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Early industrialization meets magic in this Studio Ghibli film
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Howl's Moving Castle is influenced by Diana Wynne Jones' novel that carried the same name as the movie. Published in 1986, Jones' novel eventually became a series alongside "Castle in the Air" and "House of Many Ways."
This is one of the highest-grossing films in Japanese history
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Hayao Miyazaki returned to Studio Ghibli to direct Spirited Away, and it turned out to be quite the comeback. Not only did the film kill it at the box office, but it also won an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
A magic crystal leads a young boy and girl on the journey of a lifetime in this film
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Castle in the Sky (1986) was appraised as one of the first modern steampunk classics. Its cult popularity resulted in setting the record for most tweets in one second in 2013 during an airing of the film. It also inspired the Final Fantasy series.
This fantasy film sets itself in a unique period of Japanese history
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The Yugoslavia Wars were a major inspiration for Princess Mononoke, as Hayao Miyazaki realized he could no longer tell lighthearted stories. Instead, he wanted to show children a more realistic version of a war-torn world.
This award-winning film tackled a unique coming-of-age story
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Studio Ghibli always looked for ways to appeal to a western audience, and they did just that with some of the settings in Kiki's Delivery Service. For example, the city where Kiki lives, Koriko, is based on Stockholm, the capital of Sweden.
A new brand of Japanese Aircraft comes to life in this film
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The Wind Rises was marred by controversy, particularly in the United States, after its release in 2013. That's because it tells the story of Jiro Horikoshi, the Japanese engineer who designed the deadly Mitsubishi A5M for use in World War II.
This film launched Studio Ghibli into becoming the anime powerhouse it is today
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Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind pulls plenty of inspiration from European culture, including the name Nausicaa, which is derived from Princess Nausicaa in "The Odyssey." Translated from ancient Greek, her name means "burner of ships."
Yoshifumi Kondo was brought in to direct his first Studio Ghibli film when he crafted this drama
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Whisper of the Heart was the only Studio Ghibli film directed by Yoshifumi Kondo before his untimely death due to an aneurysm in 1998. His death caused Hayao Miyazaki to retire from filmmaking for a bit, as he had hoped Kondo would be his successor.
This film tells the tragic story of war on the lives of civillians
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Grave of Fireflies departs from most war-driven films by depicting war as a force of nature rather than a creation of man. Bombs, for example, fall through the sky like rain as the fire from their destruction tears through the land like the wave of a tsunami.
This film became the fifth-highest-grossing anime film of all time
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Studio Ghibli abandoned new animation techniques and CGI in favor of traditional animation for Ponyo. That means each frame was drawn by hand with Hayao Miyazaki choosing to draw the ocean waves himself.
The author of the original short stories expressed disappointment in this film
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Tales from Earthsea was directed by Hayao Miyazaki's son, Goro, and caused quite a dispute between the two. Hayao had wanted to direct the film himself but was already involved in "Howl's Moving Castle," so the studio gave his son his first directing opportunity. The two did not speak for the entirety of the production.
Perhaps one of the most recognised films from Studio Ghibli
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In his first few attempts, Hayao Miyazaki had trouble getting My Neighbor Totoro picked up by financiers. Much of this difficulty was due to the setting of the film, Japan, as it wasn't popular at the time to base such a fantasy film in a Japanese setting.
This film was inspired by the manga The Age of the Flying Boat
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Porco Rosso was the first pure comedy film released by Studio Ghibli, as most films from the studio always had a feeling of desolation sprinkled into them. Despite its comedic elements, Porco Rosso relied on darker tones in the animation to capture the period it was set in.
Studio Ghibli implements plenty of comedy into this animated film
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The title Pom Poko is derived from the sound that tanuki, Japanese raccoon dogs, make when hitting their own bellies. These animals are the subject of the story, as they try to stop a government project that will destroy their habitat.
This film that brings to life the secret lives of tiny people living in a house
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Perspective is used to give the animation in The Secret World of Arrietty, a unique feel, as it shifts between the normal people and the tiny people living in the house. When the tiny people, the Borrowers, venture out, everything changes from the size of objects to the sound of simple noises.
This film is recognised as one of the most expensive films created by Studio Ghibli
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The Tale of the Princess Kaguya gets its inspiration from an ancient Japanese narrative called The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter. To capture some of the true feelings of Princess Kaguya from the original tale, the film broke away from a realistic art style, relying on charcoal lines and watercolored hues instead.
This historic drama was based in 1963 Japan
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Unlike most Studio Ghibli films, From Up on Poppy Hill isn't plot-driven, but instead, it is driven by relationships. It accomplishes this by setting itself in a unique period in Japanese history when student activism was common due to escalating global conflicts.
This film received an Academy Award nomination at the 88th Academy Awards
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After When Marnie Was There was finished and released in 2014, Studio Ghibli announced it would be taking a break from filmmaking after several lead figures left the company. As of the start of 2020, it's still the final feature film released by the company.
In this film, two friends get caught in a love triangle after a new girl comes to town
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By the early '90s, Studio Ghibli was already trying to find a place for its younger animators to make a name for themselves in the company, so they decided to put together Ocean Waves. They had hoped the film would be produced cheaply, but it went over budget by the time it was finished.
This film broke tradition for the studio by targeting adults rather than children
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For the ending theme song of Only Yesterday, Studio Ghibli translated The Rose by Amanda McBroom. The English version of the song was a number one hit on many charts, which included a cover by Conway Twitty that was released in 1983.