Short films by Studio Ghibli
Studio Ghibli is a Japanese animation film studio founded in 1985. In addition to producing 18 feature films, the studio has produced several short films, including commercials, films for the Ghibli Museum, music videos, and works released directly to video.
Hayao Miyazaki
Miyazaki co-founded Studio Ghibli in 1985. He directed multiple films with Ghibli, including "Castle in the Sky" in 1986, "My Neighbor Totoro" in 1988, "Kiki's Delivery Service" in 1989, and "Porco Rosso" in 1992. The films were met with commercial and critical success in Japan. Miyazaki's film "Princess Mononoke" was the first animated film to win the Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year, and briefly became the highest-grossing film in Japan following its release in 1997; its distribution to the Western world greatly increased Ghibli's popularity and influence outside Japan. His 2001 film "Spirited Away" became the highest-grossing film in Japanese history, winning the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 75th Academy Awards and considered among the greatest films of the decade. Miyazaki's later films—"Howl's Moving Castle", "Ponyo", and "The Wind Rises"—also enjoyed critical and commercial success. Following the release of "The Wind Rises", Miyazaki announced his retirement from feature films, though he returned to work on a new feature film in 2016.