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is a from the film '' My Neighbor Totoro ''. Founded in 1985, it is headed by the acclaimed director Hayao Miyazaki along with his colleague and mentor Isao Takahata , as well as the studio's executive managing director and long-time producer Toshio Suzuki . Its origins date back to 1983 , with the film '' Nausicaä Of The Valley Of Wind '', which was popularised as a serialized Manga in a publication of Tokuma Shoten 's Animage magazine after the original screenplay was rejected. The film was eventually produced by Topcraft and the film's success spurred the formation of Ghibli. Tokuma is the parent company of Studio Ghibli, and has provided Disney with the video rights to eight of the films and global distribution rights to '' Princess Mononoke '' and '' Spirited Away ''. Miyazaki's latest film, '' Howl's Moving Castle '', was actually based on a book by British author Diana Wynne Jones , published in several countries including Canada and the United States. Composer Joe Hisaishi has provided the soundtrack for all of Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli films. The most famous and lauded film from the studio that was not directed by Miyazaki is '' Grave Of The Fireflies '', directed by Isao Takahata , a sad film focusing on the lives of two war orphans in post- Second World War Japan. Over the years, there has been a close relationship between Studio Ghibli and the magazine '' Animage '', which regularly runs exclusive articles about the studio and its members in a section titled "Ghibli Notes." Artwork from Ghibli's films and other works frequently graces the cover of the magazine. The company is best known for its strict "no-edits" policy in licensing their films abroad. This has stemmed from the disastrous dubbing of Miyazaki's Nausicaä Of The Valley Of Wind when released in the United States (it was heavily edited and Americanized ). There is a rumour that when licensing Princess Mononoke , Miyazaki mailed the respective studio a sword, to underline their "no-editing" policy. WORKS from the animation '' Castle In The Sky '' on top of the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Tokyo ]] Films
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Other works The works listed here consist works that don't fall into either category above.
RELATED WORKS These works were not created by Studio Ghibli, but were produced by members of Topcraft that went on to create Studio Ghibli in 1985 or created in cooperation with Studio Ghibli. Pre-Ghibli
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In addition, Ghibli did work on Takahata's short in the 2004 experimental animation anthology '' Winter Days ''. SEE ALSO
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