Studio Ghibli’s Animated Wonders – Details, episodes & analysis

Before we look forward, we look back. In the season finale of Studio Ghibli’s Animated Wonders, we discuss the documentary film, ‘The Kingdom of Dreams & Madness’ and then discuss what the future of the animation studio could be. Will there be a new wave of talent injected into Ghibli? Will Hayao Miyazaki finish his final film? And what are Dylan, Ciaran and Ashley’s final rankings of the Ghibli films?

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Studio Ghibli’s Animated Wonders Credits: Music: “Lo-Fi Hip Hop Chill Beats For Study Game Sleep” by Reckoner License: CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) Art: Cherie Henriques

The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness (2013) Directed by: Mami Sunada Starring: Hayao Miyazaki, Yumiko Miyoshi, Toshio Suzuki, Hideaki Anno, Goro Miyazaki, Isao Takahata

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Due to 12 y.o. Anna's asthma, she's sent to stay with relatives of her guardian in the Japanese countryside. She likes to be alone, sketching. She befriends Marnie. Who is the mysterious, blonde Marnie?

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Studio Ghibli’s Animated Wonders Credits: Music: “Lo-Fi Hip Hop Chill Beats For Study Game Sleep” by Reckoner License: CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) Art: Cherie Henriques

When Marnie Was There Directed by: Hiromasa Yonebayashi Written by: Keiko Niwa, Masashi Ando, Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Joan G. Robinson (based on the novel by) Starring: Sara Takatsuki, Kasumi Arimura, Nanako Matsushima, Susumu Terajima, Toshie Negishi, Ryoko Moriyama, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Hitomi Kuroki, Yuko Kaida

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During her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches, and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts.

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Studio Ghibli’s Animated Wonders Credits: Music: “Lo-Fi Hip Hop Chill Beats For Study Game Sleep” by Reckoner License: CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) Art: Cherie Henriques

Spirited Away (2001) Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki Produced by: Hironori Aihara, Ryoichi Fukuyama, Koji Hoshino, Takeyoshi Matsushita, Yutaka Narita, Seiji Okuda, Toshio Suzuki, Yasuyoshi Tokuma, Banjiro Uemura, Seiichiro Ujiie Written by: Hayao Miyazaki Starring: Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino, Mari Natsuki, Takashi Naito, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Tatsuya Gashuin, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Yumi Tamai

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The life and misadventures of a family in contemporary Japan.

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Studio Ghibli’s Animated Wonders Credits: Music: “Lo-Fi Hip Hop Chill Beats For Study Game Sleep” by Reckoner License: CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) Art: Cherie Henriques

My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999) Directed by: Isao Takahata Produced by: Takashi Shoji, Yasuyoshi Tokuma, Seiichiro Ujie Written by: Hisaichi Ishii (comic), Isao Takahata (screenplay) Starring:

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On a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami's curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and Tatara, a mining colony. In this quest he also meets San, the Mononoke Hime.

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Studio Ghibli’s Animated Wonders Credits: Music: “Lo-Fi Hip Hop Chill Beats For Study Game Sleep” by Reckoner License: CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) Art: Cherie Henriques

Princess Mononoke Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki Produced by: Yutaka Narita, Seiji Okuda, Toshio Suzuki, Yasuyoshi Tokuma, Seiichiro Uijiie, Takahiro Yonezawa Written by: Hayao Miyazaki Starring: Yuriko Ishida, Yoji Matsuda, Tsunehiko Kamijo, Kaoru Kobayashi

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A love story between a girl who loves reading books, and a boy who has previously checked out all of the library books she chooses.

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Studio Ghibli’s Animated Wonders Credits: Music: “Lo-Fi Hip Hop Chill Beats For Study Game Sleep” by Reckoner License: CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) Art: Cherie Henriques

Whisper of the Heart Directed by: Yoshifumi Kondô Produced by: Hayao Miyazaki, Takashi Shoji, Toshio Suzuki, Yasuyoshi Tokuma, Seichiro Ujiie Written by: Aoi Hiiragi (comic), Hayao Miyazaki (screenplay) Starring: Yoko Honna, Issey Takahashi, Takashi Tachibana, Shigeru Muroi, Keiju Kobayashi, Mayumi Izuka, Mai Chiba

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A community of magical shape-shifting raccoon dogs struggle to prevent their forest home from being destroyed by urban development.

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Studio Ghibli’s Animated Wonders Credits: Music: “Lo-Fi Hip Hop Chill Beats For Study Game Sleep” by Reckoner License: CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) Art: Cherie Henriques

Pom Poko Directed by: Isao Takahata Produced by: Ritsuo Isobe, Ned Lott, Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki, Yasuyoshi Tokuma, Seiichiro Ujiie Written by: Isao Takahata, Hayao Miyazaki (idea) Starring: Shincho Kokontei, Makoto Nonomura, Yuriko Ishida, Norihei Miki, Nijiko Kiyokawa, Shigeru Izumiya, Gannosuke Ashiya, Takehiro Murata

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As a young man returns home after his first year away at college he recalls his senior year of high school and the iron-willed, big city girl that turned his world upside down.

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Studio Ghibli’s Animated Wonders Credits: Music: “Lo-Fi Hip Hop Chill Beats For Study Game Sleep” by Reckoner License: CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) Art: Cherie Henriques

Ocean Waves Directed by: Tomomi Mochizuki Produced by: Nozomu Takahashi Written by: Keiko Niwa (screenplay), Saeko Himuro (novel) Starring: Nobuo Tobita, Toshihiko Seki, Yoko Sakamoto, Yuri Amano, Kae Araki, Jun’ichi Kanemaru, Aya Sati

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In 1930s Italy, a veteran World War I pilot is cursed to look like an anthropomorphic pig.

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Studio Ghibli’s Animated Wonders Credits: Music: “Lo-Fi Hip Hop Chill Beats For Study Game Sleep” by Reckoner License: CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) Art: Cherie Henriques

Porco Rosso (1992) Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki Produced by: Hideo Ogata, Yoshio Sasaki, Toshio Suzuki, Sokai Tokuma, Yasuyoshi Tokuma, Matsuo Toshimitsu, Tatsumi Yamashita Written by: Hayao Miyazaki Starring: Shuichiro Moriyama, Tokiko Kato, Bunshi Katsura Vi, Tsunehiko Kamijo, Akemi Okamura, Akio Otsuka, Hiko Seki

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A twenty-seven-year-old office worker travels to the countryside while reminiscing about her childhood in Tokyo.

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Studio Ghibli’s Animated Wonders Credits: Music: “Lo-Fi Hip Hop Chill Beats For Study Game Sleep” by Reckoner License: CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) Art: Cherie Henriques

Only Yesterday (1991) Directed by: Isao Takahata Produced by: Toru Hara, Ritsuo Isobe, Hayao Miyazaki, Hideo Ogata, Yoshio Sasaki, Shigeharu Shiba, Toshio Suzuki, Yasuyoshi Tokuma, Tatsumi Yamashita Written by: Hotaru Okamoto (manga), Yuuko Tone (manga), Isao Takahata (written by) Starring: Miki Imai, Toshiro Yanagiba, Yoko Honna, Mayumi Izuka, Mei Oshitani, Megumi Komine, Yukiyo Takizawa, Masashi Ishikawa, Yuuki Masuda, Michie Terada, Masahiro Ito, Yorie Yamashita, Yuki Minowa, Chie Kitagawa

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