History, Ownership and Structure:
Studio Ghibli derives from Ghibli which derives from an arabic name for "sirocco" which in World War II were the Saharan scouting planes used. It was founded in June, 1985 and was headed by Directors Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata and producer Toshio Suzuki and is located in Kognane, Tokyo. The Logo for Studio ghibli includes the "fan-favourite Totoro from Hayao Miyazaki's "My neighbour Totoro."
Before the studio was founded, Miyazaki and Takahata already had careers in Japanese films and television animation. Suzuki had also acted as an editor for Tokima Shoten's Animage manga magazine. They had previously worked together on the films "Hols: Princé of the sun" and "Panda! Go Panda!" The founders of Studio Ghibli's intentions was to "Blow a new wind through Japanese Industry" and they succeeded as they are now the most famous Japanese animation and film studio in the world.
The studio was founded after the film "Nausicaa of the called of the wind" in 1984 in which was directed by Miyazki for Topcraft and distributed by Toei company. Other directors that have worked with Studio Ghibli include Yoshikimi Kondo, Hiroyuki Monta and Gorõ Miyaki.
All the soundtracks for the Miyakis studio ghibli films were composed by Joe Hisaki. In August 1996, Disney and Tokuma Shoten publishing agreed Disney would distribute international Tokumaäs studio Ghibli animated films. The Walt Disney company has rights to all of Ghiblis output that did not have previous international distribution. This included films such as "Princess Minonohe and Spirited Away.” Spirited Away became a popular film in cinema’s in the UK.
Studio Ghibli also work in Television films, Commercials, live-action films and video games. The video games include "Magic Pengel, with Garaluda studio and Taito" (playstation 2, 2002) and "Ni no muni" (Nintendo DS, 2010, playstation 3, 2012) Studio Ghibli work is grossed at $274 million worldwide and increasing.
Their work is based at all ages as it connects to many age groups. The reason Japanese animation is such a big movement in Japan is because Manga is a big craze over there Most people read manga so the Japanese see it as an important part of life. People of all ages read Manga from young to old. As Manga has a wide audience it must be influential.
Significant achievements:
Pom Poko is based around the late 1960s Japan, a group of racoons are quickly loosing their habitat by a development that is cutting up and dividing up their pan. The story resumes in in the 1990s during the era of the Heisei. With limited and decreasing food and living space every year, the tribe start to fight amonst themselves for resources. They eventually decide to work things out and stop the development from going any further.
- The highest - grossing film of 1994 in Japan : "Pom Poko"
- The first studio Ghibli film to use computer graphics: "Pom Poko."
- The fist Japanese film in Dolby Digital: "whispers of the heart."
The theme of spirited away incorporates the spiritual realm and spirits that she sees. This separates her from her normal way of life. she is in an alternative world where she sees spirits that she can engage with and talk to. It may be considered as a link to Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland as it represents her journey from her being a child to her becoming an adult. Spirited Away enforces the difference between modern Japanese society concerning conflicts and struggle with dissolving traditional culture and customs within a global society.
My personal favourite studio Ghibli work would have to either be "The secret world of Arrietty" or "Spirited away." I find that the artistic quality of their work is something that is not used in many english based films.
Because the company focus of large - scale feature films, Studio Ghibli manage to make around one film a year. This has resulted in them winning a large amount of awards including an oscar for "Best animated feature film" for Spirited away as Spirited away proved more popular than Titanic.
Although "the secret world of Arriety" is based around and looks like another film "The borrowers", the artistic animation talent in this video and many others is something to be adored. The plot is based around Arrietty, a girl who is from a family of borrowers who one day is found by a boy from the household she is borrowing from. They soon become friends and he goes out of his way to protect her and her family by keeping them a secret from the rest of his family.
Ghiblis work often features common female leads (often younger), talking cats, sweet old ladies, plot relating to aviation, characters with multiple forms and identities, bird like creatures and misunderstood, male characters.
Studio Ghibli also has a museum situated in Mitaka, Tokyo. The museum is designed as if it was a location from a Ghibli film and opened in 200. Props include massive spiral staircases, narrow walkways and openings in the wall to crawl under.
Studio Ghibli has a strict 'no cuts' policy after 1997 when Miramax attempted to make changes to a flm in order to try and make it more marketable.
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