Studio Ghibli Special Short Collection

Studio Ghibli's first short film and the first production of Yoshifumi Kondou. This is a visualization of the picture book work "Sorairo no Tane" by Rieko Nakagawa. Episodes 1-3, 1992, directed by Hayao Miyazaki, Yoshifumi Kondou, music: Shigeru Nagata

TV spots for Nippon TV's 40th anniversary, from the picture book by Rieko Nakagawa & Yuriko Oomura. Aired on Dec. 23, 1992. Studio Ghibli very first anime work. / 'Nandarou' (types A-E), Aired in Dec. 1992, directed by Hayao Miyazaki

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Originally presented in theatres accompanied to the movie 'Mimi wo Sumaseba (Whisper of the Heart)' on Jul. 15, 1995, VistaVision. This item also includes another song by the same artists - Castles in the Air.

1997, directed by Yoshifumi Kondou, character design is by Hayao Miyazaki. Music: Joe Hisaishi. Opening title of Nippon TV's movie program 'Kin'you Roadshow (Friday Roadshow)'. Used since Apr. 4, 1997.

ShopOne PR spot, 2000, directed by Yoshiyuki Momose, script by Toshio Suzuki.

Asahi Beverage 'Umacha' TV commercials (2 verisions), 2001, directed by Osamu Tanabe. Aired from Mar. 15 to May. 18, 2001. Voice cast: Rina Uchiyama, Takashi Naitou.

'Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (Spirited Away)' movie tickets commercials for Lawson (types A-B), 2001, directed by Osamu Tanabe. TV commercials to sell movie tickets as a tie-in promotion with convenience chain store Lawson. Aired from Jun. 23 to Jul. 9, 2001. Voice cast: Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino.

'Ghibli Musuem Mitaka' PR spots (types A-C), 2001, directed by Hayao Miyazaki. TV spots to sell tickets of Ghibli Musuem in Mitaka. Aired from Sep. 2001 to Mar. 2002.

'Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (Spiritted Away)' DVD release commercials for Lawson, 2002, directed by Osamu Tanabe. TV commercials to annouve the DVD release as a tie-in promotion with convenience chain store Lawson. Aired from May, to Jul. 2002. Voice cast: Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino.

'Neko no Ongaeshi (The Cat Returns)' TV spots for House Foods (types A-C), 2002, directed by Takeshi Inamura. TV commercials of House Foods products as a tie-in campaign of the movie. Aired from Jul. 1 to Aug. 18, 2002. Voice cast: Kumiko Okae, Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino.

Risona Bank CM (types A-C), 2003, directed by Takeshi Inamura. TV commercials for the bank. Aied from Feb.-Mar. 2003.

House Foods 'Ouchi de Tabeyou' CM: Summer versions (5 versions), 2003, directed by Hayao Miyazaki, Yoshiyuki Momose. TV commercials for House Foods. Aired from Jun. 1 to Aug. 31, 2003. Narrated by Kumiko Okae.

House Foods 'Ouchi de Tabeyou' CM: Winter versions (3 versions), 2004, directed by Yoshiyuki Momose. TV commercials for House Foods. Aired from Jan. 6 to Feb. 29, 2004. Narrated by Tomoka Kurotani.

Portable Kuukou (Protable Airport), 2004, directed by Yoshiyuki Momose, VistaVision. Music video for Yasutaka Nakata & capsule. Originally presented in theatres accompanied to the movie 'Cutie Honey' in May. 2004.

'The Yomiuri Shimbun CM: Kawaraban version' (2 versions, 2004, directed by Osamu Tanabe. TV commercials for the newspaper company Yomiuri. Aired from Apr. to Nov. 2004. Narrated by Keizou Kanie.

KNB 'Yumedegi' PR spots (3 versions), 2004, directed by Shinji Hashimoto. TV spots for KNB (Kita Nippon Broadcast). Aired from Jul. 2004.

'The Yomiuri Shimbun CM: Doredore Hikkoshi version' (types A-B, 2005, directed by Osamu Tanabe. TV commercials for the newspaper company Yomiuri. Aired from Feb.-Mar. 2005. Narrated by Meiko Haigou.

'Space station No.9', 2005, directed by Yoshiyuki Momose. Music video for Yasutaka Nakata & capsule. Aired from Apr. 2005.

Third animated music video for music by capsule based around their NEXUS-2060 concept—a space station resort in the year 2060. Produced by Ghibli offshoot Studio Kajino, with MOMOSE Yoshiyuki (百瀬ヨシユキ) directing. The song was released on September 7, 2005 as Side A of a single titled Aeropolis, and the animation was first shown on September 10, 2005 as a double bill with the live-action Touch movie.

Directed by Osamu Tanabe with music by Joe Hisaishi. This PR spot is voiced by Nozomi Ohashi, the girsl who sings the theme song of Ponyo. Aired from June 3, 2008.

