Recent discussion about Studio Ghibli and our upcoming 1980s movies tournament has reignited my love for all things Ghibli. I just gave myself an early birthday gift in ordering the deluxe hardcover of the complete Nausicaä manga. And then I discovered this very in-depth documentary series on almost all Ghibli movies, so I wanted to share, especially with those maybe unfamiliar with these amazing and unique films. The full list of Ghibli works can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...#Feature_films and at the moment it looks like this channel's excellent work covers all of their films, except Arrietty (2010) and When Marnie Was There (2014), both directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, and the TV movie Ocean Waves (1993), but they're done complete retrospectives of both main directors of Studio Ghibli (Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata) so those could just be forthcoming.

Here is a kind of introductory episode, focusing on Miyazaki himself, which would serve anyone as a great introduction to Ghibli in general, plus another bonus episode, both about recent documentaries on Miyazaki:



And then, onto the films!

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984), dir. Hayao Miyazaki


Castle in the Sky (1986), dir. Hayao Miyazaki


Grave of the Fireflies (1988), dir. Isao Takahata


My Neighbor Totoro (1988), dir. Hayao Miyazaki


Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), dir. Hayao Miyazaki


Only Yesterday (1991), dir. Isao Takahata


Porco Rosso (1992), dir. Hayao Miyazaki


Ocean Waves (1993), dir. Tomomi Mochizuki


Pom Poko (1994), dir. Isao Takahata


Whisper of the Heart (1995), dir. Yoshifumi Kondō


Princess Mononoke (1997), dir. Hayao Miyazaki


My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999), dir. Isao Takahata


Spirited Away (2001), dir. Hayao Miyazaki


The Cat Returns (2002), dir. Hiroyuki Morita


Howl's Moving Castle (2004), dir. Hayao Miyazaki


Tales from Earthsea (2006), dir. Gorō Miyazaki


Ponyo (2009), dir. Hayao Miyazaki


Arrietty (2010), dir. Hiromasa Yonebayashi


From Up on Poppy Hill (2011), dir. Gorō Miyazaki


The Wind Rises (2013), dir. Hayao Miyazaki


The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2014), dir. Isao Takahata


When Marnie Was There (2014), dir. Hiromasa Yonebayashi


Ronja, the Robber's Daughter (2014), dir. Gorō Miyazaki