Studio Ghibli films must be familiar to generations of anime fans as well as animation genres. Not only is the scene peaceful, melodious music along with characters with beautiful personalities, but the film also conveys many profound messages to viewers, especially children. That's why its films have won so many prestigious awards — including Oscars that so many filmmakers want to touch. Then let's take a look at 10 movies of the company with Topshare that you must definitely watch!
1 Whisper of the Heart (1995)
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DIRECTOR: Yoshifumi Kondō
WRITER: Hayao Miyazaki
CAST: Yōko Honna, Issei Takahashi, Takashi Tachibana, Shigeru Muroi,...
DURATION: 111p
GENRE: Anime
EPISODES: 1
STATUS: Complete
RELEASE YEAR: 1995
COUNTRY: Japan
Whisper of the Heart is adapted from the manga of the same name by Hiiragi Aoi and released in 1995. The film is a melodious music about pure, lovely student affection and the journey to pursue the dreams of two children. The story revolves around Tsukishima Shizuku at the age of 14, a genuine "nerd" who stays in the library all the time instead of studying for his final exams. Whisper of the Heart not only delves into the romance between Shizuku and Seiji Amasawa but also the close friendship between Shizuku and Yuko along with the apparent revelations of her senior days. Yuko and Shizuku always share their kinks and secrets. Girls and boys who are in puberty have made significant changes, especially the desire for love, fear, shame, sometimes bravely speaking their hearts. In addition, the family in the film is also a solid shoulder for her to mature more in her future.
2 My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
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Director: Miyazaki Hayao
Writer: Miyazaki Hayao
Actors: Chika Sakamoto, Noriko Hidaka, Shigesato Itoi, Sumi Shimamoto,...
DURATION: 86p
Genre: Anime
VOLUME: 1
STATUS: Completed
ISSUED YEAR: 1988
COUNTRY: Japan
Although My Neighbor Totoro has been released for a long time, it is still one of the films that is well received and loved by the global audience. The plot revolves around the Kasukabe family who has just moved to the countryside, living in a house rumored by the locals to be haunted. However, this did not make the two sisters Satsuki and Mei scared at all, on the contrary, the two also quickly integrated into life here, making many friends. Both sisters, although still young, understand and know how to take care of each other so that the father can go to work with peace of mind and the sick mother can be less worried. One day Mei found Totoro in a random outing in the forest. Totoro and the Kasukabe sisters gradually became close friends. The film is gentle, slowly touching viewers' hearts by the way people and animals live together in harmony, along with the peaceful village scene in everyday life.
3 Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
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Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Writer: Hayao Miyazaki
Actors: Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa,...
DURATION: 119p
Genre: Anime
VOLUME: 1
STATUS: Completed
ISSUED YEAR: 2004
COUNTRY: Japan
Howl's Moving Castle is based on the novel of the same name by British female author Diana Wynne Jones written in 1986. The main context is a kingdom of magic and technology coexist, the story revolves around the girl Sophie, the worker. make a young hat who is always content with his quiet life, suddenly a witch visits and turns her into an old woman. Sophie bid farewell to her family, found the wizard Howl, and went on magical adventures with him. The film promotes feminism and compassion in every human being, but also the desire for love and the damage and destruction that war brings.
4 Sprited Away (2001)
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Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Writer: Hayao Miyazaki
Actors: Hiiragi Rumi, Irino Miyu, Natsuki Mari, Naito Takeshi,...
DURATION: 125p
Genre: Anime
VOLUME: 1
STATUS: Completed
ISSUED YEAR: 2001
COUNTRY: Japan
Spirited Away is considered as the second "Alice in Wonderland" in Japan, the film received the prestigious Oscar in the category of Best Animated Feature in 2003, and became a 2D film. the first time in the history of cinema to reach this award. The film also earned huge views and revenue by creating unique content and magically beautiful scenery that has conquered film critics and even fastidious viewers.
The film is inspired by Japanese beliefs and Japanese bathhouse culture. The plot revolves around the adventures of a little girl Chihiro Ogino who stumbles upon the land of magical spirits during a house move with her parents. Due to a wrong turn on a strange road and the curiosity of Chihiro's father, they enter the magical world and eat divine food only to suddenly turn both her parents into pigs. Chihiro must work for the cunning witch Yubaba to find a way to save her parents and return to the real world. Chihiro also happened to meet Haku - the river god who saved her when she fell into the river as a child and together went through many magical trips in the spirit land.
5 Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
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Director: Takahata Isao
Writer: Takahata Isao
Actors: Ayano Shiraishi, Tatsumi Tsutomu,...
DURATION: 88p
Genre: Anime
VOLUME: 1
STATUS: Completed
ISSUED YEAR: 1988
COUNTRY: Japan
Grave of the Fireflies is based on the novel of the same name by Nosaka Akiyuki. Released in 1988, the film realistically reflects the cruelty of war through the narration of Seita's soul, along with the touching story of two children. Two brothers, Seita and Setsuko, were unfortunately born during World War II. Their mother died after a terrible bomb attack by the US Air Force caused the village to be engulfed in flames, the father was serving the Navy. The Imperial Japanese Army has since gone silent. Seita and Setsuko have since relied on each other, fighting poverty and living with their harsh aunt, even selling memorabilia of the mother of two children. In the end, Seita chose to take her sister away from her relative's house, only to have to roll in the middle of a chaotic life, Setsuko died of illness. The end of the film is the image of the souls of Seita and Setsuko surrounded by fireflies and bullets. It's so heartbreaking because both are victims of a senseless war but still have extremely strong aspirations to live. The film had a live-action version released in 2005.
6 Princess Mononoke (1997)
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Director: Miyazaki Hayao
Writer: Miyazaki Hayao
Actors: Matsuda Yōji, Ishida Yuriko, Tanaka Yūko, Kobayashi Kaoru,...
