Complete Ghibli films remain on Netflix

My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Porco Rosso, Spirited Away…

At the very beginning of 2020, Netflix pulled off a nice coup by recovering the entire catalog of Studios Ghibli, everywhere in the world (including France), with the exception of North America and Japan. The 22 films – including some masterpieces by Hayao Miyazaki – then arrived in dribs and drabs between February and April.

“ In this day and age, there are lots of good ways to make a film reach an audience. », Assured the producer in a press release, Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki. “ We listened to our fans and made the final decision to stream our catalog. We hope that people around the world will discover the world of Studio Ghibli through this experience. “.

This historic deal was negotiated with the French company Wild Bunch International, which manages the rights to Ghibli. In the United States, HBO Max had already got its hands on this war chest, but the N Rouge firm has since renegotiated the rights, and today, all of the studio's animated films are available again: The castle in the Sky (1986), My Neighbor Totoro (1988), Kiki the little witch (1989), Porco Rosso (1992), I can hear the ocean (1993), Princess Mononoke (1997), Spirited away (2001), The Kingdom of Cats (2002), Arrietty, the little world of thieves (2010), The Tale of Princess Kaguya (2013), The wind picks up (2013)…

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To this list will be added soon The Boy and the Heron, Hayao Miyazaki's latest production, one of his most personal, which caused a cinema sensation at the end of last year. In the United States, Netflix will be able to broadcast it from June 25, 2025. In France, the streaming service must be satisfied with a “shortly”, because media chronology imposes a delay of 15 to 17 months for a film after its release in cinemas.

Excellent news for all Ghibli fan subscribers, who will be able to (re)see these classics just before the studio receives an honorary Palme d’Ornext month.

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