Studio Ghibli Featured Film Timeline. Studio Ghibli Inc. is a Japanese animation studio and is best known for its animated featured films headed by directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata and producer Toshio Suzuki.
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Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
Based on the Japanese manga written and illustrated by Hayao Miyazaki and considered to be one of the first featured length films, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind was actually released a year before Studio Ghibli was officially founded. Reference
Ounpraseuth, J. (2017). Underrated classics: 'Nausicaa of the valley of the wind'. Retrieved by: http://umlconnector.com/2017/08/underrated-classics-nausicaa-of-the-valley-of-the-wind/ -
Laputa: Castle in the Sky
"In what's officially the first Studio Ghibli feature, 'Castle in the Sky' carries the torch of Nausicaa's legacy where flight is an expression of the innovative and the nearing toward the heights of the goal". Reference:
Cao, C. (2017). Suspended in flight with laputa: castle in the sky. Retrieved by: http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2017/02/28/suspended-in-flight-with-laputa-castle-in-the-sky. -
My Neighbor Totoro
"My Neighbor Totoro" follows the story of two young daughters of a professor and their interactions with friendly wood spirits in postwar rural Japan. Reference:
http://studio-ghibli.wikia.com/wiki/My_Neighbor_Totoro -
Kiki's Delivery Service
A coming-of-age story about a teenage witch who leaves home to train her skills in a new town. Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMi4HV9vGzg -
Porco Rosso
Porco Rosso is about a World War I flying ace named Marco Pagott who turns from a man into a pig after all his comrades die in battle. Now known by the name Porco Rosso, Marco continues to fight air pirates while meeting people who see him for who he really is. Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awEC-aLDzjs -
Princess Mononoke
"In 1998, it became the first animated film to be nominated for and win the top prize at the Japanese Academy Awards". Reference
Hunt, K. (2017). 13 crowning facts about princess mononoke. "Mental Floss". Retrieved by: http://mentalfloss.com/article/85069/13-crowning-facts-about-princess-mononoke -
Spirited Away
"This delivery of sensitive spiritual and emotional messages made 'Spirited Away' the highest-grossing film in Japanese history" Reference
Ewens, H. (2016). "Why 'Spirited Away' is the best animated film of all time". Retrieved by: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8geg4b/spirited-away-ghibli-miyazaki-15th-15-year-anniversary-best-animation-hannah-ewens -
Howl's Moving Castle
Based on "Howl's Moving Castle" by Diana Wynne Jones, the book has enchanted readers of all ages for nearly 20 years, and the film was released on November 20, 2004 in Toho theaters across Japan. Reference:
"Howl's Moving Castle". The Hayao Miyazaki Web. Retrieved by: http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/howl/ -
Ponyo
"It's a giddy, touchingly resonant image of freedom - the animated girl is as liberated from shoes as from the laws of nature". Reference:
Dargis, M. (2009). Forces of nature, including children. The New York Times. Retrieved by: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/14/movies/14ponyo.html. -
The Wind Rises
"The Wind Rises is a movie based on a real historical figure in Japanese history, Jiro Horikoshi, who was responsible for creating the infamous "Zero" fighter during the first years of World War 2". Reference:
http://studio-ghibli.wikia.com/wiki/The_Wind_Rises
