Top 10 Times Studio Ghibli Movies Tackled Serious Issues
Top 10 Times Studio Ghibli Movies Tackled Serious Issues
Studio Ghibli has tackled a lot of serious issues. For this list, we’ll be looking at times films released by the Japanese animation studio addressed heavy or poignant themes. Our countdown includes “Spirited Away,” “My Neighbor Totoro,” “Grave of the Fireflies,” and more! Which serious issue do YOU think Studio Ghibli tackled the best? Let us know in the comments!
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April 27, 2022 @ 2:23 pm
Actually "Grave of the fireflies" tells the story, how the boy’s pride leads to both their deaths. The aunt was strict, not cruel and the boy made a lot of preventable mistakes out of ignorance. Still i cry every time.😭😭😭
April 27, 2022 @ 2:26 pm
they teach us to appreciate the simple things and learn about real situations.
April 27, 2022 @ 2:28 pm
I loved Spirited away. I can still identify with Chihiro even today after moving around.
April 27, 2022 @ 2:29 pm
I love Castle in the Sky!! So underrated!
April 27, 2022 @ 2:29 pm
All of Miyazaki’s movies address heavy subjects. That’s why he’s a master.
And Howl’s hot 🤷🏼♀️
April 27, 2022 @ 2:30 pm
I will never watch grave of the fireflies
April 27, 2022 @ 2:30 pm
A highly underrated Ghibli movie is ‘Only Yesterday’ highlighting how traumatic one’s childhood can be. Not everything about childhood is blissful and beautiful for it too has it’s fair share of complexities in the form of adolescence issues, family conflict, sibling rivalry and so much more. I loved how the movie spoke of letting go of our childhood in the process of accepting ourselves. :’)
An absolute gem of a movie by Takahata ❤️
April 27, 2022 @ 2:33 pm
Princess Mononoke❤❤
April 27, 2022 @ 2:34 pm
Grave of the Fireflies was one of the saddest films I’ve seen. I cried like no tomorrow and although it’s an amazing animation I’ve yet to bring myself to watch it again especially since Ukraine has been attacked. How children are affected by war…it’s devasting.
April 27, 2022 @ 2:34 pm
The consequences for destroying Nature, using technology irresponsibly and for evil, and pollution. Hayao Miyazaki truly gives his fans important life lessons in his movies.
April 27, 2022 @ 2:34 pm
Amazing video of the best Ghibli films that tackle serious issues ms mojo, fantastic job.
April 27, 2022 @ 2:38 pm
Studio Ghibli has always shown principles and the rights in the world. If there’s never struggles or unfortunate events that come place in Studio Ghibli, there’s no fundamental principle to look up to
April 27, 2022 @ 2:42 pm
Timestamps for the movies ranked:
0:35 – The Wind Rises (The Great Kanto Earthquake)
1:36 – When Marnie was There (The Complexities of Parenting)
2:43 – Spirited Away (Cultural Changes)
4:01 – Pom Poko (The Tanuki Lose their Habitat)
5:12 – My Neighbor Totoro (Chronic Illness)
6:22 – Howl’s Moving Castle (Themes of Pacifism)
7:25 – Castle in the Sky (References to the U.K. Miners’ Strike)
8:32 – Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (The Consequences of Technological Advancement)
9:46 – Grave of the Fireflies (War Tears a Family Apart)
12:37 – Princess Mononoke (Iron Town’s Battle for Resources)
10:59 – Honorable Mentions;
• Ponyo (Ocean Pollution)
• Castle in the Sky (The Dangers of All-Powerful Weapons)
• From Up on Poppy Hill (Preserving Cultural Institutions)
• The Tale of Princess Kaguya (Gender Roles)
April 27, 2022 @ 2:42 pm
Spirited Away is a masterpiece for multiple reasons
1. The Story
2. The Characters
3. The Animation
April 27, 2022 @ 2:42 pm
Ic seen all gihli movies…except Grave of the Firefles…o cant bring myself to see it.
April 27, 2022 @ 2:43 pm
The beauty in “Princess Mononoke” is that that both sides have a point and the movie doesn’t demonize them. That Lady War (I don’t remember her name) might be brutal in destroying the land, but it’s the only way to give the unfortunate people (refugees, ex prostitutes, and even lepers) a future and a place to live peacefully.
The gods on the other hand want to protect their home, but they are not above of being jerks.
April 27, 2022 @ 2:44 pm
Can somebody suggest me a more hurtful movie than Grave of the Fireflies? Cause so far this is the only movie that I seriously cried.
April 27, 2022 @ 2:44 pm
Remember howls moving castle was a book before it was a movie. The themes in the movie are in the book
April 27, 2022 @ 2:46 pm
Is anyone going to talk about how the tanuki used their balls as parachutes?
No? Just me?
