Studio Ghibli Films & Facts! by Studio Ghibli Films & Facts!All the films that have ever been produced by Hayao Miyazaki are done so without a script. In an interview he stated it’s because he, “usually doesn’t have the time.” So these intricate animated films we’ve come to love and cherish are just spur of the moment thoughts.To do the voice of Chihiro’s mother (in Spirited Away), actress Yasuko Sawaguchi actually spoke the dialog while eating a piece of Kentucky Fried Chicken. Actress Lauren Holly did the same thing in the English version with an apple.Christian Bale, played as Howl. The design of Howl's Moving Castle, the actual castle itself, was originally not meant for the film, it was actually intended to fill an empty space at the Studio Ghibli Museum. In Kiki’s Delivery Service, the dialogue during a scene in which Kiki is given coffee, changes the beverage to hot chocolate in the Disney release. This was done because Disney thought it was inappropriate for children to drink coffee.The character, Sosuke, inPonyo is based on Hayao Miyazaki's son Goro Miyazaki, when he was five years old.Pixar producer John Lasseter and Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki have been friends for more than 30 years, first meeting when My Neighbor Totoro was still in early stages of production. That's why Lasseter decided to give Totoro a cameo in Toy Story 3, having him appear in Bonnie's room for a few frames.The first Miyazaki film featuring computer graphics, and the first Studio Ghibli film featuring digital coloring was Princess Mononoke in 1997. Grave of the Fireflies was produced concurrently with My Neighbour Totoro. As a result, many of the animators had trouble remembering which film they were animating. As long as they weren't sending a cuddly flying giant rabbit into war-riddled Japan, they'd have been A-okay.1992's pig-in-a-fighter-plane saga, Porco Rossoknocked E.T. off the top spot as the highest-grossing film in Japan at the time!It took just 40 years for Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata to finally stop mulling and decide to transform Arrietty from a novel into a film.