# List of Studio Ghibli works

The filmography of [Studio Ghibli](https://www.edgepedia.org/studio-ghibli) (スタジオジブリ) comprises the animated works produced by the Japanese studio founded in Tokyo in 1985, most notably 27 theatrical and television features from *Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind* (1984) to *The Boy and the Heron* (2023), plus a series of short films made for the Ghibli Museum and [Ghibli Park](https://www.edgepedia.org/ghibli-park).<sup>[1](https://www.ghibli.jp/works/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.ghibli.jp/history/)</sup> The official works page lists features and other productions in one sequence beginning with *Nausicaa*, which predates the studio itself, and ending with [Hayao Miyazaki](https://www.edgepedia.org/hayao-miyazaki)'s 2023 feature.<sup>[1](https://www.ghibli.jp/works/)</sup>

| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Feature films | 27 works listed on the studio's official page, from *Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind* (1984) to *The Boy and the Heron* (2023)<sup>[1](https://www.ghibli.jp/works/)</sup> |
| Founding | Established in 1985 by Tokuma Shoten during production of *Castle in the Sky*, with directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, editor Toshio Suzuki, and publisher Yasuyoshi Tokuma<sup>[2](https://www.ghibli.jp/history/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[3](https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/where-begin-with-studio-ghibli)</sup> |
| Studio name | "Ghibli" is the name of a hot Saharan wind, also used for an Italian military reconnaissance aircraft in World War II; Miyazaki, an aviation enthusiast, chose it<sup>[2](https://www.ghibli.jp/history/)</sup> |
| Early audiences | *Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind* drew 915,000 viewers in Japan in 1984; *Castle in the Sky* drew 775,000 in 1986<sup>[2](https://www.ghibli.jp/history/)</sup> |
| Museum shorts | Ten exclusive short films including *The Whale Hunt*, *Koro's Big Day Out*, and *Boro the Caterpillar*, most written and directed by Miyazaki<sup>[4](https://www.ghibli-museum.jp/en/films/works/)</sup> |
| Latest feature | *The Boy and the Heron*, released 14 July 2023, about 124 minutes, distributed by Toho<sup>[1](https://www.ghibli.jp/works/)</sup> |

## Studio production: 1985 to 1988

Studio Ghibli grew out of the success of *Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind* (風の谷のナウシカ, 1984), an adaptation of Miyazaki's manga produced by Tokuma Shoten before the studio existed; it is nonetheless counted as a Ghibli work on the official filmography.<sup>[1](https://www.ghibli.jp/works/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[5](https://img.sauf.ca/pictures/2015-12-30/830c937621245960e2592f8c26b31f22.pdf)</sup> *Castle in the Sky* (天空の城ラピュタ, 1986), produced by Takahata and directed by Miyazaki, followed as the studio's first official production.<sup>[2](https://www.ghibli.jp/history/)</sup>

The studio's next two features were made simultaneously: *My Neighbor Totoro* (となりのトトロ), directed by Miyazaki, and *Grave of the Fireflies* (火垂るの墓), directed by Takahata, opened as a double bill in April 1988, the only time the two directors' films shared a release. Securing distribution was difficult because both films seemed less commercial than their predecessors, and company president Yasuyoshi Tokuma personally negotiated with the distributor.<sup>[2](https://www.ghibli.jp/history/)</sup> Although initial box office was modest because the release fell outside the summer season, *My Neighbor Totoro* swept Japanese film awards for that year, including against live-action films, and established the studio's reputation in the Japanese film industry.<sup>[2](https://www.ghibli.jp/history/)</sup>

## The feature filmography

The studio's own works page lists the following 27 titles, in reverse release order.<sup>[1](https://www.ghibli.jp/works/)</sup> English titles follow their Japanese titles where the source page prints both.

