Where To Watch Every Studio Ghibli Movie In Order

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Studio Ghibli is a renowned Japanese animation film studio founded in 1985 by Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, and Toshio Suzuki. With anime classics like My Neighbor Totoro and Spirited Away, the studio has become synonymous with high-quality animated films known for their breathtaking visuals, captivating storytelling, and profound themes. Hayao Miyazaki is often regarded as the creative genius behind the studio’s rise, having animated and directed most of its highest-rated movies.

If you plan on watching all the Studio Ghibli movies, we have got you covered with a streaming guide that shows you how and where to watch each of these movies online in India!

Before Studio Ghibli was formally established, Hayao Miyazaki wrote and directed the 1984 sci-fi film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. The movie’s titular heroine is a teenage princess who gets involved in a conflict between a kingdom and a forest of mutant insects. The environmentalist drama wasn’t produced by Studio Ghibli but is often included in Ghibli’s DVD and streaming collections.

Studio Ghibli's first official feature film was Laputa: Castle in the Sky (1986), directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It established the studio's reputation for creating imaginative worlds filled with wonder and adventure. This was followed by Grave of the Fireflies (1988), directed by Isao Takahata, a poignant and tragic tale set during World War II.

In 1988, Miyazaki directed My Neighbor Totoro, a heartwarming story about two young sisters who encounter friendly forest spirits. This film, along with subsequent classics like the coming-of-age fantasy Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) and the wartime comedy Porco Rosso (1992), solidified Miyazaki's status as a master storyteller.

The 1990s saw the release of more iconic Ghibli films, including the epic Princess Mononoke (1997), directed by Miyazaki, which explored themes of environmentalism and the clash between nature and civilization.

Spirited Away (2001), yet again directed by Miyazaki, captured a young girl’s journey in an empty amusement park ruled by supernatural beings. Spirited Away became a worldwide phenomenon and won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. It remains one of the highest-grossing Japanese films of all time.

Other notable Ghibli films include Howl's Moving Castle (2004) and The Wind Rises (2013) which was teased as Miyazaki's final feature film before his brief retirement. Miyazaki later suggested that 2023’s The Boy and the Heron would be his final film. The emotional fantasy drama revolved around a boy adjusting to a new household and discovering a fantastical world after he meets a talking bird. The film went on to win Studio Ghibli’s second Best Animated Feature Oscar and Miyazaki announced that he will be making yet another film.

Another major director from the Studio Ghibli canon is the late Isao Takahata. Along with the aforementioned Grave of the Fireflies, he also directed equally acclaimed films such as Only Yesterday (1991) and The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013). Only Yesterday was a human drama that covered a woman’s journey from a chaotic city to the countryside. His last film, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, was based on a classic 10th century folktale called The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter.

Studio Ghibli’s hand-drawn animation, attention to detail, and storytelling that resonates across cultures have made their films timeless classics cherished by audiences of all ages. Though Miyazaki officially retired several times, Studio Ghibli's legacy continues with ongoing projects and a new generation of filmmakers inspired by their work.

Where to watch all Studio Ghibli movies online

The list below gives you a look at every Studio Ghibli movie in order of their release date. We also give you all the options and offers to stream, buy, or rent these movies in India.

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  1. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

    #1

    After a global war, the seaside kingdom known as the Valley of the Wind remains one of the last strongholds on Earth untouched by a poisonous jungle and the powerful insects that guard it. Led by the courageous Princess Nausicaä, the people of the Valley engage in an epic struggle to restore the bond between humanity and Earth.

  2. Castle in the Sky

    Castle in the Sky

    1986

    IMDB 8.0 (183k)

    #2

    A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.

  3. Grave of the Fireflies

    Grave of the Fireflies

    1988

    IMDB 8.5 (313k)

    #3

    In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko struggle to survive.

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  4. My Neighbor Totoro

    My Neighbor Totoro

    1988

    IMDB 8.1 (384k)

    #4

    Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.

  5. Kiki's Delivery Service

    #5

    A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.

  6. Only Yesterday

    Only Yesterday

    1991

    IMDB 7.6 (37k)

    #6

    In lyrical switches between the present and the past, Taeko contemplates the arc of her life, and wonders if she has been true to the dreams of her childhood self.

