HBO Max Acquires Streaming Rights To Studio Ghibli Films

By Amid Amidi | 10/17/2019 12:54 pm | Be the First to Comment!

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.”