1. *The Boy and the Heron* (君たちはどう生きるか, 2023), written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, produced by Toshio Suzuki, music by [Joe Hisaishi](https://www.edgepedia.org/joe-hisaishi)<sup>[1](https://www.ghibli.jp/works/)</sup>
2. *[Earwig and the Witch](https://www.edgepedia.org/earwig-and-the-witch)* (アーヤと魔女, 2020), directed by [Goro Miyazaki](https://www.edgepedia.org/goro-miyazaki), first broadcast on NHK General on 30 December 2020, with a theatrical release on 27 August 2021<sup>[1](https://www.ghibli.jp/works/)</sup>
3. *The Red Turtle* (レッドタートル ある島の物語, 2016), directed by Michael Dudok de Wit, about 81 minutes, released 17 September 2016<sup>[1](https://www.ghibli.jp/works/)</sup>
4. *When Marnie Was There* (思い出のマーニー, 2014), directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, based on Joan G. Robinson's novel, released 19 July 2014<sup>[1](https://www.ghibli.jp/works/)</sup>
5. *The Tale of The Princess Kaguya* (かぐや姫の物語, 2013)<sup>[1](https://www.ghibli.jp/works/)</sup>
6. *The Wind Rises* (風立ちぬ, 2013)<sup>[1](https://www.ghibli.jp/works/)</sup>
7. *From Up on Poppy Hill* (コクリコ坂から, 2011)<sup>[1](https://www.ghibli.jp/works/)</sup>
8. *The Secret World of Arrietty* (借りぐらしのアリエッティ, 2010)<sup>[1](https://www.ghibli.jp/works/)</sup>
9. *Ponyo* (崖の上のポニョ, 2008)<sup>[1](https://www.ghibli.jp/works/)</sup>
10. *Tales from Earthsea* (ゲド戦記, 2006)<sup>[1](https://www.ghibli.jp/works/)</sup>
11. *Howl's Moving Castle* (ハウルの動く城, 2004)<sup>[1](https://www.ghibli.jp/works/)</sup>
12. *The Cat Returns* (猫の恩返し, 2002)<sup>[1](https://www.ghibli.jp/works/)</sup>
13. *Ghiblies episode2* (ギブリーズ episode2, 2001)<sup>[1](https://www.ghibli.jp/works/)</sup>
14. *Spirited Away* (千と千尋の神隠し, 2001), which won the Academy Award for animated feature<sup>[1](https://www.ghibli.jp/works/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[3](https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/where-begin-with-studio-ghibli)</sup>
15. *My Neighbors the Yamadas* (ホーホケキョ となりの山田くん, 1999)<sup>[1](https://www.ghibli.jp/works/)</sup>
16. *Princess Mononoke* (もののけ姫, 1997)<sup>[1](https://www.ghibli.jp/works/)</sup>
17. *Whisper of the Heart* (耳をすませば, 1995)<sup>[1](https://www.ghibli.jp/works/)</sup>
18. *On Your Mark* (On Your Mark, 1995)<sup>[1](https://www.ghibli.jp/works/)</sup>
19. *Pom Poko* (平成狸合戦ぽんぽこ, 1994)<sup>[1](https://www.ghibli.jp/works/)</sup>
20. *Ocean Waves* (海がきこえる, 1993), a television film<sup>[1](https://www.ghibli.jp/works/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[3](https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/where-begin-with-studio-ghibli)</sup>
21. *Porco Rosso* (紅の豚, 1992)<sup>[1](https://www.ghibli.jp/works/)</sup>
22. *Only Yesterday* (おもひでぽろぽろ, 1991)<sup>[1](https://www.ghibli.jp/works/)</sup>
23. *Kiki's Delivery Service* (魔女の宅急便, 1989)<sup>[1](https://www.ghibli.jp/works/)</sup>
24. *My Neighbor Totoro* (となりのトトロ, 1988)<sup>[1](https://www.ghibli.jp/works/)</sup>
25. *Grave of the Fireflies* (火垂るの墓, 1988)<sup>[1](https://www.ghibli.jp/works/)</sup>
26. *Castle in the Sky* (天空の城ラピュタ, 1986)<sup>[1](https://www.ghibli.jp/works/)</sup>
27. *Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind* (風の谷のナウシカ, 1984)<sup>[1](https://www.ghibli.jp/works/)</sup>

