The footnotes of Ghibli's masterpieces: the little secrets behind them

In the Japanese animation industry, almost every Ghibli animation led by Hayao Miyazaki is a masterpiece, bringing countless touching moments to audiences around the world. Of course, these works, which are the result of the creators' countless efforts, always contain some little secrets and easter eggs, which even those with sharp eyes may not understand.

·My Neighbor Totoro. Who is the girl in the official poster?

The 1988 masterpiece "My Neighbor Totoro", but the audience may find that the girl on the official poster may be thought to be the heroine Satsuki or Mei, but in fact she is neither.

The official screenwriter Hirokatsu Kihara once confirmed in the book that this girl was neither Satsuki nor Mei. In the first and second drafts, it was indeed Satsuki or Mei, but in the third draft, Miyazaki decided to replace her with a third person. Although Kihara himself was shocked that the unprecedented final poster actually included a character unrelated to the film, in fact, no audience noticed it and came to question it.

· The Wind Rises. All the sound effects in the film are ventriloquism.

The 2013 animated film "The Wind Rises" is 126 minutes long, but what is unbelievable to everyone is that all the sound effects in the film were actually simulated by the actors' ventriloquism. Miyazaki said that "sound effects simulated by humans are more emotional," thus achieving this feat.

· "Ponyo on the Cliff". The idea comes from a children's picture book.

Before the project of "Ponyo on the Cliff" was launched, the previous film "Howl's Moving Castle" had a strong adult tone. President Suzuki Toshio proposed to produce a work for children next. After much planning, "Ponyo on the Cliff" was born.

· "The Tale of Princess Kaguya". A tribute to the famous TV anime "Girl of the Alps".

As a derivative work of the classic Japanese folk tale "The Bamboo Princess", and also to make up for the emotions that director Isao Takahata had not expressed in the TV animation "Girl of the Alps", Ghibli decided to use director Isao Takahata again to produce a new animated film.