Studio Ghibli

Founded on June 15, 1985 in Tokyo, Japan.

Key Founders

Iconic Animation Film Studio

Studio Ghibli was founded after the successful performance of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984). They are best known for animated feature films and have released short subjects, television commercials, and television films. Their highest-grossing films are Spirited Away (2001), Howl's Moving Castle (2004) and Ponyo (2008). Notably, they have collaborated with video game studios on the visual development of several games.

Studio Ghibli films have garnered numerous awards and critical acclaim from film critics and animation specialists around the world. Spirited Away was awarded the Golden Bear as the Best Feature Film at the 2002 Berlin International Film Festival and won the 2002 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film.

1984

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

Warrior and pacifist Princess Nausicaä desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet.

1986

Castle in the Sky

A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.

1988

My Neighbor Totoro

When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wondrous forest spirits who live nearby.

Grave of the Fireflies

A young boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during World War II.

1989

Kiki's Delivery Service

A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.