Studio · Animation house
Studio Ghibli
スタジオジブリ
53 animated productions — working primarily in adventure, fantasy, and award winning, active since 1986.
- Studio productions
- 53
- Avg score
- 6.9
- Founded
- Est. 1985
- Favorites
- 24.7K
01Identity
What we know
Aggregated from the catalogue. Nothing in this section is curated copy.
Genre fingerprint
- Adventure 19 titles · 36%
- Fantasy 18 titles · 34%
- Award Winning 17 titles · 32%
- Drama 12 titles · 23%
- Kids 10 titles · 19%
- Romance 9 titles · 17%
At a glance
- Active years
- 1986–2026
- Founded
- 1985
- Avg score
- 6.9
- Output
- 1.3 studio titles/yr
- Dominant role
- Animation studio
- Catalogue
- 53 titles
Studio Ghibli (Studio Ghibli, Inc.) is a Japanese animation studio based in Koganei, Tokyo. It is best known for its range of animated feature films, and has also produced several short subjects, television commercials, and two television films. 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. Among the studio's highest-grossing films are Spirited Away (2001), Howl's Moving Castle (2004) and Ponyo (2008). The studio was founded on June 15, 1985, by the directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata and producer Toshio Suzuki, after acquiring Topcraft's assets.
02Catalogue
The body of work
53 titles across 3 chronological windows. Filter by role or hold for the prestige tier.
1986–1999
See all14 titles · Avg7.5
2000–2013
See all29 titles · Avg6.8
2014–2026
10 titles · Avg6.4
03People
Top collaborators
Ranked by credit count across this company's catalogue, weighted toward senior positions (Director · Series Composition · Character Design · Music).
- Hayao Miyazaki Director 33 credits in this catalogue +13 roles
- Toshio Suzuki Producer 24 credits in this catalogue +5 roles
- Shinji Ootsuka Character Design 21 credits in this catalogue +3 roles
- Hiromasa Yonebayashi Director 18 credits in this catalogue +6 roles
The long bench
- Hitomi Tateno Animation Check 25×
- Masaya Saitou Animation Check 23×
- Megumi Kagawa Animation Director 22×
- Takeshi Seyama Editing 21×
- Michiyo Yasuda Color Design 21×
- Youji Takeshige Art Director 19×
- Takeshi Inamura Animation Director 18×
- Ryoko Ina Art Director 18×
- Hideaki Yoshio Key Animation 18×
- Katsuya Kondou Director 17×
- Kazuo Oga Art Director 17×
- Kazuyoshi Onoda Key Animation 16×
04Where they live
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