12 Facts About Studio Ghibli

1.

Studio Ghibli Inc is a Japanese animation studio headquartered in Koganei, Tokyo.

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Studio Ghibli was founded after the success of the 1984 film Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind.

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3.

Studio Ghibli has mainly produced films by Miyazaki, with the second most prolific director being Takahata .

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4.

Since then, all three aforementioned films by Miyazaki at Studio Ghibli that were previously dubbed by Streamline Pictures have been re-dubbed by Disney.

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5.

Studio Ghibli is known for its strict "no-edits" policy in licensing their films abroad due to Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind being heavily edited for the film's release in the United States as Warriors of the Wind.

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6.

Between 1999 and 2005, Studio Ghibli was a subsidiary brand of Tokuma Shoten; however, that partnership ended in April 2005, when Studio Ghibli was spun off from Tokuma Shoten and was re-established as an independent company with relocated headquarters.

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7.

Suzuki decided to hand over the presidency to Hoshino because Hoshino has helped Studio Ghibli to sell its videos since 1996 and has aided the release of the Princess Mononoke film in the United States.

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8.

On June 3,2020, Studio Ghibli announced that the film would be an adaptation of the novel Earwig and the Witch by Diana Wynne Jones.

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9.

Home media, a majority of Studio Ghibli releases are distributed by Walt Disney Studios Japan.

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10.

Originally, the Studio Ghibli films were meant to headline a line of videos called Animation Celebration, highlighting critically acclaimed animated films from around the world.

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11.

Disney and Studio Ghibli have selectively chosen not to promote and record an English-dubbed version for films and works deemed less internationally marketable, including some of Takahata's more developmental and obscure pieces.

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12.

The Studio Ghibli has not shied away from slight rebranding on the international stage in order to convey slightly tweaked promotional imagery for different cultural norms.

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