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Tomokazu Miura, and Kirin Kiki, and tells the story of a young Borrower (Shida) befriending a human boy (Kamiki), while trying to avoid being detected by the other humans. Ghibli announced the film in late 2009 with Yonebayashi making hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponyo
is a 2008 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It was animated by Studio Ghibli for the Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Mitsubishi, and distributed by Toho. The film stars Yuria Nara, Hiroki Doi, Tomoko Yamaguchi, Kazushige Nagashima, Yūki Amami, George Tokoro, Rumi Hiiragi, Akiko Yano, Kazuko Yoshiyuki and Tomoko Naraoka. It is the eighth film Miyazaki directed for Studio Ghibli, and his tenth overall. The film tells the story of Ponyo, a goldfish who escapes from the ocean and is helped by a five-year-old human boy named Sōsuke, after she is washed ashore while trapped in a glass jar. As they bond with each other, Ponyo desires to become a human girl, against the devastating circumstances brought about by her acquisition and use of magic. The film was originally released in Japan on July 19, 2008, by distributor Toho. It was a major commercial success, grossing over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorō Miyazaki
is a Japanese landscape architect and animation director. His landscape projects include the Ghibli Museum and Ghibli Park. The son of Hayao Miyazaki, Goro has directed three films—'' Tales from Earthsea'' (2006), '' From Up on Poppy Hill'' (2011), and '' Earwig and The Witch'' (2020)—and the television series '' Ronja, the Robber's Daughter''. Biography Miyazaki was born to animators Hayao Miyazaki and Akemi Ōta on January 21, 1967, in Tokyo. While growing up, Gorō and his younger brother Keisuke found sketches of their parents' work. As a high school student, Gorō thought that he "would never be able to reach the level is fatherhas attained." Gorō instead decided to pursue an interest in landscape architecture. After graduating from Shinshu University's School of Agriculture, Gorō later worked as a construction consultant in the planning and designing of parks and gardens. In 1998, Gorō was involved in the design of the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, and served as it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tales From Earthsea (film)
is a 2006 Japanese anime epic fantasy film co-written and directed by Gorō Miyazaki in his directorial debut, animated by Studio Ghibli for the Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Mitsubishi and Toho, and distributed by the latter company. The film is based on a combination of plot and character elements from the first four books of Ursula K. Le Guin's ''Earthsea'' series (''A Wizard of Earthsea'', '' The Tombs of Atuan'', ''The Farthest Shore'', and '' Tehanu''), as well as Hayao Miyazaki's graphic novel '' Shuna's Journey''. The film's English title is taken from the collection of short stories published in 2001. The film was released in Japan on July 29, 2006. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its animation, music and visuals, but criticized the narrative, pacing, and overall differences from the novels. Le Guin herself stated that the plot was "entirely different" to that of her books. She tol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howl's Moving Castle (film)
is a 2004 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It is loosely based on the 1986 novel '' Howl's Moving Castle'' by British author Diana Wynne Jones. The film was produced by Toshio Suzuki, animated by Studio Ghibli, and distributed by Toho. It stars the voices of Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura and Akihiro Miwa. The film is set in a fictional kingdom where both magic and early twentieth-century technology are prevalent, against the backdrop of a war with another kingdom. It tells the story of Sophie, a young milliner who is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his refusal to fight for the king. Influenced by Miyazaki's opposition to the United States' invasion of Iraq in 2003, the film contains strong anti-war themes. Miyazaki stated that he "had a great deal of rage" about the Iraq War, which led him to make a film that he felt would be poorly r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reiko Yoshida
is a Japanese screenwriter. She has written and supervised numerous screenplays for anime series, live-action dramas and films. Her major works include ''Kaleido Star'', ''Aria'', ''Maria-sama ga Miteru'', '' D.Gray-man'', ''K-On!'', ''Bakuman'', and ''Girls und Panzer''. In more recent works, she has supervised the screenplays for '' Majestic Prince'', '' Non Non Biyori'', '' A Town Where You Live'', '' Tamako Market'', '' Yowamushi Pedal'', and '' Castle Town Dandelion''. In films, she wrote the screenplay for '' The Cat Returns'', the original films that would make up '' Digimon: The Movie'', Kyoto Animation’s hit anime film '' A Silent Voice'', and the film adaptations of Osamu Tezuka's ''Buddha'', the second film of which was given a stamp of approval by the Dalai Lama. She wrote the story for the manga series '' Tokyo Mew Mew'' along with illustrator Mia Ikumi. Among her works, she was recognized for Best Screenplay/Original Work for ''Girls und Panzer'' at the Tokyo A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroyuki Morita
is a Japanese animator and director. He is best known for working as director on the Studio Ghibli film '' The Cat Returns''. Life and career Early life Morita was born in Fukuoka Prefecture and graduated from Fukuoka Kenritsu Chikushikoto School. During his high school days, he produced an independent animated film called , which won a prize in an animation magazine contest at the time. One of the production staff members for the film was Katsuyuki Toda, who later became a manga artist. Animation career After graduating from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering at Fukuoka University, he joined the animation production company Shaft. His first work as an animator was ''Hiatari Ryōkō!''. Afterwards, he became a freelancer and worked as an inbetweener on movies such as '' Akira'' and ''Kiki's Delivery Service'', a key animator for ''Roujin Z'', '' Hashire Melos!'', ''Memories'', ''Perfect Blue'' and many others, and an episode director for the OV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cat Returns
is a 2002 Japanese anime fantasy film directed by Hiroyuki Morita from a screenplay by Reiko Yoshida, based on the 2002 manga ''Baron the Cat'' by Aoi Hiiragi. It was animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network, Hakuhodo, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Mitsubishi and Toho, and distributed by the latter company. It stars Chizuru Ikewaki, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Tetsu Watanabe, Yosuke Saito, Aki Maeda and Tetsurō Tamba. This is Hiroyuki Morita's first and only film as director for Studio Ghibli. It is a spin-off of '' Whisper of the Heart''. It was theatrically released in Japan on July 20, 2002, through Toho and in 2005 in the United States through Walt Disney Home Entertainment.Neko No Ongaeshi . ''www.bcdb.com'', May 13, 2012 It received gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
