{"id":7204,"date":"2025-10-30T16:13:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T23:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.west-coaster.com\/?p=7204"},"modified":"2025-10-31T13:06:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T20:06:53","slug":"studio-ghibli-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.west-coaster.com\/en\/studio-ghibli-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Studio Ghibli Fest 2025 \u2014 Eight Films Returning to Theaters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The lineup for the 2025 <strong>Studio Ghibli Fest<\/strong> \u2014 which is usually announced in March \u2014 was finally revealed by GKIDS in April 2025.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ghibli classics \u2014 eight titles back on the big screen<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br>After a special run of 14 films in 2024 (celebrating <em>Boy and the Heron<\/em>\u2019s Academy Award for Best Animated Feature), the 2025 Ghibli Fest will screen eight titles. If you live in the U.S., take this chance to catch them at local chains such as AMC. Most titles play for 3\u20135 days and are shown in Japanese with English subtitles or in English-dubbed prints.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Screening schedule (U.S.):<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Kiki\u2019s Delivery Service\uff08\u9b54\u5973\u306e\u5b85\u6025\u4fbf\uff09 <\/strong>\u2014 May 17\u201321, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Secret World of Arrietty\uff08\u501f\u308a\u3050\u3089\u3057\u306e\u30a2\u30ea\u30a8\u30c3\u30c6\u30a3\uff09 <\/strong>\u2014 June 22\u201324, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>My Neighbor Totoro\uff08\u3068\u306a\u308a\u306e\u30c8\u30c8\u30ed\uff09 <\/strong>\u2014 July 19\u201323, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Grave of the Fireflies\uff08\u706b\u5782\u308b\u306e\u5893\uff09 <\/strong>\u2014 August 10\u201312, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ponyo<\/strong>\uff08\u5d16\u306e\u4e0a\u306e\u30dd\u30cb\u30e7\uff09 \u2014 August 23\u201327, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Howl\u2019s Moving Castle\uff08\u30cf\u30a6\u30eb\u306e\u52d5\u304f\u57ce\uff09 <\/strong>\u2014 September 20\u201324, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Spirited Away\uff08\u5343\u3068\u5343\u5c0b\u306e\u795e\u96a0\u3057\uff09 <\/strong>\u2014 October 18\u201322, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Boy and the Heron<\/strong>\uff08\u541b\u305f\u3061\u306f\u3069\u3046\u751f\u304d\u308b\u304b\uff09 \u2014 November 15\u201319, 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br>For screening details and ticketing, check <a href=\"https:\/\/gkids.com\/ghiblifest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">GKIDS\u2019 site<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Studio Ghibli Fest 2025 | Announcement Trailer\" width=\"920\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t1ie4VEdiqw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About GKIDS<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><br>GKIDS is a New York\u2013based film distributor (now part of the Toho Group under Toho International). It acquired North American distribution rights to Studio Ghibli titles in 2012 (previously handled by Walt Disney), and it organizes the annual Studio Ghibli Fest. GKIDS has also brought titles like <em>THE FIRST SLAM DUNK<\/em> (2023) to North American theaters and is responsible for other recent and upcoming Japanese releases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-west-coaster wp-block-embed-west-coaster\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.west-coaster.com\/en\/japanese-film-us\/\" class=\"st-cardlink st-embed-cardlink\"><div class=\"kanren st-cardbox\"><dl class=\"clearfix\"><dt class=\"st-card-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.west-coaster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/JapaneseFilmUS_eyecatche_GPT-e1759373991340-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/dt><dd><p class=\"st-cardbox-t\">Japanese Films Playing in U.S. Theaters in 2026 (KOKUHO wide release expected in Feb)<\/p><div class=\"st-card-excerpt smanone\"><p>Japanese films in U.S. theaters 2025 \u2014 schedules, distributors, and where to buy tickets. Updated lineup and festival screenings.<\/p><\/div><\/dd><\/dl><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Studio Ghibli Fest 2025 \u2014 Eight Ghibli classics (Kiki, Totoro, Spirited Away, Boy and the Heron) return to U.S. theaters. 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