DURATION: 134p
Genre: Anime
VOLUME: 1
STATUS: Completed
ISSUED YEAR: 1997
COUNTRY: Japan
Princess Mononoke has attracted a lot of attention since its release by taking on a fantasy epic theme, engaging narratives and drawings that realistically represent the majestic natural scenery. The film under the miraculous hand of director Miyazaki Hayao also received countless awards, resonated globally and received praise from critics and audiences of all ages. The plot is set in Japan in the 14th century, people and nature are engulfed in fierce battles. The brave and benevolent Prince Ashitaka was cursed while protecting the villagers. That's why he left the village to rescue himself, which opened up many magical adventures later. Ashitaka also encountered a war between Eboshi and Princess San of the Mononoke tribe. On the one hand, humans want to possess nature, and on the other hand, they fight to protect Mother Nature. Ashitaka appears as a softening of the relationship between the two sides, from which man and nature coexist peacefully, bringing a profound message of the times: Protecting and living in harmony with nature.
7 Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
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Director: Miyazaki Hayao
Writer: Miyazaki Hayao
Actors: Takayama Minami, Sakuma Rei, Yamaguchi Kappei,...
DURATION: 102p
Genre: Anime
VOLUME: 1
STATUS: Completed
ISSUED YEAR: 1989
COUNTRY: Japan
Kiki's Delivery Service is a 1989 fantasy genre film, adapted from the novel of the same name by author Kanado Eiko. The plot revolves around a little witch named Kiki who is only 13 years old, she leaves her family according to tradition and lives on her own on a new journey with new challenges in Koriko city with the little ebony cat Jiji, always wearing the Black dress, red bow and magic broom passed down from mother. Kiki gets a job at a bakery and delivers goods. In the process of delivering goods and helping those around, Kiki has learned many things and accumulated a lot of experience for himself. She then has a series of events, from difficulty integrating with friends to losing the ability to fly, not understanding what Jiji is saying, she immediately goes to Ursula and stumbles upon Tombo in danger being broadcast. On TV, Kiki immediately ran to save him in the cheers of the people. The film highlights the independence of teenage girls in Japan.
8 The Wind Rises (2013)
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Director: Miyazaki Hayao
Writer: Miyazaki Hayao
Actors: Anno Hideaki, Takimoto Miori, Nishijima Hidetoshi, Nishimura Masahiko,...
DURATION: 126p
Genre: Anime
VOLUME: 1
STATUS: Completed
ISSUED YEAR: 2013
COUNTRY: Japan
The Wind Rises is a historical genre film based on the manga of the same name by Hayao Miyazaki and the novel The Wind Has Risen by Tatsuo Hori in 1936-1937. Released in 2013, the film received countless major awards, for its message of desire for love and passion in the midst of fierce war. The talented engineer of the Japanese Empire Jiro Horikoshi was the inspiration for the Jiro character creation. Jiro is passionate about blending with the sky and magical planes despite being nearsighted and thanks to his dream of meeting Italian engineer Caproni, he became an aeronautical engineer. After failing repeatedly, he has a beautiful love story with Naoko again. Jiro is still with Naoko despite her tuberculosis. Although he is a kind and benevolent engineer, because of the war situation has pushed peace-loving people, longing to be with the other lover to the end. Jiro, along with thousands and millions of other people, are struggling to recover from the pain and turmoil of Japan. The saying "The wind has risen, we must live" in the movie gives us a lot to think about.
9 Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (2008)
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Director: Miyazaki Hayao
Writer: Miyazaki Hayao
Actors: Yuria Nara, Hiroki Doi, Tomoko Yamaguchi, Kazushige Nagashima,...
DURATION: 100p
Genre: Anime
VOLUME: 1
STATUS: Completed
ISSUED YEAR: 2008
COUNTRY: Japan
Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea is a 2008 fantasy film, inspired by the story The Little Mermaid by famous writer Andersen. The golden mermaid Brunhilde - the daughter of the sea god Fujimoto, once escaped from her family to go out on the beach, she was caught in a glass jar. She was later saved by Sousuke and named Ponyo. Ponyo licked Sousuke's wound while saving her and turned into a human, at the same time her magic disappeared. Since then, Ponyo has been exposed to more people, has interesting adventures as well as loves Sousuke more, searching for Sousuke despite an argument with his father. The film brings us to the world of colorful childhood, and at the same time it is a deep emotional connection between nature and people, between children and parents, kindness, sincerity and courage, decisiveness in advance. every difficulty.
10 When Marnie Was There (2014)
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Director: Yonebayashi Hiromasa
Writer: Yonebayashi Hiromasa, Niwa Keiko, Ando Masashi,...
Actors: Sara Takatsuki, Kasumi Arimura
DURATION: 103p
Genre: Anime
VOLUME: 1
STATUS: Completed
ISSUED YEAR: 2014
COUNTRY: Japan
When Marnie Was There is based on the novel of the same name by author Joan G. Robinson. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2015. The plot revolves around the meeting between Sasaki Anna and Marnie. Anna is an unfortunate girl, she has no friends, has lost her parents and since her grandmother's death, she has been adopted by a family and now has unnecessary doubts because she discovered her adoptive parents. just for the monthly allowance. She was later sent to her uncle Oiwa in the countryside in the hope that her asthma would be relieved. Anna and Marnie have much in common, they met at the Swamp Mansion, healed together and came out of the depths of despair, that there is still someone in this world for us to love, rely on and share. shall. Anna later learns that Marnie is the ghost trapped in the mansion for so long, and Anna comes to solve the problems and close her not so beautiful childhood. The film is like a message to everyone to have a loving heart, heal others and be more harmonious in family and friends relationships.
