In February 2017, Suzuki announced that Miyazaki had come out of retirement again to direct a new feature film titled How Do You Live?, which he intended to be his last film. On August 3, 2014, Studio Ghibli temporarily suspended production, following the retirement of Miyazaki. Spirited Away won the 2002 Golden Bear and the 2003 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Five of the studio's films have received Academy Award nominations. Four have won the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year. Many of their works have won the Animage Grand Prix award. Spirited Away is second, grossing 31.68 billion yen in Japan and over US$380 million worldwide, and Princess Mononoke is fourth, grossing 20.18 billion yen. įive of the studio's films are among the ten highest-grossing anime feature films made in Japan. It has also collaborated with video game studios on the visual development of several video games. The studio was founded on June 15, 1985, by directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata and producer Toshio Suzuki, after the successful performance of Topcraft's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984).
Among Studio Ghibli's highest-grossing films are Spirited Away (2001), Howl's Moving Castle (2004) and Ponyo (2008). The studio's mascot and most recognizable symbol is a character named Totoro, who is a giant catlike spirit from the 1988 anime film My Neighbor Totoro. The studio is best known for its animated feature films, and has also produced several short subjects, television commercials, and one television film. ( Japanese: 株式会社スタジオジブリ, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Sutajio Jiburi) is a Japanese animation film studio headquartered in Koganei, Tokyo.