The Magic of Studio GhibliStudio Ghibli is a Japanese animation film studio co-founded in 1985 by acclaimed visionary directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata and producer Toshio Suzuki.
Vote up the details that would make the spirits of the forest happy.
From dark hidden images in the poster for Grave of the Fireflies to tiny details in the animation that add to the character's backstory, the beautiful hand-crafted films of Studio Ghibli are filled with magical and disturbing moments, hidden meanings, and hilarious details that fans continue to discover. Vote up your favorite film details from the animation powerhouse.
If you brighten the poster of Grave Of The Fireflies (1988), you will notice that some of the lights are not fireflies, but incendiary bombs from a B-25 bomber.
[Hayao] Miyazaki adds to all his films, including Spirited Away (2002), quiet little scenes of inaction, called "Ma," where the character just glances into the horizon and reflects, as a way to have a breathing room amid constant action.
In Spirited Away (2001), Chihiro is still wearing the purple hair tie Zeniba gave her to protect her as she looks back for the last time meaning her time spent in the spirit world was real.
