Studio Ghibli

Studio Ghibli is a Japanese animation studio founded on June 15, 1985 by Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki, Isao Takahata, and Yasuyoshi Tokuma. Many of Ghibli’s films are very acclaimed by audiences and critics alike, and get a very big cast when dubbed into English. So far, seven Ghibli films were nominated for Best Animated Feature at the Oscars, with only Spirited Away and The Boy and the Heron winning the prize.^[1]

List of Ghibli films[edit]

- Castle in the Sky (1986)

- My Neighbor Tortoro (1988)

- Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

- Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)

- Only Yesterday (1991)

- Porco Rosso (1992)

-Ocean Eaves (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)

- Arrietty (2010)

- From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)

- The Wind Rises (2013) *

- The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013) *

- When Marnie Was There (2014) *

- The Red Turtle (2016) *

- Earwig and the Witch (2020)

- The Boy and the Heron (2023) **

Key:

(*) Nominated for Best Animated Feature

(**) Won Best Animated Feature

Popularity and success[edit]

At the Japanese Box Office, three Ghibli films are in the Top 10 highest grossing movies ever being Ponyo, Howl’s Moving Castle, and Spirited Away which are at number 8, 7, and 2 respectively. The Boy and the Heron and Princess Mononoke are at number 15 and 13 respectively as well.

Sales from merchandise are very high, such as My Neighbor Tortoro grossing $1.4 billion in home merchandise such as home video and plushies.^[2]

References[edit]

1. ↑ The Best Animated Feature award wasn’t introduced until 2001, so only 13/23 films were eligible.
2. ↑ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/my-neighbor-totoro-gets-china-release-1160269/