Studio Ghibli Quiz Answers!
Ok everyone here is the answers for the Studio Ghibli Quiz I wrote yesterday., How many did you get correct? 20 awesome points if you got all of them right.
1) What does Ghibli mean?
c) the hot wind from the Sahara desert?
2) Currently, what is the highest grossing Ghibli film in Japan?
Spirited Away
3) What fairy tale is the basis for the 2008 film, Ponyo?
The Little Mermaid
4) Spirited Away was Ghibli's first Oscar Nominated film, the Wind Rises is the studios third, can you name their second Oscar Nominated film?
Howls Moving Castle
5) What is the name of the magazine that Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind was originally serialized in?
Animage
6) Howls Moving Castle is based off of a Japanese children's novel
False
Howls moving castle is a British novel by Diana Wynne Jones
7) Which of the Following actors have never been in a Ghibli English dub?
c) Ian Mckellen
8) What film was released as a double feature along with My Neighbor Totoro?
Grave of Fireflies
9) What is the latest film directed by Hayao Miyazaki's son, Goro?
From Up on Poppy Hill
10) Princess Mononoke was the first mature Ghibli Film
False
Grave of Fireflies was the first mature Ghibli film. It depicted very realistic animation and told the story of a brother and sister as they traveled through a ravaged Japan in WWII
"The concept of portraying evil and then destroying it - I know this is considered mainstream, but I think it is rotten. This idea that whenever something evil happens someone particular can be blamed and punished for it, in life and in politics is hopeless"
- Hayao Miyazaki
11) Studio Ghibli has never directed an anime series
False
However it was just announced that the Studio will be creating their very first animated series
12) Why did Hayao Miyazaki refuse to attend the 2002 Academy Awards?
b) Protest over the war in Iraq
13) Why were many of Miyazaki's films not available in North America after the first English release of Nausicaa?
Miyazaki was very displeased with the first English language version of Nausicaa. The movie was edidted highly, cutting many scenes and changing the name of characters. Miyazaki stated that he would never bring a film out of Japan unless the studio who was localizing it stayed truthful to his vision and the story of the film. Fortunately Disney answered the call and here we are.
14) Nausicaa was not the only Ghibli film based on a manga from Miyazaki, can you name the original title for the manga and it's film adaption?
The Manga that was also written by Miyazaki was called Hikote Jidai, the film version of this manga is called Porco Rosso.
15) When did the Ghibli museum first open it's doors?
October 1, 2001
16) Which movie almost bankrupted the studio?
Kiki's Delivery Service was the movie that almost did the studio in. Miyazaki's high demands for quality almost destroyed the company. The animators were not getting payed enough for the enormous overtime they had to endure while creating the movie.
17) Is Miyazaki fond of his unoffical title, the "Walt Disney" of Japan?
No, he hates it
18) How many of Ghibli's films has Miyazaki's son Goro directed?
a) 2
19) Castle in the Sky's alternate name is Laputa: the Castle in the Sky, Miyazaki however does not like the name because he did not know what Laputa translated to in Spanish and was shocked when he discovered the meaning of the word. What is the correct term for Laputa?
Laputa means Whore in Spanish
20 ) How many films has Joe Hisashi scored for the studio?
10
Nausicaa Valley of the Wind, Castle in the Sky, My Neighbor Totoro, Kikis Delivery Service, Porco Rosso, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Howls Moving Castle, Ponyo, and the Wind Rises.
Did you do well? How many did you get right?
1) What does Ghibli mean?
c) the hot wind from the Sahara desert?
2) Currently, what is the highest grossing Ghibli film in Japan?
Spirited Away
3) What fairy tale is the basis for the 2008 film, Ponyo?
The Little Mermaid
4) Spirited Away was Ghibli's first Oscar Nominated film, the Wind Rises is the studios third, can you name their second Oscar Nominated film?
Howls Moving Castle
5) What is the name of the magazine that Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind was originally serialized in?
Animage
"When you watch the subtitled version you are probably missing just as many things. There is a layer and a nuance you're not going to get. Film crosses so many borders these days. Of course it is going to be distorted".
-Hayao Miyazaki
6) Howls Moving Castle is based off of a Japanese children's novel
False
Howls moving castle is a British novel by Diana Wynne Jones
7) Which of the Following actors have never been in a Ghibli English dub?
c) Ian Mckellen
8) What film was released as a double feature along with My Neighbor Totoro?
Grave of Fireflies
9) What is the latest film directed by Hayao Miyazaki's son, Goro?
From Up on Poppy Hill
10) Princess Mononoke was the first mature Ghibli Film
False
Grave of Fireflies was the first mature Ghibli film. It depicted very realistic animation and told the story of a brother and sister as they traveled through a ravaged Japan in WWII
"The concept of portraying evil and then destroying it - I know this is considered mainstream, but I think it is rotten. This idea that whenever something evil happens someone particular can be blamed and punished for it, in life and in politics is hopeless"
- Hayao Miyazaki
11) Studio Ghibli has never directed an anime series
False
However it was just announced that the Studio will be creating their very first animated series
12) Why did Hayao Miyazaki refuse to attend the 2002 Academy Awards?
b) Protest over the war in Iraq
13) Why were many of Miyazaki's films not available in North America after the first English release of Nausicaa?
Miyazaki was very displeased with the first English language version of Nausicaa. The movie was edidted highly, cutting many scenes and changing the name of characters. Miyazaki stated that he would never bring a film out of Japan unless the studio who was localizing it stayed truthful to his vision and the story of the film. Fortunately Disney answered the call and here we are.
14) Nausicaa was not the only Ghibli film based on a manga from Miyazaki, can you name the original title for the manga and it's film adaption?
The Manga that was also written by Miyazaki was called Hikote Jidai, the film version of this manga is called Porco Rosso.
15) When did the Ghibli museum first open it's doors?
October 1, 2001
16) Which movie almost bankrupted the studio?
Kiki's Delivery Service was the movie that almost did the studio in. Miyazaki's high demands for quality almost destroyed the company. The animators were not getting payed enough for the enormous overtime they had to endure while creating the movie.
17) Is Miyazaki fond of his unoffical title, the "Walt Disney" of Japan?
No, he hates it
18) How many of Ghibli's films has Miyazaki's son Goro directed?
a) 2
19) Castle in the Sky's alternate name is Laputa: the Castle in the Sky, Miyazaki however does not like the name because he did not know what Laputa translated to in Spanish and was shocked when he discovered the meaning of the word. What is the correct term for Laputa?
Laputa means Whore in Spanish
20 ) How many films has Joe Hisashi scored for the studio?
10
Nausicaa Valley of the Wind, Castle in the Sky, My Neighbor Totoro, Kikis Delivery Service, Porco Rosso, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Howls Moving Castle, Ponyo, and the Wind Rises.
Did you do well? How many did you get right?
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