Studio Ghibli
Studio Ghibli is the iconic anime studio founded by Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki, Yasuyoshi Tokuma, and Isao Takahata. They are in news recently because the anime studio has released a massive 400 hi-res images from eight of their movies.
Images of the following movies are out on their website.
Ponyo on the cliff (2008)
Directed by Miyazaki Hayao
Producer: Toshio Suzuki
Production: Koji Hoshino
Music by Joe Hisaishi
Theme song by Masako Hayashi, Fujioka Fujimaki and Nozomi Ohashi
Voice appearance: Tomoko Yamaguchi, Kazushige Nagashima, Yuki Amami, Nara yuzu莉愛, Hiroki Doi, holly Rumi, Akiko Yano, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Tomoko Naraoka
Playtime: 101 minutes
Find Ponyo on the cliff’s Images Released by Studio Ghibli: Here
Spirited Away (2001)
Directed by Miyazaki Hayao
Producer: Toshio Suzuki
Music by Joe Hisaishi
Theme song: Yumi Kimura
Voice appearance: Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino, Mari Natsuki, Takashi Naito, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Tsunehiko Kamijou, Takehiko Ono, Bunta Sugawara
Playtime: 125 minutes
Find Spirited Away’s Images Released by Studio Ghibli: Here
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)
Directed Isao Takahata
Screenplay: Riko Sakaguchi
Production: Ujiie Seiichiro
Planning: Toshio Suzuki
producer: Yoshiaki Nishimura
Production: Koji Hoshino
Music by Joe Hisaishi
Theme song: Kazumi Nikaido
Voice appearance: Aki Asakura, Kengo Kora, Takeo Chii, Nobuko Miyamoto, Junko Takahata, Tomoko Tabata, Shinosuke Tatekawa, Takaya Kamikawa, Hikari Ijuin, RYUDO UZAKI, Nakamura Shichinosuke II, Isao HASHIZUME, Yuji Miyake, yukiji asaoka, Tatsuya Nakadai
Playtime: 137 minutes
Find The Tale of The Princess Kaguya’s Images Released by Studio Ghibli: Here
Tales from Earthsea (2006)
Original: Ashura K. Le Gwin
Screenplay: Goro Miyazaki, Keiko Niwa
Directed by: Goro Miyazaki
Producer: Toshio Suzuki
Music by Tamiya Terashima
Theme song: Teshima Aoi
Voice appearance: Junichi Okada, Aoi Teshima, Yuko Tanaka, Teruyuki Kagawa, Jun Fubuki ⋅ Takashi Naito, Mitsuko Baisho, Yui Natsukawa, Kaoru Kobayashi, Bunta Sugawara
Playtime: 115 minutes
Find Tales from Earthsea’s Images Released by Studio Ghibli: Here
The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)
The Secret World of ArriettyOriginal: Mary Norton
Screenplay: Keiko Niwa
Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Producer: Toshio Suzuki
Production: Koji Hoshino
Music and theme song by Cécile Corbel
Voice appearance: Mirai Shida, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Shinobu Otake, Keiko Takeshita ⋅ Tatsuya Fujiwara, Tomokazu Miura, Kirin Kiki
Playtime: 94 minutes
Find The Secret World of Arrietty’s Images Released by Studio Ghibli: Here
From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
Original/Screenplay/Director: Miyazaki Hayao
Original: Chizuru Takahashi ⋅ Tetsuro Sayama
Screenplay: Keiko Niwa
Directed by: Goro Miyazaki
Producer: Toshio Suzuki
Production: Koji Hoshino
Music by: Satoshi Takebe
Theme song: Teshima Aoi
Insert song: Kyu Sakamoto
Voice appearance: Masami Nagasawa, Junichi Okada, Keiko Takeshita, Yuriko Ishida, Rumi Hiiragi, Jun Fubuki, Takashi Naito, Shunsuke Kazama, Minami Omori, Teruyuki Kagawa
Playtime: 91 minutes
Find From Up on Poppy Hill’s Images Released by Studio Ghibli: Here
When Marnie Was There (2014)
Original: Joan G. Robinson
Screenplay: Keiko Niwa, Masashi Ando, Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Production: Toshio Suzuki
producer: Yoshiaki Nishimura
Music by Takatsugu Muramatsu
Theme song: Priscilla Ahn
Voice appearance: Sara Takatsuki, Kasumi Arimura, Nanako Matsushima, Toshie Negishi, Ryoko Moriyama, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Hitomi Kuroki
Playtime: 103 minutes
Find When Marnie Was There’s Images Released by Studio Ghibli: Here
The Wind Rises (2013)
Directed by Miyazaki Hayao
Producer: Toshio Suzuki
Production: Koji Hoshino
Music by Joe Hisaishi
Theme song: Yumi Arai
Voice appearance: Hideaki Anno, Miori Takimoto, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Masahiko Nishimura, Stephen Albert, Morio Kazama, Keiko Takeshita, Mirai Shida, Jun Kunimura ⋅ Shinobu Otake, Mansai Nomura
Playtime: 126 minutes
Find The Wind Rises’s Images Released by Studio Ghibli: Here
Studio Ghibli has mentioned that it will release hi-res posters from all of its movies soon.
Studio Ghibli’s History
The studio, which has historically been very protective in its stance regarding the distribution of its films and images—but it now appears to have loosened this position. Earlier this year, Studio Ghibli released its movies on Netflix and offered us with Zoom backgrounds.
Here’s a small interview with Ghibli’s co-founder
Information on Studio Ghibli’s Website
However, co-founder Toshio Suzuki included a message with this notice: “Please use these [images] freely within the scope of common sense”; so while you can’t use these to sell your own Ghibli knock-off merch, using them for screensavers or Zoom backgrounds probably falls under the category of common sense.
Only shots from eight of their classic movies: Spirited Away, The Wind Rises, Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, Tales from Earthsea, When Marnie was There, The Tale of Princess Kaguya, The Secret World of Arrietty, and From Up on Poppy Hill have been released so far, but you can be sure that there’s hope for more free drops soon!
Update: Pictures for many new movies has been released here. There is still the reminder to “continue to use freely within the bounds of common sense”.
Here is the list of movies for which new images have been published:
- Howl’s Moving Castle
- Princess Mononoke
- Whisper of the Heart
- The Cat Returns
- My Neighbours The Yamadas
- Ghiblies Episode 2
