Studio Ghibli Trivia Questions

The studio's official logo is a silhouette of the forest spirit Totoro, first used in 1985 and still used today as a trademark.

Studio Ghibli was officially established on June 15, 1985, by these three co-founders after the success of 'Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind' (1984).

The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013) was directed by Isao Takahata, not Hayao Miyazaki. It was Takahata's final film before his death.

Spirited Away won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature at the 75th Academy Awards in March 2003, the first non-English film to do so.

My Neighbor Totoro premiered in Japan in 1988 as a double feature with Grave of the Fireflies, both released on the same day by Toei.

The name 'Ghibli' comes from the Italian word for a hot desert wind (the sirocco), not from Japanese. Miyazaki chose it from an Italian aircraft nickname.

Howl's Moving Castle is based on the 1986 novel by British author Diana Wynne Jones, not on a manga. Miyazaki adapted it into a film.

Princess Mononoke won Best Picture at the 21st Japan Academy Awards in 1998, setting a precedent for animated films in that category.