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HBO Max Acquires Streaming Rights To Studio Ghibli Films

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AT&T-owned Warnermedia’s upcoming streaming service HBO Max announced today that it will offer Studio Ghibli’s films when the service launches in spring 2020.

The deal, which marks the first time that the Japanese studio’s films have been licensed to streaming, was made with indie distributor GKIDS, which holds U.S. rights to the Ghibli library.

Here is the list of films that will be available on the service:

  • Castle in the Sky
  • The Cat Returns
  • From Up On Poppy Hill
  • Howl’s Moving Castle
  • Kiki’s Delivery Service
  • My Neighbor Totoro
  • My Neighbors the Yamadas
  • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
  • Ocean Waves
  • Only Yesterday
  • Pom Poko
  • Ponyo
  • Porco Rosso
  • Princess Mononoke
  • The Secret World of Arrietty
  • Spirited Away
  • The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
  • Tales From Earthsea
  • When Marnie Was There
  • Whisper of the Heart
  • The Wind Rises (launching fall 2020)

“Studio Ghibli films are visually breathtaking, completely immersive experiences” said Kevin Reilly, chief content officer, HBO Max and president, TNT, TBS, and TruTV. “Exciting, enchanting, and deeply humanistic, these wonderful films have captured people’s hearts around the world, and we are proud to showcase them in an accessible way for even more fans through HBO Max.”

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