The titular Nausicaä is a princess who sets out to stop a militaristic faction from resurrecting an ancient living weapon to reinforce humanity's dominance over nature. The film is set in the far future, where the air has become so toxic that humans are forced to wear face masks and live in isolated cities to protect themselves from giant mutant insects. What differentiates Nausicaa is that it doesn't offer the same nuance approach to villains that Mononoke has, because it doesn't extend them any sympathy. It's a less graphic version of Princess Mononoke that nevertheless shares its anger at the way humans treat nature. 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. What's most remarkable about Ghibli is just how varied their output has been. Often described as Japan's answer to Disney, the 35-year-old studio has introduced countless people to the wonders of animation, as well as produce some of the highest-grossing films Japan has ever released.
Studio Ghibli is one of the most celebrated and acclaimed animation studios out there.
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