Yui Aragaki single, Piece, directed by Ghibli's Momose Yoshiyuki, the one who created Portable Airport, Space Station No.9 and A Flying City Plan. This is actually not present on Ghibli ga Ippai Special Short Short DVD/BD

With Hayao Miyazaki standing for planning and Goro Miyazaki for directing, this is the first joint production of father and son. Drawing is by Kamon Oba. The shirt commercial is based on the original manga characters by Shigeru Sugiura, whose works Miyazaki senior admired since childhood and saw as inspiration. The competition scene between Conan and Jimsy in the third episode of "Future Boy Conan" is often mentioned as an example. No corporate message is included in this work. He intended to have the viewer interpret it in his own way and enjoy the commercial itself as a single animation work. First aired August 1, 2009

The first in a series of three commercials for Nisshin Flour Milling Group. Character design Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki, direction Goro Miyazaki, animation: Katsuya Kondo. Music: Akiko Yano's "Yamori". First aired on March 20, 2010.

Drawing by Makiko Suzuki with planning and directing by Hayao Miyazaki. The deep green color of the background is due to the corporate color of MS&AD, and this CM serves the purposes of raising the name recognition of the company, which was created by the management merger of three companies in April 2010. This commercial is unique in including the footage from the partnered full-feature film "Arietty". First aired July 1, 2010

A short video made for the purpose of "Mary Blair Original Painting Exhibition". The animation itself is a humorous rendition of the mnemonic that Hayao Miyazaki created in his head during his 2005 visit to the US in order to remember Pixar's Pete Docter's name. It is said that Pete himself was very pleased to see the completed video. Director: Goro Miyazaki. Drawing: Shinji Otsuka. Published: April 16, 2011

A short film that was screened at Nico Nico Douga's 5th Anniversary Event on December 12, 2011 at Nicofare. The main character, Kyukyu, is modeled on Dwango's Nobuo Kawakami. His name comes from Mr. Kawakami's habit of wiping his face with his hands. Director: Shinji Otsuka

The second in a series of three commercials for Nisshin Flour Milling Group. Character design Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki, direction Goro Miyazaki, animation: Katsuya Kondo. Music: Akiko Yano's "Konyara no Uta". First aired on March 18, 2012.

The third in a series of three commercials for Nisshin Flour Milling Group. Character design Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki, direction Goro Miyazaki, animation: Katsuya Kondo. Music: Akiko Yano's "Song of Tummy". First aired on April 5, 2015.

Studio Ghibli had previously worked with Namco Bandai, licensing songs to their music game "Taiko no Tatsujin". For the 15th anniversary of the game this cooperation went to a new level with Studio Ghibli creating this short animation for the commemorative festivities. From the booklet: "The mouse character is based on Toshio Suzuki's drawing by Dusa Ichi, and Katsuya Kondo drew it with a full-length brush, and he made it into a lively animation. It co-stars with Han-chan and Katsu-chan, who are the characters of "Taiko no Tatsujin". It is extremely rare for a character from another company to appear in a work produced by Ghibli. The mouse character was later named "Mauchi Yuichi", and merchandise waw created and he appeared on the game screen." Published: June 25, 2015

This Marubeni Shindenki Co commercial is a three-part "Bird and Beast" caricature. From the booklet: "Producer Toshio Suzuki has always wanted to visualize bird and beast caricatures. He originally liked Choju-Giga, and he went to Kyoto. He went to Kosanji Temple, which owns Choju-Giga. In the meantime, he was approached by Marubeni Shindenki for a commercial, and since Marubeni is a traditional and old company, he thought that it would be fitting with a bird and beast caricature. Producer Suzuki consulted with Isao Takahata on the production. Director Takahata had his deep knowledge of Choju-Giga painting, and his book on picture scrolls, 'The 12th Century.'" Composer: Nobuyuki Tsujii. Performance: Nobuyuki Tsujii. Composition and art: Katsuya Kondo. Producer: Toshio Suziki First aired on March 15, 2016

A short video made for promotion of Itoen's main product "Oichii Ocha". Toshio Suzuki came with the idea of the tea depiction as a rice ball. The familily members are depicted in the Jiburis (aka Ghiblies 2) style. Composition and drawing: Katsuya Kondo. Published on September 9, 2016

This is a 16:9 remake of the 2003 series of commercial. The song is sung by the Indonesian singer Sherina Munaf. It is the Irish folk song "The Last Rose of Summer" with lyrics adapted to Japanese by Yoshi Satomi in the 1880s. At the time of the broadcast, producer Toshio Suzuki said, "Some of her singing styles is similar to that of Japanese people in the past, which is familiar to a certain generation and above. I think it's a song that fits well." It was broadcast from December 26, 2016 to the following year.