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Toshio Suzuki(I)

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Toshio Suzuki
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Toshio Suzuki is a film producer of anime and a long-time colleague of Hayao Miyazaki, as well as the former president of Studio Ghibli.

Suzuki is renowned as one of Japan's most successful producers after the enormous box office success (in Japan) of many Ghibli films. Suzuki was born in Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture in 1948. In 1967 he enrolled at Keio University and graduated with a degree in literature in 1972.

In 1985 Suzuki was also involved with Mamoru Oshii's Angel's Egg.

In 2014, Suzuki was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature as the producer of The Wind Rises, along with Hayao Miyazaki. And in 2017, he was again nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature as the producer of The Red Turtle.
BornAugust 19, 1948
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BornAugust 19, 1948
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 7 wins & 18 nominations total

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    Known for

    The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    The Boy and the Heron
    7.4
    • Producer
    • 2023
    Spirited Away (2001)
    Spirited Away
    8.6
    • Producer
    • 2001
    The Wind Rises (2013)
    The Wind Rises
    7.8
    • Producer
    • 2013
    Christian Bale, Jean Simmons, Chieko Baishô, and Takuya Kimura in Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
    Howl's Moving Castle
    8.2
    • Producer
    • 2004

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    Producer



    • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
      The Boy and the Heron
      7.4
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Taylor Henderson, Kokoro Hirasawa, and Jazmín Abuín in Earwig and the Witch (2020)
      Earwig and the Witch
      4.7
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2020
    • Boro the Caterpillar (2018)
      Boro the Caterpillar
      7.8
      Short
      • producer
      • 2018
    • The Red Turtle (2016)
      The Red Turtle
      7.5
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Garm Wars: The Last Druid (2014)
      Garm Wars: The Last Druid
      4.8
      • producer: Japanese dub
      • 2014
    • When Marnie Was There (2014)
      When Marnie Was There
      7.6
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • The Wind Rises (2013)
      The Wind Rises
      7.8
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo (2012)
      Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo
      6.7
      Short
      • producer
      • 2012
    • Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (2011)
      Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
      8.5
      Video Game
      • producer
      • 2011
    • From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
      From Up on Poppy Hill
      7.4
      • producer
      • 2011
    • Treasure Hunting (2011)
      Treasure Hunting
      7.5
      Short
      • producer
      • 2011
    • Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess (2010)
      Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess
      7.5
      Short
      • producer
      • 2010
    • The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)
      The Secret World of Arrietty
      7.6
      • producer
      • 2010
    • A Sumo Wrestler's Tail (2010)
      A Sumo Wrestler's Tail
      8.1
      Short
      • producer
      • 2010
    • Ponyo (2008)
      Ponyo
      7.6
      • producer
      • 2008

    Animation Department



    • Dirty Pair Flash (1995)
      Dirty Pair Flash
      6.9
      TV Series
      • finish animator
      • 1995
    • Makio Inoue, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Eiko Masuyama, Gorô Naya, and Yasuo Yamada in Lupin III: Part III (1984)
      Lupin III: Part III
      7.5
      TV Series
      • painter
      • 1984
    • Kuroi Ame ni Utarete (1984)
      Kuroi Ame ni Utarete
      5.4
      • cel painter
      • 1984
    • Makio Inoue, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Eiko Masuyama, Gorô Naya, and Yasuo Yamada in Lupin the Third: Part II (1977)
      Lupin the Third: Part II
      8.0
      TV Series
      • finish animation
      • 1977–1980
    • Ashita no Eleven-tachi (1979)
      Ashita no Eleven-tachi
      TV Special
      • trace and paint artist
      • 1979
    • Wakakusa no Shârotto (1977)
      Wakakusa no Shârotto
      6.3
      TV Series
      • cel checker
      • 1977–1978

    Additional Crew



    • Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time (2021)
      Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time
      8.0
      • production cooperation
      • 2021
    • When Marnie Was There (2014)
      When Marnie Was There
      7.6
      • general manager: Studio Ghibli
      • 2014
    • The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)
      The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
      8.0
      • project planner
      • 2013
    • My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
      My Neighbor Totoro
      8.1
      • production committee: Tokuma Shoten "My Neighbor Totoro"
      • 1988
    • Castle in the Sky (1986)
      Castle in the Sky
      8.0
      • production committee: Tokuma Shoten "Castle in the Sky Laputa"
      • 1986
    • Arion (1986)
      Arion
      6.4
      • production committee: Tokuma Shoten
      • 1986
    • GoShogun: The Time Étranger (1985)
      GoShogun: The Time Étranger
      6.8
      Video
      • publishing producer
      • 1985
    • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
      Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
      8.0
      • production committee: Tokuma Shoten
      • 1984

    Videos8

    "Escaping the Cat"
    Clip 1:29
    "Escaping the Cat"
    "Capture"
    Clip 1:51
    "Capture"
    "Capture"
    Clip 1:51
    "Capture"
    The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
    Clip 1:31
    The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
    The Red Turtle
    Clip 1:17
    The Red Turtle
    Trailer [OV]
    Trailer 0:57
    Trailer [OV]
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:52
    Official Trailer

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      • August 19, 1948
      • Nagoya, Japan
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      Graduated from Keio University with a degree in literature

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