Studio Ghibli co-founders Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata were both hugely inspired by French artists and authors in their youth, and France would go on to play a big role in shaping Ghibli in the years that followed. In fact, if it wasn’t for the influence of France, then Ghibli as we know it today may not exist. In this video, I take a deep dive into the French people and places that inspired Miyazaki and Takahata and helped shape the biggest anime studio in the world.
00:00 France really loves Studio Ghibli
00:37 Howl’s Moving Castle was inspired by a French town
01:45 Miyazaki and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
03:46 Miyazaki flew from France to Africa
05:45 Miyazaki’s dad owned an airplane factory
08:15 The death of Saint-Exupéry
10:39 The French film that inspired Studio Ghibli
15:06 Miyazaki and Moebius
18:24 Takahata’s tribute to French films
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