Studio Ghibli
Studio Ghibli, Inc. (株式会社スタジオジブリ Kabushiki-gaisha Sutajio Jiburi is a Japanese animation film studio based inKoganei , Toyko , Japan.The studio is best known for its anime feature films. Studio Ghibli began in June 1985 after the success of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind with funding by Tokuma Shoten. The company's logo features the character Totoro (a large forest spirit) from Miyazaki's film My Neighbor Totoro. At one time the studio was based inKichijōji, Musashino, Tokyo.
Studio Ghibli has produced nineteen feature films, several short films, television commercials, and a television film. Eight of Studio Ghibli's films are among the 15 highest-grossing anime films made in Japan, with Spirited Away being the highest, grossing over $274 million worldwide.Many anime features created by Studio Ghibli have won the Animage Anime Grand Prix award and three have won the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year. In 2002 , Spirited Away won a Golden Bear and an Oscar for Best Animated Feature.
Films
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| # | Film | Release date | Director | Screenwriter(s) | Producer(s) | Music |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feature films | ||||||
| 1 | Castle in the Sky | August 2, 1986 | Hayao Miyazaki | Hayao Miyazaki | Isao Takahata | Joe Hisaishi |
| 2 | Grave of the Fireflies | April 16, 1988 | Isao Takahata | Isao Takahata | Toru Hara | Michio Mamiya |
| 3 | My Neighbor Totoro | Hayao Miyazaki | Hayao Miyazaki | Joe Hisaishi | ||
| 4 | Kiki's Delivery Service | July 29, 1989 | Hayao Miyazaki | |||
| 5 | Only Yesterday | July 20, 1991 | Isao Takahata | Isao Takahata | Toshio Suzuki | Katz Hoshi |
| 6 | Porco Rosso | July 28, 1992 | Hayao Miyazaki | Hayao Miyazaki | Joe Hisaishi | |
| 7 | Pom Poko | July 16, 1994 | Isao Takahata | Isao Takahata | Kōryū, Manto Watanabe, Yōko Ino, Masaru Gotō, Ryōjirō Furusawa | |
| 8 | Whisper of the Heart | July 15, 1995 | Yoshifumi Kondō | Hayao Miyazaki | Yuji Nomi | |
| 9 | Princess Mononoke | July 12, 1997 | Hayao Miyazaki | Joe Hisaishi | ||
| 10 | My Neighbors the Yamadas | July 17, 1999 | Isao Takahata | Isao Takahata | Akiko Yano | |
| 11 | Spirited Away | July 27, 2001 | Hayao Miyazaki | Hayao Miyazaki | Joe Hisaishi | |
| 12 | The Cat Returns | July 19, 2002 | Hiroyuki Morita | Reiko Yoshida | Toshio Suzuki and Nozomu Takahashi | Yuji Nomi |
| 13 | Howl's Moving Castle | November 20, 2004 | Hayao Miyazaki | Hayao Miyazaki | Toshio Suzuki | Joe Hisaishi |
| 14 | Tales from Earthsea | July 29, 2006 | Gorō Miyazaki | Gorō Miyazaki and Keiko Niwa | Tamiya Terashima | |
| 15 | Ponyo | July 19, 2008 | Hayao Miyazaki | Hayao Miyazaki | Joe Hisaishi | |
| 16 | Arrietty | July 17, 2010 | Hiromasa Yonebayashi | Hayao Miyazaki and Keiko Niwa | Cécile Corbel | |
| 17 | From Up on Poppy Hill | July 16, 2011 | Gorō Miyazaki | Satoshi Takebe | ||
| 18 | The Wind Rises | July 20, 2013 | Hayao Miyazaki | Hayao Miyazaki | Joe Hisaishi | |
| 19 | The Tale of Princess Kaguya | November 23, 2013 | Isao Takahata | Isao Takahata and Riko Sakaguchi | Yoshiaki Nishimura, Toshio Suzuki and Seiichiro Ujiie | |
Upcoming films | ||||||
| 20 | When Marnie Was There | Summer 2014 | Hiromasa Yonebayashi | Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Keiko Niwa and Masashi Ando | Toshio Suzuki | Takatsugu Muramatsu |
Television films | ||||||
| Ocean Waves | May 5, 1993 | Tomomi Mochizuki | Kaori Nakamura | Toshio Suzuki, Nozomu Takahashi and Seiji Okuda | Shigeru Nagata | |
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Hours Of Operation
Museum：10：00～18：00
Closed
The Museum is closed every Tuesday, except on these Tuesdays:
2014: February 11, April 29, May 6, July 22, August 12, September 23, December 23
2015: January 6, March 24
and Wednesday April 30 and Wednesday May 7, 2014.
Tickets for October 1 and 4, 2014 are only available to residents of Mitaka city and other neighboring cities.
2014: February 11, April 29, May 6, July 22, August 12, September 23, December 23
2015: January 6, March 24
and Wednesday April 30 and Wednesday May 7, 2014.
Tickets for October 1 and 4, 2014 are only available to residents of Mitaka city and other neighboring cities.
The Museum is also closed at Year-end and for New Year's Holidays, and for periodic maintenance:
Periodic Maintenance 1: May 19, 2014 through May 30, 2014
Periodic Maintenance 2: November 4, 2014 through November 14, 2014
Year-end and New Year Holidays: December 28, 2014 through January 2, 2015
Periodic Maintenance 1: May 19, 2014 through May 30, 2014
Periodic Maintenance 2: November 4, 2014 through November 14, 2014
Year-end and New Year Holidays: December 28, 2014 through January 2, 2015
Please click here for the Museum Calendar (subject to change)
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Tickets
Entrance to the Ghibli Museum is strictly by advance purchase of a reserved ticket which specifies the appointed date of the reservation.
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Once you purchase a reserved tickets, no changes or refunds are allowed.
When you enter the Museum, you will exchange your reserved ticket with a "film" ticket (Only one film ticket per person).
When you enter the Museum, you will exchange your reserved ticket with a "film" ticket (Only one film ticket per person).
Admission Fees
Over Age 19 ¥1,000
Age 13-18 ¥700
Age 7-12 ¥400
Age 4-6 ¥100
Age 13-18 ¥700
Age 7-12 ¥400
Age 4-6 ¥100
＊Children under 4 are admitted free of charge.
＊When purchasing the tickets outside Japan, charges will be calculated in your local currency at the current rate of exchange, and will also include a handling fee.
＊When purchasing the tickets outside Japan, charges will be calculated in your local currency at the current rate of exchange, and will also include a handling fee.
