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Studio Ghibli Movies Deep Dive: 10 Questions for True Fans

Test your knowledge of Studio Ghibli classics — Spirited Away, Totoro, Princess Mononoke and Howl's Moving Castle. Directors, release dates and lore.

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In which year was Spirited Away released in Japan?

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  1. Q1. In which year was Spirited Away released in Japan?

    • 1999
    • 2001
    • 2003
    • 2005
    Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi) premiered in Japan on July 20, 2001. It became the highest-grossing Japanese film ever at the time and won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature in 2003.

  2. Q2. Who directed Princess Mononoke?

    • Isao Takahata
    • Hayao Miyazaki
    • Hideaki Anno
    • Mamoru Hosoda
    Hayao Miyazaki wrote and directed Princess Mononoke, released in 1997. He drew tens of thousands of frames by hand and reportedly retouched roughly 80,000 cels personally to perfect the forest's atmosphere.

  3. Q3. What is the name of the bus-like creature in My Neighbor Totoro?

    • Nekobasu (Catbus)
    • Kodama
    • Susuwatari
    • Jibanyan
    The Catbus, or Nekobasu in Japanese, is a twelve-legged smiling cat that doubles as a bus. It appears in My Neighbor Totoro (1988) and quickly became one of the most beloved icons of Studio Ghibli.

  4. Q4. Howl's Moving Castle is based on a novel by which British author?

    • J.K. Rowling
    • Philip Pullman
    • Diana Wynne Jones
    • Neil Gaiman
    Howl's Moving Castle is based on the 1986 fantasy novel by Diana Wynne Jones. Miyazaki's adaptation came out in 2004 and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

  5. Q5. Which Ghibli film features a young witch who delivers packages on her broomstick?

    • Ponyo
    • Kiki's Delivery Service
    • The Cat Returns
    • Whisper of the Heart
    Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) follows 13-year-old witch Kiki and her black cat Jiji as she opens a flying courier business in a seaside town. It was Studio Ghibli's first major commercial hit.

  6. Q6. Which Ghibli film won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature in 2024?

    • The Wind Rises
    • Earwig and the Witch
    • The Boy and the Heron
    • From Up on Poppy Hill
    The Boy and the Heron, Miyazaki's first feature in ten years, won Best Animated Feature at the 96th Academy Awards in March 2024. It was his second Oscar after Spirited Away in 2003.

  7. Q7. What is the name of the forest spirit that gives life and takes it in Princess Mononoke?

    • Shishigami
    • Yubaba
    • Calcifer
    • No-Face
    Shishigami, the Forest Spirit (or Deer God), is the central deity of the forest in Princess Mononoke. By day it appears as a multi-antlered deer; by night it transforms into the towering Nightwalker.

  8. Q8. Spirited Away's bathhouse is run by which character?

    • Zeniba
    • Yubaba
    • Lin
    • Haku
    Yubaba, the greedy witch with a giant head, runs the bathhouse for spirits where Chihiro is forced to work. Her twin sister Zeniba lives a quiet life in the swamp at Swamp Bottom.

  9. Q9. In which year did Hayao Miyazaki co-found Studio Ghibli?

    • 1981
    • 1985
    • 1989
    • 1993
    Studio Ghibli was founded on June 15, 1985, by Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata and producer Toshio Suzuki, following the success of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.

  10. Q10. Which Ghibli film is set in a Welsh-inspired mining town?

    • Castle in the Sky
    • Porco Rosso
    • Tales from Earthsea
    • Arrietty
    Castle in the Sky (1986) was inspired by Miyazaki's 1984 visit to Wales during the miners' strike. The film's mining town settings draw directly from Welsh landscapes and architecture.

  11. Q11. Who composed the music for most Studio Ghibli films?

    • Ryuichi Sakamoto
    • Joe Hisaishi
    • Yoko Kanno
    • Kenji Kawai
    Joe Hisaishi has scored nearly every Hayao Miyazaki film since Nausicaä in 1984. His themes for Totoro, Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle are among the most recognizable in animation history.

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