5 iconic films from Studio Ghibli, which got an honorary Palme d'Or at Cannes 2024
Cannes 2024: Studio Ghibli—the famed Japanese animation studio founded by Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata and Toshio Suzuki 39 years ago—has received an honorary Palme d'Or at Cannes this year. The studio has given the world films like 'The Boy and the Heron' (2023), 'Howl's Moving Castle' (2004) and 'The Tale Of The Princess Kaguya' (2013). Here are 5 more iconic films by Studio Ghibli that are a must-watch.
Japanese directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata and producer Toshio Suzuki's Studio Ghibli, founded on 15 June 1985, has become the first production studio in the world to get an honorary Palme d'Or. Princesses, ingenious engineers, and pirates often populate Studio Ghibli's marvelously conceived and gorgeously executed adventures full of magic and hope. Here's a selection of 5 iconic animation films from Studio Ghibli (Images via X):
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1. Spirited Away (2001): Hayao Miyazaki's Oscar-winning animation film is centred around a young girl Chihiro whose family is "spirited away" to another realm where Chihiro is put to work in a bathhouse for ghosts and her family is held in captivity. Chihiro uses her wits to survive in the strange land, free her family and return to the world of humans. (Image via X)
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2. Castle in the Sky (1986): Oscar-winning director Hayao Miyazaki's Castle in the Air is about friendship and courage. An engineer's apprentice, Pazu, and a girl with a special pendant, Sheeta, come together in their search for Laputa, the castle in the sky. But air pirates and government agencies make their job even harder. (Image via X)
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3. Porco Rosso (1992): The intrepid adventurer-turned bounty hunter has the face of a pig, thanks to a magic spell. Lounge singer Gina and aeroplane designer Fio help Porco on a last aerial mission as he takes on sky pirates and an American rival to complete the job at hand in this 93-minute Hayao Miyazaki directorial. (Image via X)
4. Princess Mononoke (1997): Raised by wolves from a young age, Princess Monomoke will do anything to prevent humans from harming nature. If this entails a face-off with her nemesis Lady Eboshi of the Iron Town, then so be it. Ashitaka, a cursed warrior in search of a cure, finds himself in their crosshairs in this 133-minute animation directed by Hayao Miyazaki. (Image via X)
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5. The Wind Rises (2013): The story of love and loss, 'The Wind Rises' is about an aspiring pilot who becomes an airplane designer instead because of a medical condition. Tragedy mounts as the girl he loves, Nahako, dies of tuberculosis. Jiro commits himself to his mission, inspired by Italian aircraft designer and engineer Giovanni Battista Caproni. (Image via X)
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![1. Spirited Away (2001): Hayao Miyazaki's Oscar-winning animation film is centred around a young girl Chihiro whose family is "spirited away" to another realm where Chihiro is put to work in a bathhouse for ghosts and her family is held in captivity. Chihiro uses her wits to survive in the strange land, free her family and return to the world of humans. (Image via X)](https://images.moneycontrol.com/static-mcnews/2024/05/20240521130231_GNy-vk5XoAEySox.jpg "1. Spirited Away (2001): Hayao Miyazaki's Oscar-winning animation film is centred around a young girl Chihiro whose family is "spirited away" to another realm where Chihiro is put to work in a bathhouse for ghosts and her family is held in captivity. Chihiro uses her wits to survive in the strange land, free her family and return to the world of humans. (Image via X)")
