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Anime created by Studio Ghibli that have won the
Animage Anime Grand Prix award have been
Castle In The Sky in 1986,
My Neighbor Totoro in 1988, and
Kiki's Delivery Service in 1989.
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 popularized 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. Much of Ghibli's works are distributed in
Japan by the noted film distributor
Toho . Tokuma is the parent company of Studio Ghibli, and it has provided
The Walt Disney Company with the video rights to all of Ghibli's output that did not have previous international distribution, including the global, non-Japan distribution rights to ''
Princess Mononoke '' and ''
Spirited Away ''. Miyazaki's latest film, ''
Howl's Moving Castle '', was 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 towards the end of
Second World War in Japan. This is the only film which Disney declined to distribute.
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.
