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Studio Ghibli, Inc. (株式会社スタジオジブリ, Kabushiki-gaisha Sutajio Jiburi) (formerly known as Topcraft (トップクラフト, Toppukurafuto) until June 15, 1985) is a Japanese animation film studio founded in 1971 by former [[Toei Animation (Japan)|Toei Animation]] producer Toru Hara. Under the Topcraft name, the studio was known for the production of ''Nausicaa'' and doing hand-drawn animation for [[Rankin-Bass Animated Entertainment|Rankin-Bass]]. It filed for bankruptcy in 1984 (possibly due to the expensive production costs of ''Nausicaa''), which resulted in most of the animators to create a new company called Pacific Animation Corporation, which was renamed to Walt Disney Animation Japan in 1988, and was dissolved in 2004, the animation staff founded another studio known as The Answer Studio Co. Ltd., while the non-animation stuff founded The Walt Disney Company Japan. Meanwhile during the studio's bankruptcy, Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki and Isao Takahata bought the studio and renamed it to its current name. The studio previously was a subsidiary of Tokuma Shoten. The company's logo features the character Totoro from the 1988 film ''My Neighbor Totoro''. Several anime features created by Studio Ghibli have won the Animage Anime Grand Prix award including ''Laputa: Castle in the Sky'' in 1986, ''My Neighbor Totoro'' in 1988, and ''Kiki's Delivery Service'' in 1989. In 2002, ''Spirited Away'' won an Oscar for Best Animated Feature, the first anime film to win an Academy Award. However, Studio Ghibli never used this logo until 1991, instead they used "TOKUMA RELEASING PRESENTS" in their films. On August 3, 2014, Hayao Miyazaki (the director) retired, temporarily halting production. However, Miyazaki came out of retirement in February 13, 2017 and announced a new movie, which is currently in production.