April 27, 2022 @ 2:47 pm
I think you missed a good one in Kiki’s Delivery Service. The movie dapples into depression, maturing from child to adult, and finding self-confidence. It may be a simple movie, but it does subtly add in meaningful themes
April 27, 2022 @ 2:47 pm
Um I wasnt expecting grave of the fireflies to be #2….oof
April 27, 2022 @ 2:47 pm
I love princess mononoke but as a child, I remember I cry a lot in this movie
April 27, 2022 @ 2:47 pm
If I am not wrong, Porco Rosso is about veterans and PTSD. Our protagonist has a pig face after the war because society sees him as not human anymore.
April 27, 2022 @ 2:48 pm
My Neighbor Totoro gets to me now the older I get. Upon first watch you’re like, "Yeah, nice kid’s movie." But upon 2nd and 3rd viewings, you realize that the girls’ mom is coming really close to dying – and it’s all going down off screen. The dad and neighbors are putting on a brave face … then you realize Totoro, Lil Totoro, Catbus, and the rest are appearing to the two girls… just in case their mother doesn’t make it.
April 27, 2022 @ 2:50 pm
Graves of the Fireflies is the only movie I’ve watch.
April 27, 2022 @ 2:51 pm
I really feel like The Wind Rises should’ve been Number 1. It’s a biography of the man who made the design for Japanese bomber planes in WWII.
April 27, 2022 @ 2:53 pm
Today is my birthday and I love Stuida Ghibli. Yes.
April 27, 2022 @ 2:54 pm
Absolutely delighted you used the old Fox dub for Totoro!
On another note, the complexity of Princess Mononoke is something I like about it, and I’m glad that you pointed it out. When I watched the movie, I couldn’t help but feel for everyone but the woman running the show. "Help me kill the forest spirit" just isn’t something very enticing. But the people who work for her love her, and you can see why when she interacts with them. Yet the forest is clearly hurting, and its rage is valid. It’s not a movie I can just sit down to watch, but it’s a memorable one.
April 27, 2022 @ 2:54 pm
Studio Ghibli has the best movies out there.
April 27, 2022 @ 2:56 pm
When I first heard young Jiro’s voice, I was like "wait, is that…" Then I looked up the English voice cast, and my suspicions were right. That’s Zach Callison.
April 27, 2022 @ 2:56 pm
All Studio Ghibli movies are Masterpieces 🌟
April 27, 2022 @ 2:58 pm
princess mononoke is my all favorite studio ghibli film ever
April 27, 2022 @ 2:59 pm
Pom Poko is one of the most underrated Studio Ghibli films!
April 27, 2022 @ 3:01 pm
Ok, what English dubbed version is that of My Neighbor Totoro?? Hell, the same for some of these other ones too. The voices are NOT the same as the one I have on blu-ray. Did they do different English dub versions or something? I’m just wondering because you can hear the difference between these English dubbed versions and the ones released here in the U.S. Some of them are the same voice actors in these clips but the other ones are different. Crazy. Anyways, I love all the Miyazaki movies and have all of the movies on blu-ray as well.
April 27, 2022 @ 3:03 pm
I always loved how this is an animated studio that makes movies for general audiences yet they aren’t afraid to deal with very mature messages and themes while most Hollywood animation studios are afraid to do so. Due to them being concerned about scaring away children. Ghibli is the perfect example of “Animation Is For Everyone”.
April 27, 2022 @ 3:03 pm
I sure miss Miyazaki making such great films. It’s refreshing to see people still talking about these🌟🌺
April 27, 2022 @ 3:04 pm
Of course, the massacre of Korean migrants during Kanto earthquake was ignored. They were blamed for causing Kanto earthquake.
April 27, 2022 @ 3:05 pm
I’ve seen many of these movies, my family and I even have a fair number of them on DVD. I am definitely going to rewatch them and try to watch the ones that I have never seen before.
April 27, 2022 @ 3:10 pm
Thanks for using the Fox Dubs in the clips…..i love you for this!
April 27, 2022 @ 3:10 pm
Castle In The Sky is my childhood but this is another thing I didn’t know
April 27, 2022 @ 3:10 pm
They do it almost every single time.
Except of course ponyo and earwig
And some other one I haven’t seen.
April 27, 2022 @ 3:10 pm
Princess Mononoke is absolutely my Favorite Best anime film ever
April 27, 2022 @ 3:10 pm
When Miyazaki was interviewed about spirited away he said that it was a commentary on how children shouldn’t be exploited for payed for sex in japan.
April 27, 2022 @ 3:12 pm
I remember the very first studio ghibli movie I watched, it was spirited away.
April 27, 2022 @ 3:14 pm
I love Spirited Away and honestly, I couldn’t stop laughing at Chichoro’s mistakes and getting hurt
April 27, 2022 @ 3:14 pm
Video idea: "Top 0 serious issue Anime hasn’t covered so far." 😁😁😁
April 27, 2022 @ 3:17 pm
all timeeeeeeeee best
April 27, 2022 @ 3:19 pm
For My Neighbor Tortoro, I didn’t know Hayao had a real problem. That’s….sad
April 27, 2022 @ 3:20 pm
Oh, that’s a heavy situation. I love Howl’s Moving Castle. Saw this in theaters at a young age but did get a bit scared of Howl’s form after a battle
April 27, 2022 @ 3:20 pm
What about Whisper of the Heart