Castle in the Sky
Hayao Miyazaki's epic theatrical features "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind" (1984), based on his own manga, and "天空の城ラピュタ (Castle in the Sky)" (1986) are regularly praised as some of the greatest animated films of all time. "Castle in the Sky" was the first feature for Studio Ghibli, founded in 1985 by Miyazaki with Isao Takahata and others. Studio Ghibli continued its success with Takahata's WWII film "火垂るの墓 (Grave of the Fireflies)" (1988) and Miyazaki's iconic "となりのトトロ (My Neighbor Totoro)" (1988) and "魔女の宅急便 (Kiki's Delivery Service)" (1989).