Several entries mark transitions in the studio's directing staff. *Whisper of the Heart* was the studio's first theatrical feature directed by someone other than Miyazaki or Takahata; its director Yoshifumi Kondo, whose script Miyazaki adapted from Aoi Hiiragi's manga, died in 1998 at age 47, making it his only feature.<sup>[6](https://www.bfi.org.uk/lists/studio-ghibli-five-essential-films)</sup> *The Cat Returns*, directed by Hiroyuki Morita, became the first non-Miyazaki Ghibli production to gain widespread distribution outside Japan.<sup>[6](https://www.bfi.org.uk/lists/studio-ghibli-five-essential-films)</sup> Goro Miyazaki, Hayao Miyazaki's son, directed *Tales from Earthsea* (2006) and *From Up on Poppy Hill* (2011), and the studio's later works moved toward younger directors such as Yonebayashi.<sup>[3](https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/where-begin-with-studio-ghibli)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[1](https://www.ghibli.jp/works/)</sup>

## Museum and park short films

Alongside its theatrical features, Studio Ghibli produces animation that exists almost nowhere else. The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka maintains a list of ten exclusive short films: *The Whale Hunt* (2001), *Koro's Big Day Out* (2001), *Mei and the Baby Cat Bus* (2002), *House Hunting*, *The Day I Bought a Star*, *Mon Mon the Water Spider*, *A Sumo Wrestler's Tail*, *Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess*, *Treasure Hunting*, and *Boro the Caterpillar*.<sup>[4](https://www.ghibli-museum.jp/en/films/works/)</sup> *The Whale Hunt*, 16 minutes 7 seconds long, adapts a story from [Rieko Nakagawa](https://www.edgepedia.org/rieko-nakagawa) and Yuriko Omura's classic children's book "Iya Iya En"; *Mei and the Baby Cat Bus*, 13 minutes 43 seconds, continues the story of *My Neighbor Totoro* with music by Joe Hisaishi.<sup>[4](https://www.ghibli-museum.jp/en/films/works/)</sup>

This tradition continues at the newer Ghibli Park in Aichi. The short film *A Night in the Valley of Witches* (魔女の谷の夜) began screening on 8 July 2026 at the Oriolon Seat theater inside Ghibli's Grand Warehouse, set in the park's Valley of Witches area and directed by Goro Miyazaki with animation director Akihiko Yamashita; it is the studio's first short since 2022's *Zen: Grogu and Dust Bunnies*, made with [Lucasfilm](https://www.edgepedia.org/lucasfilm) and Disney+.<sup>[7](https://ghibli-park.jp/en/info/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[8](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/anime-movies/studio-ghibli-is-in-no-rush-to-make-its-next-movie-and-only-engaging-in-casual-discussions-its-very-unpredictable/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[9](https://www.ghibli.jp/info/)</sup>

## Distribution and rights

The international availability of the filmography has depended on shifting partners. The 1984 *Nausicaa* had been cut by 22 minutes for its U.S. release as *Warriors of the Wind* by Manson International, promoted with posters showing male characters who never appear in the film; this experience made Miyazaki wary of foreign distribution.<sup>[10](https://time.com/6081937/spirited-away-changed-animation-studio-ghibli/)</sup> A 1996 agreement between Tokuma Shoten, then the studio's parent company, and Disney gave Disney home video rights to Ghibli films and the theatrical rights for *Princess Mononoke* outside Japan; Disney later acquired the North American home video and theatrical rights to *Spirited Away*.<sup>[10](https://time.com/6081937/spirited-away-changed-animation-studio-ghibli/)</sup>

