Studio Ghibli, widely considered as Japan's premiere animation studio, was founded in 1985 by two of animation's greatest creators: Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata.
Its name comes from the word the Italians used for their Saharan scouting planes in World War II, which derived from the Libyan "sirocco", a hot wind blowing through the Sahara Desert.
Studio Ghibli was to blow a new wind into the Japanese animation industry and indeed it has!
Not in release order. The Cat Returns Nausicca Of The Valley Of The Wind Kiki's Delivery Service Pom Poko Spirited Away Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro Laputa: Castle in the Sky My Neighbors the Yamadas Panda! Go Panda! Grave of the Fireflies Howl's Moving Castle Horus: Prince of the Sun My Neighbor Totoro Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea Porco Rosso Princess Mononoke Tales from Earthsea Whisper of the Heart
