Studio Ghibli Inc. is a Japanese animation film studio headquartered in
Koganei, Tokyo. The studio is best known for its animated feature films,
and has also produced several short subjects, television commercials,
and one television film. The studio's mascot and most recognizable
symbol is a character named Totoro, who is a giant catlike spirit from
the 1988 anime film My Neighbor Totoro. Among Studio Ghibli's
highest-grossing films are Spirited Away (2001), Howl's Moving Castle
(2004) and Ponyo (2008). The studio was founded on June 15, 1985, by
directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata and producer Toshio Suzuki,
after the successful performance of Topcraft's Nausicaä of the Valley of
the Wind (1984). It has also collaborated with video game studios on the
visual development of several video games.