Streaming rights now vary by market: the catalog streams on Netflix or [HBO Max](https://www.edgepedia.org/hbo-max) outside Japan depending on the region, while in Japan the films appear on television only occasionally.<sup>[11](https://elpais.com/cultura/cine/2026-10-18/viaje-al-studio-ghibli-el-presente-lento-y-el-futuro-misterioso-de-la-animacion-eterna.html)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[8](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/anime-movies/studio-ghibli-is-in-no-rush-to-make-its-next-movie-and-only-engaging-in-casual-discussions-its-very-unpredictable/)</sup> After *The Red Turtle* (2016), production slowed, and the studio has released no feature since the Oscar-winning *The Boy and the Heron* (2023). Toho and GKIDS serve as distributors for Ghibli projects, and Toho's chief executive Hiroyasu Matsuoka has described discussions of new work as happening on a very casual level and being very unpredictable, with no confirmed feature announced.<sup>[8](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/anime-movies/studio-ghibli-is-in-no-rush-to-make-its-next-movie-and-only-engaging-in-casual-discussions-its-very-unpredictable/)</sup>

## Awards and standing

*The Boy and the Heron* won the [Academy Award for Best Animated Feature](https://www.edgepedia.org/academy-award-for-best-animated-feature) for 2023, following *Spirited Away*'s win two decades earlier.<sup>[8](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/anime-movies/studio-ghibli-is-in-no-rush-to-make-its-next-movie-and-only-engaging-in-casual-discussions-its-very-unpredictable/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[3](https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/where-begin-with-studio-ghibli)</sup> The studio itself received the Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and [Humanities](https://www.edgepedia.org/humanities) in 2026.<sup>[12](https://cadenaser.com/asturias/2026/05/06/la-productora-de-anime-studio-ghibli-premio-princesa-de-asturias-de-comunicacion-y-humanidades-2026-radio-asturias/)</sup> The catalog's reach extends to periodic theatrical revivals: the Studio Ghibli Fest program has run for a decade in North American multiplexes, rereleasing titles such as *My Neighbor Totoro*, *Ponyo*, and *Kiki's Delivery Service* to new audiences.<sup>[13](https://apnews.com/article/6f7b9d01a12df66c407b7d2150aca658)</sup>

## References

1. [スタジオジブリの作品一覧, Studio Ghibli official site](https://www.ghibli.jp/works/)
2. [スタジオジブリの歴史, Studio Ghibli official site](https://www.ghibli.jp/history/)
3. [Where to begin with Studio Ghibli, BFI (Kambole Campbell, 2020)](https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/where-begin-with-studio-ghibli)
4. [Films, Ghibli Museum, Mitaka](https://www.ghibli-museum.jp/en/films/works/)
5. [Studio Ghibli filmography notes (Nausicaa pre-founding status)](https://img.sauf.ca/pictures/2015-12-30/830c937621245960e2592f8c26b31f22.pdf)
6. [Studio Ghibli: 5 essential films, BFI](https://www.bfi.org.uk/lists/studio-ghibli-five-essential-films)
7. [What's New, Ghibli Park](https://ghibli-park.jp/en/info/)
8. [Studio Ghibli is in no rush to make its next movie, GamesRadar (2026)](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/anime-movies/studio-ghibli-is-in-no-rush-to-make-its-next-movie-and-only-engaging-in-casual-discussions-its-very-unpredictable/)
9. [最新情報, Studio Ghibli official site](https://www.ghibli.jp/info/)
10. [How Spirited Away Changed Animation Forever, Time (2021)](https://time.com/6081937/spirited-away-changed-animation-studio-ghibli/)
11. [Viaje al Studio Ghibli, El País (2026)](https://elpais.com/cultura/cine/2026-10-18/viaje-al-studio-ghibli-el-presente-lento-y-el-futuro-misterioso-de-la-animacion-eterna.html)
12. [Studio Ghibli, premio Princesa de Asturias 2026, Cadena SER](https://cadenaser.com/asturias/2026/05/06/la-productora-de-anime-studio-ghibli-premio-princesa-de-asturias-de-comunicacion-y-humanidades-2026-radio-asturias/)
13. [A decade in, Studio Ghibli Fest keeps growing, AP News (2026)](https://apnews.com/article/6f7b9d01a12df66c407b7d2150aca658)

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