Watch Order
0 / 12 watchedTwelve features in release order.
About Hayao Miyazaki
Miyazaki directed The Castle of Cagliostro in 1979 for TMS, Nausicaa in 1984 with Topcraft, then founded Studio Ghibli in 1985. Laputa followed in 1986, Totoro and Grave of the Fireflies season in 1988, Kiki in 1989 and Porco Rosso in 1992, all scored with Joe Hisaishi.
Princess Mononoke arrived in 1997 as Japan's top grosser at the time, Spirited Away in 2001 won the Oscar for animation, Howl in 2004 earned a nomination, then Ponyo in 2008, The Wind Rises in 2013 and The Boy and the Heron in 2023 which won a second Oscar. Watch in release order for the craft growth.
Good to know
These are standalone stories with no shared continuity, so there is no chronological order to untangle. Nausicaa predates Ghibli by a year but plays as first Miyazaki world. Boy and Heron is the latest released, with no next feature dated as of October 2026. Start with Totoro, Spirited Away or Mononoke for three doors in.