  7. Porco Rosso

    Porco Rosso

    1992

    IMDB 7.7 (103k)

    #7

    In Italy in the 1930s, sky pirates in biplanes terrorize wealthy cruise ships as they sail the Adriatic Sea. The only pilot brave enough to stop the scourge is the mysterious Porco Rosso, a former World War I flying ace who was somehow turned into a pig during the war. As he prepares to battle the pirate crew's American ace, Porco Rosso enlists the help of spunky girl mechanic Fio Piccolo and his longtime friend Madame Gina.

  8. Ocean Waves

    Ocean Waves

    1994

    IMDB 6.6 (20k)

    #8

    At Kichijōji Station, Tokyo, Taku Morisaki glimpses a familiar woman on the platform opposite boarding a train. Later, her photo falls from a shelf as he exits his apartment before flying to Kōchi Prefecture. Picking it up, he looks at it briefly before leaving. As the aeroplane takes off, he narrates the events that brought her into his life...

  9. Pom Poko

    Pom Poko

    1994

    IMDB 7.3 (34k)

    #9

    The Raccoons of the Tama Hills are being forced from their homes by the rapid development of houses and shopping malls. As it becomes harder to find food and shelter, they decide to band together and fight back. The Raccoons practice and perfect the ancient art of transformation until they are even able to appear as humans in hilarious circumstances.

  10. Whisper of the Heart

    Whisper of the Heart

    1995

    IMDB 7.8 (73k)

    #10

    Shizuku lives a simple life, dominated by her love for stories and writing. One day she notices that all the library books she has have been previously checked out by the same person: 'Seiji Amasawa'.

  11. Princess Mononoke

    Princess Mononoke

    1997

    IMDB 8.3 (436k)

    #11

    Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.

  12. My Neighbors the Yamadas

    #12

    The Yamadas are a typical middle class Japanese family in urban Tokyo and this film shows us a variety of episodes of their lives. With tales that range from the humorous to the heartbreaking, we see this family cope with life's little conflicts, problems, and joys in their own way.

  13. Spirited Away

    Spirited Away

    2001

    IMDB 8.6 (857k)

    #13

    A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.

  14. The Cat Returns

    The Cat Returns

    2002

    IMDB 7.1 (65k)

    #14

    Young Haru rescues a cat from being run over, but soon learns it's no ordinary feline; it happens to be the Prince of the Cats.

  15. Howl's Moving Castle

    Howl's Moving Castle

    2004

    IMDB 8.2 (454k)

    #15

    Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the king.

  16. Tales from Earthsea

    Tales from Earthsea

    2006

    IMDB 6.3 (44k)

    #16

    Something bizarre has come over the land. The kingdom is deteriorating. People are beginning to act strange... What's even more strange is that people are beginning to see dragons, which shouldn't enter the world of humans. Due to all these bizarre events, Ged, a wandering wizard, is investigating the cause. During his journey, he meets Prince Arren, a young distraught teenage boy. While Arren may look like a shy young teen, he has a severe dark side, which grants him strength, hatred, ruthlessness and has no mercy, especially when it comes to protecting Teru. For the witch Kumo this is a perfect opportunity. She can use the boy's "fears" against the very one who would help him, Ged.

  17. Ponyo

    Ponyo

    2008

    IMDB 7.6 (165k)

    #17

    When Sosuke, a young boy who lives on a clifftop overlooking the sea, rescues a stranded goldfish named Ponyo, he discovers more than he bargained for. Ponyo is a curious, energetic young creature who yearns to be human, but even as she causes chaos around the house, her father, a powerful sorcerer, schemes to return Ponyo to the sea.

  18. The Secret World of Arrietty

    #18

    14-year-old Arrietty and the rest of the Clock family live in peaceful anonymity as they make their own home from items "borrowed" from the house's human inhabitants. However, life changes for the Clocks when a human boy discovers Arrietty.

  19. From Up on Poppy Hill

    #19

    Yokohama, 1963. Japan is picking itself up from the devastation of World War II and preparing to host the 1964 Olympics—and the mood is one of both optimism and conflict as the young generation struggles to throw off the shackles of a troubled past. Against this backdrop of hope and change, a friendship begins to blossom between high school students Umi and Shun—but a buried secret from their past emerges to cast a shadow on the future and pull them apart.

  20. The Wind Rises

    The Wind Rises

    2013

    IMDB 7.8 (99k)

    #20

    A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II fighter plane.