Despite the great popularity of the Studio Ghibli films , there are many people who have not yet seen them. It may be your case and you have always wanted to give it a try, however, you don’t even know where to start. Well, you don’t need to say more: today we are going to tell you which titles from the Japanese animation studio’s extensive offer are most worthwhile . Aim.
Studio Ghibli and its worlds to dream
Studio Ghibli is today one of the best animation studios in the world. It is not only us who say it, of course; Also the specialized critic considers this Japanese firm as one of the most important in the current animated film scene.
To find the origins of Ghibli, one must go back to 1983. At that time Hayao Miyazaki and his partner Isao Takahata launched Nausicäa from the Valley of the Wind , considered the seed of what would be the study years later. So much so that it was only necessary to wait for 1985 for Miyazaki and Takahata to found Studio Ghibli, where some of the most outstanding films in the world of animation of the last 30 years would come from.
This 2020 has meant the landing of the house movies on Netflix. Up to 21 movies have been released on the platform since the month of January until now, so it is likely that even if your curiosity is piqued, you do not even know where to start. That is why we have decided to order the 11 films that you should see yes or yes, so that you take a first step in the magical world of Ghibli. Now you just have to choose and start enjoying.
The best films of Studio Ghibli
Below we list the best movies from the animation house. To order the list of titles we have based on the scores of IMDb, one of the largest online databases that stores information related to cinema and TV series.
The stores organized from “best” to “worst” (within which it is difficult to classify any of the Studio Ghibli films as bad, of course). All yours.
1. Chihiro’s journey
It is probably the banner of the studio. It is considered one of the best movies of the 21st century and the most successful in the history of Japan. He won the Oscar for best animated film in 2002. In it, Chihiro, a 10-year-old girl, gets lost returning to her home and enters an unknown world full of animals, ghosts and other strange creatures.
2. The grave of the fireflies
In this film, two orphans fight to survive and not starve in a society marked (and mistreated) by the Second World War (we speak of none other than Japan, of course). It was launched in 1988.
3. Princess Mononoke
A prince suffering a lethal curse sets out to find a cure and is caught between a mining town and the forest animals. Released in 1997, it is another of the studio’s great titles and one of the favorite movies of many Ghibli fans.
4. Howl’s Moving Castle
A young miner and a mysterious girl search for a lost island because rumors say that it is full of treasures. The film is from 1986 and continues to be considered one of the most entertaining in the catalog.
5. My neighbor Totoro
In a list of the best films by Studio Ghibli you can not miss the media film of My neighbor Totoro . While her mother is hospitalized, two young sisters spend the summer with their father in the Japanese countryside.
6. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Since it is the first film of what is considered the studio and the promoter of the project, the film could not be missing around here. In this story, the warrior princess Nausicaä leads her people against the army of an evil queen while her planet’s natural resources are depleted.
7. Princess Kaguya’s Tale
A magical nymph born from a bamboo stalk quickly becomes a beautiful woman desired by a long list of suitors in love. This film was nominated for an Oscar for best animated film in 2015. Its aesthetics are beautiful .
8. Whispers of the heart
This film was the Japanese to use the Dolby Digital sound format. Directed by Yoshifumi Kondō and scripted by Hayao Miyazaki. After following a mysterious cat, a teenage girl named Shizuku Tsukishima meets Seiji Amasawa, a luthier apprentice with whom she has more in common than she imagined. This movie has been one of the last to reach Netflix.
9. The castle in the sky
There are people who confuse The Walking Castle with The Castle in the Sky , but they are two different titles (although they are both directed by Miyazaki). A girl chased by air pirates and government officials tries to save Laputa’s floating castle from destruction. Also recently released on Netflix.
10. Nicky the Witch’s Apprentice
A young witch apprentice leaves her family behind to hone and be better at her craft, however, she will have a hard time making friends in her “new life.”
11. The wind rises
Jiro Horikoshi is a lover of the aviation world who ends up becoming one of the most prestigious aeronautical designers and being one of the people responsible for the creation of the A6M fighter plane from World War II.
And up to here our selection of the 11 best films of Studio Ghibli. In case you are a fan of his collection, do you agree with the selection? Do you miss any
