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Pre-Studio Ghibli anime & shorts, 1980's - present
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太陽の使者 鉄人28号:: Tetsujin 28go (a.k.a. New Adventures of Gigantor)
TV show which aired from 1980-81 & ran for 51 episodes.

The title character is an enormous robot created by the father of boy detective Shotaro for a secret weapons program during the final days of World War II. Shotaro works for Interpol and with the help of Testujin, they battle criminals.



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Gigantor
じゃりン子チエ :: Jarinko Chie (a.k.a. Chie the brat)
Originally released in 1981, 110 minutes long. Also a TV show, which aired from 1981-83 & ran for 64 episodes.

Chieko (Chie) is a young girl who lives with her divorced father in a small bar/eatery in the Osaka area of Japan. As young as she is, she's quite capable of fending for herself and running the eatery--as her father, Tetsu, is an unemplyed Yakuza member.



Chie
セロ弾きのゴーシュ :: Sero Hiki no Goushu (a.k.a. Gauche the Cellist)
Originally released in 1982, 63 minutes long.

Gauche, a struggling small town cellist who is inspired by his interactions with anthropomorphized animals to gain insight into music.



Gauche
SPACE ADVENTURE コブラ :: Space Adventure Kobura (a.k.a. Cobra)
Originally released in 1982, 99 minutes long.

In deep Space, the United Galaxies Federation of Justice set bounties over all kinds of criminals. Cobra is back in action to help bounty-hunter June find her two sisters, and save planet Myras. But Lord Nekron, leader of the Galactic Guild, a powerful criminal organization, is following their track with the same goal ...

* Preview is for the TV show, not the movie. *


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Cobra
名探偵ホームズ :: Meitantei Houmuzu (a.k.a. Sherlock Hound)
TV show which aired from 1984-85 & ran for 26 episodes.

In this adaptation of the famous Arthur Conan Doyle mystery series (they are dogs), Sherlock Hound is a private investigator working in Victorian-era London. With his boon companion, Watson, he embarks on a series of adventures over the course of investigating various crimes.



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柳川堀割物語 :: Yanagawa Horiwari Monogatari (a.k.a. The Story of Yanagawa's Canals)
Originally released in 1987, 165 minutes long.

Mostly live-action, the film shows how the canal works.
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赤いカラスと幽霊船 :: Akai karasu to Yuureisen (a.k.a. Red Crow and Ghost Ship)
Originally released in 1989, 30 minutes long.

Live-action TV special.
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yuurisen
そらいろのたね :: Sora Iro no Tana (a.k.a. The Sky-colored Seed)
Originally released in 1992, 90 seconds long.

A short TV advertisement based on a children's book about a fox who gives a boy a seed which grows into a giant house.



tana
なんだろう :: Nandarou (a.k.a. What is it?)
Originally released in 1992, 5 ads, 4 @ 5 seconds long, 1 @ 15 seconds long.





A series of animated TV advertising spots for Nihon TV.
nandarou
オン・ユア・マーク :: On Your Mark
Originally released in 1995, 7 minutes long. This is a long music video for the Japanese pop artists Chage & Aska for the song "On your mark."

Upon raiding what appears to be a religious cult, the Saint Nova's Church, two police officers (Chage & Aska) find a girl with a rather angelic appearance lying tied and unconscious in an alley. As she is then taken to what looks like a lab of sorts, the two make plans to rescue her and set her free.



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ギブリーズ :: Ghiblies
Originally released in 2000, 20 minutes long. Episode 2 was released in 2002 and is 25 minutes long.

The magnified life of the employees of Studio Ghibli and the workings of the studio itself. Each character in the anime corresponds to a real-life person.



Ghiblies
空想の空飛ぶ機械達 :: Kuusou no Sora Tobu Kikaitachi (a.k.a. Imaginary Flying Machines)
Originally released in 2002, 6 minutes long.

Short anime about flight and the machines that have been imagined to achieve it.
flying
コロの大さんぽ :: Koro no Daisanpo (a.k.a. Koro's Big Day Out)
Originally released in 2003, 15 minutes long.

The film is about Koro the puppy, who runs away from his mistress, experiences some adventures around town and who is finally happily returned home.
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Koro
くじらとり :: Kujiratori (a.k.a. The Whale Hunt)
Originally released in 2003, 16 minutes long.

A group of elementary school children play in their classroom, imagining that they are on a boat in the ocean. This fantasy becomes reality, and soon all the students find themselves stranded in the deep blue sea, looking for their own Moby Dick. Some of the kids want to harpoon the whale, others want to take its picture, and many of the kids are afraid and just want to return home...
whale
めいとこねこバス :: Mei to Konekobasu (a.k.a. Mei and the Baby Cat Bus / Mei and the Kittenbus)
Originally released in 2003, 13 minutes long.

Story tells of an evening adventure of Mei (from the movie Totoro) and a kittenbus.
pair
やどさがし :: Yadosagashi (a.k.a. House Hunting / Looking for a Home)
Originally released in 2005, 12 minutes long.

A nameless heroine packs up her belongings into a large satchel and heads out of the city. Walking on foot across the countryside, she encounters a strange collection of creepy crawlies and ghostly spirits.

* The first part is Yadosagashi, the second part is Mizugumo Monmon, third part is Hoshi wo Katta Hi. *


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星をかった日 :: Hoshi wo Katta Hi (a.k.a. The Day I Bought a Star)
Originally released in 2005, 16 minutes long.

A young boy, tired of the city, escapes into the country. When trying to bring vegetables to the market to sell, his cart breaks down and he exchanges the vegetables for a mystical seed. Returning home he plants the seed in a normal pot- only to find it growing into a planet.

* The first part is Yadosagashi, the second part is Mizugumo Monmon, third part is Hoshi wo Katta Hi. *


pair
水グモもんもん :: Mizugumo Monmon (a.k.a. Mon Mon the Water Spider)
Originally released in 2005, 15 minutes long.

Romance between a water spider & a water strider.

* The first part is Yadosagashi, the second part is Mizugumo Monmon, third part is Hoshi wo Katta Hi. *


pair
種山ヶ原の夜 :: Taneyamagahara no Yoru (a.k.a. Night of Taneyamagahara)
Originally released in 2006, 27 minutes long.

Based on the play with the same name by Kenji Miyazawa. Miyazawa wrote this play in 1924 for his students when he was a 28 year old teacher. The first supervision work of the film was built up with a technique which could be described as a "picture story show style".



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イバラード時間 :: Iblard Jikan (a.k.a. Ibarado Time)
Originally released in 2007, 30 minutes long.

The story is set in the imaginary world of Iblard. There is no dialogue.



Iblard
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The two main people at Studio Ghibli are Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. Both were involved in many projects before starting Studio Ghibli . This page focuses on those projects, along with the Studio Ghibli non-movie animations from the 1980's to the present. To see more animations from the 1960's and 1970's, look at the previous Ghibli page. (There have been Studio Ghibli live projects, but those are not listed here.) To see the Studio Ghibli movies, check out the first Ghibli page.
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