![]() While the below films are mediocre compared to Miyazaki’s superb pieces, some of them actually have been hailed by the specialized critics, as well as Studio Ghibli’s fans. Nevertheless, the below entries are ten of the twelve Studio Ghibli feature films directed by filmmakers other than Hayao Miyazaki. Even something as miniscule as the Studio’s logo, die hard Ghibli fans may distrust films directed by different filmmakers-even if they are produced by the same Studio-as well as the future of a Studio without its master. After all, is not fortuitous that his most personal character happens to be the studio’s logo. Truthfully, fans can hardly conceive the existence of Studio Ghibli without Hayao Miyazaki. Toshio Suzuki is, after all, a former producer, and Princess Kaguya’s director, Isao Takahata, is the other pillar of the studio’s reputation. This position can hardly be objectionable, however. It seems that Studio Ghibli took the financial failure of 2013’s The Tale of Princess Kaguya as a sign of the above-mentioned restructure. Despite the glimpse of hope the latter When Marnie Was There offered film fans, the Studio’s announcement made a considerable amount of Studio Ghibli’s faithful fans upset. Suzuki claimed that the “brief pause” was to evaluate the needed restructure of the Studio, which was urged by Miyazaki’s departure. Recently-as the celebrations and controversies about Miyazaki’s The Wind Rises (2013) simmered, and after the premier of Hiromasa Yonebayashi’s When Marnie Was There (2014)-Toshio Suzuki, new general manager of Studio Ghibli, made an announcement: When Marnie Was There will be the last Studio Ghibli feature film. ![]() Fears about the closure of the highly respected anime house, Studio Ghibli, began a year ago with Hayao Miyazaki’s confirmation of a rumor scattered at Venice Film Festival about his retirement.
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