Studio Ghibli Inc.

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- Current Company Name: Studio Ghibli Inc. [2005-04] 株式会社スタジオジブリ
  Former Company Name: Studio Ghibli [1985-06-15 - 1999-10] スタジオジブリ, Show all
  Type: Firm
  Headquarters: Japan
  Foundation date: 15.06.1985
  Website: Twitter, Ghibli
  Occupations: Mangaka: 1, Participation: 31, Studio: 55, Anime: 55
  Parent company: Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd. (1999-10 - 2005-04)
  Subsidiary: Studio Kajino

Description

Studio Ghibli is a Japanese animation studio founded after the success of the film “Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind” by the predecessor studio Topcraft.

The studio has been producing anime films since 1985, which, with few exceptions, break new commercial records and also enjoy great attention outside Japan (e.g. “Princess Mononoke” is one of the best-known anime films in German-speaking countries and “Spirited Away” is the first anime film to win an Oscar). The studio’s films often have a moral message. The film “Grave of the Fireflies”, for example, is an unsparing anti-war film, but topics such as environmental pollution and the displacement of nature through industrialisation are also often critically addressed.

Typical for the studio is the reduction of computer technology in the production of the films. In contrast to the majority of animation studios, traditional methods are still used and the films are still drawn by hand. The music is mostly composed by Joe Hisaishi.

Hayao Miyazaki, who is considered one of the most talented animation directors of all time, became world-famous through the studio.

In August 2014, it was announced that the production of animated films would cease for the time being, as virtually all of the staff in this department had retired. In May 2017, it was announced that a new production department was being set up and new employees were being sought. The aim is to produce new feature-length films.

Under the direction of Gorou Miyazaki, the first full 3D CGI film was produced, titled “Earwig and the Witch”.

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Former Company Name

Studio Ghibli [1985-06-15 - 1999-10]
スタジオジブリ
Tokuma Shoten Studio Ghibli Jigyou Honbu [1999-10 - 2005-04]
(株)徳間書店スタジオジブリ事業本部
Top Craft [1971 - 1985-06-15]
Topcraft, Topcraft Limited Company
株式会社トップクラフト