Studio Ghibli Inc. (株式会社スタジオジブリ) is a Japanese animation studio headquartered in Koganei,
Tokyo that has been producing beloved animated feature films that have influenced generations. I have
discovered many awe-inspiring fantastical worlds that have since become part of the core of my own creative
visions. Listed are four of my favorate fascinating world to share with you.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Nominations: Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film
Spirited Away is a 2001 Japanese animated fantasy film about a 10 year-old girl whom with her parents are moving to a new home. On their way, they took a shortcut and found themselves in a forest with empty restaurants full of food.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Award: Animage Anime Grand Prix
Castle in the Sky is the first film produced by the Studio and aired in 1986. A girl falls from the sky and searches for a legendary floting city with an orphan boy.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Award: Japan Academy Prize for Best Picture
Princess Mononocke is a 1997 produced by the Studio that tells the story set in the late Muromachi period of Japan of a young prince's struggle with gods within a forest.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Nomination: Oscar Best Animated Film of the Year
Howl's Moving Castle is a 2004 film set in a fictional kingdom of magical realism and follows a young girl who was turned into a elderly woman by a witch who curses her.