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Studio Ghibli (スタジオジブリ) is a Japanese animation film studio. Its anime films have been provocative, imaginative and emotional and largely praised all over the world.
Its name derives from the nickname the Italians used for their Saharan scouting planes in the Second World War, which derived from the Italian word for hot wind blowing through the Sahara Desert. Though the name is Italian, the pronunciation when relating to the studio is 'ji-bree' or 'ji-bu-ri'.
Founded in 1985, it is headed by the highly regarded director Hayao Miyazaki (宮崎 駿 Miyazaki Hayao) along with his colleague and mentor Isao TakahataIsao Takahata ( Takahata Isao (born October 29, 1935) is one of the most famous directors of anime, or Japanese animated films. Born in Ujiyamada (now Ise), Mie prefecture, Japan, he is a long-term colleague of Hayao Miyazaki and co-head at Studio Ghibli.. Its origins date back to 1983Events January January 1 Beat Raaflaub became Basel Boys Choir's new conductor January 1 the ARPANET officially changes to use the Internet Protocol, creating the Internet. January 1 compulsory wearing of seat belts becomes law in the UK. January 2 The mu, with the film Nausicaä of the Valley of WindMehve over the Valley of the wind Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind ( Kaze no tani no Naushika is a graphic novel ( manga) and 1984 film by Japanese writer, illustrator, and filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki. The movie has an environmentalist undertone and was presen (風の谷のナウシカ Kaze no tani no Naushika, 1984), which started as a serialized mangaThis article is about the Japanese medium. Manga" can also refer to La Manga (a place in the Mar Menor, Murcia, Spain) and Manga Entertainment (an American and British distributor of anime, but not manga). Manga is the Japanese word for comics; outside of in a publication of Tokuma Shoten 's (徳間書店) Animage magazine. Tokuma is the parent company of Studio Ghibli, and has provided DisneyAlternate meanings: Disney (disambiguation The Walt Disney Company (also known as Disney Enterprises, Inc. or simply Disney was founded in 1923 by Walt Disney and is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. It is the number tw with the video rights to eight of the films and global distribution rights to Princess MononokePrincess Mononoke ( Mononoke Hime 1997) is a Japanese animated film by Hayao Miyazaki. It is set in medieval Japan, and centres on the struggle between the supernatural guardians of a forest and the humans who need its resources, as seen by the outsider A (もののけ姫 Mononoke Hime, 1997) and Spirited AwaySpirited Away or Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (; "Sen and The spiriting away of Chihiro") is a movie ( 2001) by Japanese anime director and manga artist Hayao Miyazaki created at Studio Ghibli. The movie won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film at th (千と千尋の神隠し Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi, 2001). Composer Joe HisaishiJoe Hisaishi ( Hisaishi Jo , an eminent composer and a prolific director, is responsible for over 100 soundtracks and conventional albums dating back to 1981. In his two decade career, he is best-known for his work with animator Hayao Miyazaki, including has provided the soundtrack for numerous Studio Ghibli films.
The most famous and lauded film from the studio that wasn't directed by Miyazaki is Grave of the Fireflies (火垂の墓 Hotaru no Haka, 1988), directed by Isao Takahata, a sad film focusing on the lives - and deaths - of two war orphans in post- Second World War Japan.
Studio Ghibli films include: