studio ghibli

Elle

28/06/2025

ghibli that i've watched and and have not—all ranked.

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From Up on Poppy Hill

Goro Miyazaki · 2011

Yokohama, 1963. Japan is picking itself up from the devastation of World War II and preparing to host the 1964 Olympics—and the mood is one of both optimism and conflict as the young generation struggles to throw off the shackles of a troubled past. Against this backdrop of hope and change, a friendship begins to blossom between high school students Umi and Shun—but a buried secret from their past emerges to cast a shadow on the future and pull them apart.

My Neighbor Totoro

Hayao Miyazaki · 1988

Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.

The Secret World of Arrietty

Hiromasa Yonebayashi · 2010

14-year-old Arrietty and the rest of the Clock family live in peaceful anonymity as they make their own home from items "borrowed" from the house's human inhabitants. However, life changes for the Clocks when a human boy discovers Arrietty.

Whisper of the Heart

近藤喜文 · 1995

Shizuku est une jeune collégienne de quatorze ans comme toutes les autres, mais elle est passionnée de littérature et elle écrit des chansons. C’est l’été à Tokyo, et elle a décidé de lire, pendant les vacances, une vingtaine de livres. Elle découvre qu’à chacun des romans qu’elle a choisis, le nom de Seiji Amasawa apparaît sur la liste des personnes les ayant empruntés. Shizuku rencontre enfin ce Seiji.

Howl's Moving Castle

Hayao Miyazaki · 2004

Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the king.

Ponyo

宮崎駿 · 2008

When Sosuke, a young boy who lives on a clifftop overlooking the sea, rescues a stranded goldfish named Ponyo, he discovers more than he bargained for. Ponyo is a curious, energetic young creature who yearns to be human, but even as she causes chaos around the house, her father, a powerful sorcerer, schemes to return Ponyo to the sea.

Princess Mononoke

Hayao Miyazaki · 1997

Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.

Kiki's Delivery Service

Hayao Miyazaki · 1989

A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.

Castle in the Sky

Hayao Miyazaki · 1986

A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.

Spirited Away

Hayao Miyazaki · 2001

A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.

waiting list

The Boy and the Heron

While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother''s tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy''s mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one."

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthrals all who encounter her. But, ultimately, she must confront her fate.

Tales from Earthsea

Something bizarre has come over the land. The kingdom is deteriorating. People are beginning to act strange... What's even more strange is that people are beginning to see dragons, which shouldn't enter the world of humans. Due to all these bizarre events, Ged, a wandering wizard, is investigating the cause. During his journey, he meets Prince Arren, a young distraught teenage boy. While Arren may look like a shy young teen, he has a severe dark side, which grants him strength, hatred, ruthlessness and has no mercy, especially when it comes to protecting Teru. For the witch Kumo this is a perfect opportunity. She can use the boy's "fears" against the very one who would help him, Ged.

My Neighbors the Yamadas

Isao Takahata · 1999

The Yamadas are a typical middle class Japanese family in urban Tokyo and this film shows us a variety of episodes of their lives. With tales that range from the humorous to the heartbreaking, we see this family cope with life''s little conflicts, problems, and joys in their own way.

Pom Poko

The Raccoons of the Tama Hills are being forced from their homes by the rapid development of houses and shopping malls. As it becomes harder to find food and shelter, they decide to band together and fight back. The Raccoons practice and perfect the ancient art of transformation until they are even able to appear as humans in hilarious circumstances.

Ocean Waves

At Kichijōji Station, Tokyo, Taku Morisaki glimpses a familiar woman on the platform opposite boarding a train. Later, her photo falls from a shelf as he exits his apartment before flying to Kōchi Prefecture. Picking it up, he looks at it briefly before leaving. As the aeroplane takes off, he narrates the events that brought her into his life...

Grave of the Fireflies

Isao Takahata · 1988

Japon, été 1945. Après le bombardement de Kobé, Seita, un adolescent de quatorze ans et sa petite sœur de quatre ans, Setsuko, orphelins, vont s’installer chez leur tante à quelques dizaines de kilomètres de chez eux. Celle‐ci leur fait comprendre qu’ils sont une gêne pour la famille et doivent mériter leur riz quotidien. Seita décide de partir avec sa petite sœur. Ils se réfugient dans un bunker désaffecté en pleine campagne et vivent des jours heureux illuminés par la présence de milliers de lucioles. Mais bientôt la nourriture commence cruellement à manquer.

Only Yesterday

Isao Takahata · 1991

In lyrical switches between the present and the past, Taeko contemplates the arc of her life, and wonders if she has been true to the dreams of her childhood self.

When Marnie Was There

Hiromasa Yonebayashi · 2014

Upon being sent to live with relatives in the countryside due to an illness, an emotionally distant adolescent girl becomes obsessed with an abandoned mansion and infatuated with a girl who lives there - a girl who may or may not be real.

The Wind Rises

宮崎駿 · 2013

Jiro sogna di volare e progettare aeroplani ispirandosi al famoso ingegnere aeronautico italiano Gianni Caproni. Miope fin dalla giovane età e pertanto impossibilitato a diventare pilota, nel 1927 entra a lavorare in una delle principali società giapponesi di ingegneria aeronautica, e progetta il famoso aereo da combattimento Mitsubishi A6M Zero usato dal suo paese durante l'attacco a Pearl Harbor nella Seconda guerra mondiale. Sono anni importanti quelli per Jiro, perché ha modo di mostrare l’innato talento che lo farà diventare uno dei progettatori aeronautici più affermati al mondo ma soprattutto perché inizia a frequentare la dolce Nahoko, il suo più grande amore, oltre al cielo…

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

宮崎駿 · 1984

En un futuro lejano, en un mundo post-apocalíptico, la Tierra está cubierta por unos bosques llenos de hongos venenosos e insectos gigantescos. Los humanos han quedado reducidos a unos pocos pueblos aislados que intentan sobrevivir a la plaga mientras luchan entre ellos. En medio de todo esto la princesa Nausicaä, del Valle del Viento, quien ama a los insectos, buscará comprender el origen del problema y conseguir la paz entre los hombres, y sobre todo entre éstos y el bosque.

Porco Rosso

Hayao Miyazaki · 1992

In Italy in the 1930s, sky pirates in biplanes terrorize wealthy cruise ships as they sail the Adriatic Sea. The only pilot brave enough to stop the scourge is the mysterious Porco Rosso, a former World War I flying ace who was somehow turned into a pig during the war. As he prepares to battle the pirate crew's American ace, Porco Rosso enlists the help of spunky girl mechanic Fio Piccolo and his longtime friend Madame Gina.