

Three of the four founders of Studio Ghibli. Although the Italian word would be more accurately transliterated as "Giburi" ( ギブリ), with a hard g sound, the studio is romanised in Japanese as Jiburi ( ジブリ, ( listen)). It also refers to an Italian aircraft, the Caproni Ca.309. The name "Ghibli" was chosen by Miyazaki from the Italian noun ghibli (also used in English), based on the Libyan Arabic name for hot desert wind ( قبلي, 'ghiblī'), the idea being the studio would "blow a new wind through the anime industry". 6 Notable animators and character designers.In February 2017, Suzuki announced that Miyazaki had come out of retirement to direct a new feature film, How Do You Live?, which he intended to be his last film. On August 3, 2014, Studio Ghibli temporarily suspended production following Miyazaki's retirement. Spirited Away won the 2002 Golden Bear and the 2003 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Five of their films have received Academy Award nominations. Four have won the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year. Many of their works have won the Animage Grand Prix award. Spirited Away is second, grossing 31.68 billion yen in Japan and over US$380 million worldwide and Princess Mononoke is fourth, grossing 20.18 billion yen. įive of the studio's films are among the ten highest-grossing anime feature films made in Japan. It has also collaborated with video game studios on the visual development of several games.

The studio was founded on June 15, 1985, by directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata and producer Toshio Suzuki, after the successful performance of Topcraft's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984). Among the studio's highest-grossing films are Spirited Away (2001), Howl's Moving Castle (2004) and Ponyo (2008).

Its mascot and most recognizable symbol is a character named Totoro, a giant spirit inspired by raccoon dogs ( tanuki) and cats from the 1988 anime film My Neighbor Totoro. It is best known for its animated feature films, and has also produced several short subjects, television commercials, and two television films. ( Japanese: 株式会社スタジオジブリ, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Sutajio Jiburi) is a Japanese animation studio headquartered in Koganei, Tokyo.
