"You may have seen every single one of Studio Ghibli's animated films, going well beyond the Hayao Miyazaki-directed My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, and Kiki's Delivery Service to the less widely known but also charmingly crafted likes of Ocean Waves, My Neighbors the Yamadas, and The Cat Returns. Even so, the question remains: have you really seen them all? Experiencing them in the theater or on home video is only the first stage of the process."
"Ideally, each element of a Ghibli movie should subsequently be appreciated in isolation and at length: by listening to the music, for example, hundreds of hours of which, available to stream, we've previously featured here on Open Culture. Still, no matter how captivating Joe Hisaishi's scores may sound on their own, Ghibli's work is ultimately made to be seen. Given that 24 frames of their movies go by each second, it can be difficult to pick up all the details"
Studio Ghibli films contain dense visual and musical detail that often requires repeated, focused viewing to fully appreciate. Joe Hisaishi's scores accompany many films and hundreds of hours of that music are available to stream. The studio provides a free online archive of downloadable stills that has expanded over time. The archive is presented in Japanese but remains navigable for fans who can click a film poster and browse associated images. Many stills capture highly memorable moments, such as the children's party on the hero of Porco Rosso's beloved airplane.
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