Though it was made before the actual founding of Studio Ghibli, Nausicäa of the Valley of the Wind gives viewers a glimpse into much of what would make Studio Ghibli the powerhouse it'd become. Without further ado, here are the best Studio Ghibli movies, ranked. Before we start, however, it must be noted that we are counting Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind because it's the film that directly led to the foundation of Studio Ghibli, and had most of its creative team join Ghibli right afterward. In short, nearly all the Ghibli films are worth your time, but everyone likes to organize things, so we'll try to provide a totally objective, definitive, and universal ranking of the Studio Ghibli films. Where any other studio or filmmaker would focus on the feeling of wanting to get away from home to live an extraordinary life, Ghibli films understand that there is magic in day-to-day life too. More than anything, the works of Studio Ghibli do a great job romanticizing the ordinary. This makes ranking their 23 feature films a nearly impossible task, given how different a whimsical movie about a young witch is from a drama about a WWII airplane designer, from a movie about shapeshifting raccoon dogs fighting urbanization.
Everyone from Guillermo del Toro, to Wes Anderson, to the animators at Cartoon Saloon, have been influenced by the works of Studio Ghibli. It's no wonder, then, to see how influential the work initiated by friends and longtime collaborators Hayao Miyazakiand Isao Takahata has been on the industry. The studio has given us unforgettable classic fairytale-like movies aimed at kids, complex and mature fantasy epics, and tragic and beautiful dramas in a relatively short period of time. It’s a real shame that Hisaishi has yet to receive an Oscar nomination for any of his music, and we wanted to do our part in giving the incredible composer the recognition he deserves.What's most remarkable about Ghibli is just how varied their output has been. Much of this work can also be heard in a new context in the recently-released album from Hisaishi, A Symphonic Celebration, in which the composer worked with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra from London to bring these songs new life. While the composer has worked on many films beyond his collaborations with Miyazaki, including the Studio Ghibli film The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, his works in Miyazaki’s films are often his most highly praised and beloved. Hisaishi has composed the score for every one of Miyazaki’s films with Studio Ghibli, including the proto-Ghibli film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. Miyazaki and Hisaishi make for a phenomenal duo, and they deserve to be considered among the all-time great director and composer pairings, alongside Steven Spielberg/John Williams and Christopher Nolan/Hans Zimmer.
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