Ghibli Museum, Mitaka - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for Ghibli Museum, Mitaka. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
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"Water Spider Monmon" Film Screening
One day, water spider Monmon meets a water strider girl gliding freely over the water surface and falls in love with this adorable, poised creature. Will he be able to tell her how he feels? Running (...)
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"Panda Kopanda" Exhibition
Perhaps few people know of "Panda Kopanda (kid panda)," a film created by the duo Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki 36 years ago focusing on "carefully drawing daily life, with nothing special." This incomparably (...)
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"Whale Hunting" Film Screening
Shigeru goes to Tulip Nursery School. Shigeru wants to join the older boys in the Star Grade that are making a boat out of blocks, but the won't let him. Finally the finished boat is named "The Elephant (...)
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"Mei and the Cat Bus" Film Screening
One windy day Mei was eating caramels when a gale of wind started chasing her. As the whirlwind catches her, Mei finds out that it is actually a kitten bus. The two become friends and venture into the (...)
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"The Day to Buy Stars" Film Screening
This film is based on an original story by artist Naohisa Inoue whose wall painting graces the center hall of the museum. The mysterious story takes place in the imaginative world of iblard. Young Nona (...)
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"Animated Film 'Snow Queen' and its Times" Exhibition
This exhibition is timed to coincide with the December 15th release of the animated film "Snow Queen" that figured largely in director Hayao Miyazaki's career. This film was originally released in the (...)
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Film Screening: "Home Hunting"
Fuki, an energetic girl takes a trip to find a new home. She packs everything she needs into her large backpack and takes off for her adventure. The film features almost no lines, but all sounds including (...)
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Film Screening: "Koro's Great Walk"
This film tells the story of puppy Koro's adventures in a residential suburb of Tokyo. The background scenes are drawn strikingly in colored pencil. Koro bounds out of the house through an unlocked door (...)
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Film Screening: "Water Spider Monmon"
One day, water spider Monmon meets a water strider girl gliding freely over the water surface and falls in love with this adorable, poised creature. Will he be able to tell her how he feels? Running (...)
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Film Screening: "Whale Hunting"
Shigeru goes to Tulip Nursery School. Shigeru wants to join the older boys in the Star Grade that are making a boat out of blocks, but the won't let him. Finally the finished boat is named "The Elephant (...)
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"Goldilocks and the Three Bears" Exhibition
This exhibition, on the picture book “Goldilocks and the Three Bears”, was curated by Hayao Miyazaki himself with commentary by Isao Takahata. In the first room, the bears’ house is recreated. A large (...)
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Michel Ocelot "Azur et Asmar"
Michel Ocelot's "Azur et Asmar" will be the second film distributed by Studio Ghibli. In preparation for the July 21st release of the film, Studio Ghibli is holding an exhibition to introduce viewers to (...)
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Film Screening: "Mei and the Kitten Bus"
One windy day when Mei was eating caramel sweets, a whirlwind started chasing her. Mei caught the whirlwind, which turned out to be the Kitten Bus. They became friends and set out for the forest that night. Approximately (...)
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Film Screening: "The Day He Bought Stars"
This film is based on artist Naohisa Inoue's original story "Iblard," about the fantastical world of the same name. Nona was walking through a bare desert alone, where he meets a strange woman called (...)
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Film Screening: "Koro's Walk"
Drawn with impressionistic background animation, this film tells the adventures of a puppy called Koro, who lives in an apartment block on the outskirts of Tokyo. One day after going out to follow Sawako (...)
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Film Screening: "Waterspider Monmon"
One day, Waterspider Monmon meets the daughter of a pond skater that can glide freely on the surface of the water. Monmon is struck by her beauty and intelligence... 15 minutes. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Voices (...)
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"My Love" Exhibition
This exhibition is held to commemorate the March 17th premier of Ghibli Museum Library's first sponsored Russian animation film "My Love"(27 minutes). 13 beautiful original drawings have been carefully (...)
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"Whale Catching"
Shigeru works at a tulip nursery, where he sees a boy older than him who is building a boat out of bricks, and wants to be his friend but cannot. The boat is eventually completed and named "Elephant and (...)
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"Househunting" Exhibition
Fuki, a girl who is full of life, sets out on a trip to find a new house. How will she cope with all the strange things she encounters? This film has hardly any words in it - instead, people's voices are (...)
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Screening "The Day I Bought a Star"
This is a fantastical and mysterious, 16 minute animated film by Naohisa Inoue, who designed the wall painting that is in the museum's central hall. A young boy called Nona is walking alone in a desert, (...)
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Aardman Exhibition
The most recent Wallace & Gromit film "The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" won the award for best animation at the 78th Academy Awards. Studio Aardman is the English team behind the making of this work. (...)
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Heidi, Girl of the Alps: The Work of the Creators
This exhibition focuses on the charm and the conceptual production process followed by the creators of the popular animation series "Heidi: Girl of the Alps". The animation continues to fascinate viewers (...)
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Heidi: Girl of the Alps
Behind the scenes of the famed animated series "Heidi: Girl of the Alps". This exhibition takes a look at the reasons for its continued popularity, even thirty years after the series started broadcasting. Producer (...)
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Exhibition of Pixar Animation Studios
An exibition explores the works of U.S. animation studio, Pixar, which produced outstanding animations such as "Toy Story" and "Finding Nemo". Also prior to its release to the public world-wide, we are (...)




