Well I've only recently gotten into ghibli movies after seeing a ponyo commercial and having a "they made spirited away" moment since that was my favorite child-hood movie. Well now I'm a teen and I've seen Princess Mononoke as well and feel there is a division of movies that are made for kid audiences specifically like Totoro and Ponyo. How would everybody here classify the ghibli movies by age group?Other than it being interesting to see what age group people think a movie is for, I would appreciate it to get a good idea of which movies I'll appreciate more at my age.

I'll have to think about this for a bit because I'm 66 yrs old and I love ALL of the Ghibli Studio films and have for as long as I can remember...

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I'm pretty sure SA wasn't specifically targeted at kids though?

That said, very few ghibli movies, if any, are intended for kids; actually, Ponyo is probably the only one that falls into that category as Totoro is more of a family movie (kinda like Toy Story).

Personally, I'd prefer to look at movies by their genre rather than their target audience. After all, even the most kid-centric movie can generate a large adult audience.

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I thought Miyazaki said all of his movies were made for kids, with the exception of Porco Rosso. I'm also pretty sure he said SA was made for 10 year old girls.

Takahata, on the other hand, makes his movies pretty exclusively with an adult audience in mind, I think.

Nausicaa, Laputa, and Mononoke can all get pretty violent, so I guess I'd wait until my theoretical children were 12 or 13 to show those.

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The specific quote (translated) is actually, "For those who are ten, for those who were ten, and for those who will be ten."

So, no. Not for kids.

Also, I remember an interview script from Miyazaki (related to SA, I think) who mentioned that he made the movies for the enjoyment of everyone and not for any one particular group, regardless of the genre. Have to dig it up though, if anyone can still find it.

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Also, I remember an interview script from Miyazaki (related to SA, I think) who mentioned that he made the movies for the enjoyment of everyone and not for any one particular group, regardless of the genre. Have to dig it up though, if anyone can still find it.

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Here are the quotes that led me to believe Spirited Away was made for ten-year-old girls:

"We have made 'Totoro,' which was for small children, 'Laputa,' in which a boy sets out on a journey, and 'Kiki's Delivery Service,' in which a teenager has to live with herself. We have not made a film for 10-year-old girls, who are in the first stage of their adolescence. So, I read the shoujo manga such as Nakayoshi or Ribon which they left at my mountain cabin.

I felt this country only offered such things as crushes and romance to 10-year-old girls, though, and looking at my young friends, I felt this was not what they held dear in their hearts, not what they wanted. And so I wondered if I could make a movie in which they could be heroines..."

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"What made me decide to make this film was the realisation that there are no films made for that age group of ten-year old girls. It was through observing the daughter of a friend that I realised there were no films out there for her, no films that directly spoke to her."


In regards to Miyazaki's target audience:

"So you feel that the films you make are all aimed at children?

I never said that Porco Rosso is a film for children, I don't think it is. But apart from Porco Rosso, all my films have been made primarily for children. There are many other people who are capable of making films for adults, so I'll leave that up to them and concentrate on the children.

But still there are millions of adults that watch your films and who get a lot of enjoyment out of your work.

That gives me a lot of pleasure, of course. Simply put, I think that a film which is made specifically for children and made with a lot of devotion, can also please adults. The opposite is not always true. The single difference between films for children and films for adults is that in films for children, there is always the option to start again, to create a new beginning. In films for adults, there are no ways to change things. What happened, happened."

Links:
http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/interviews/sen.html
http://www.midnighteye.com/interviews/hayao-miyazaki/

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I probably created the big difference in my mind between kid and adult movies when I saw the guys get their arms ripped off but I guess it wasn't bloody or anything, maybe that makes ghibli the best studio for kids after all since they don't mess around and treat someone like they are stupid.

It all works out because people who want to enjoy movies like this are always kids at heart eh?

hahaha, that's me... just a big ol' kid...

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Hmm, that's very different from what I remember. Maybe Takahata or Toshio who said that?

Meh, I'm getting senile.

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In my modest opinion there will always be somebody in a different age group who enjoys films aimed at a younger/older audience, And vise versa.

However i would say that some Ghibli films *Quite notably Princess Mononoke* are more "deep" and "Violent" Than others. I could come up with some examples, Such as Muska aiming his gun and quite obviously not afraid to shoot it at Pazu and Sheeta in Laputa.

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Not to mention actually shooting at Sheeta and causing the deaths of all those soldiers...

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Welcome Jertin2. This is how I see Miyazaki's movie's (as has been said, none of Takahata's movies are really for children)

Children's movies/Family movies (age 3 up)
My neighbour Totoro
Kiki's delivery service
Ponyo on the cliff by the sea

Movies for older children (age 6/7 up)

Laputa, castle in the sky
Porco Rosso
Spirited away
Howl's moving castle

Movies for teens/adults (age 10 up)
Nausicaa of the valley of the wind
Princess mononoke

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In my modest opinion there will always be somebody in a different age group who enjoys films aimed at a younger/older audience, And vise versa.

However i would say that some Ghibli films *Quite notably Princess Mononoke* are more "deep" and "Violent" Than others. I could come up with some examples, Such as Muska aiming his gun and quite obviously not afraid to shoot it at Pazu and Sheeta in Laputa.

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I never said that Porco Rosso is a film for children, I don't think it is. But apart from Porco Rosso, all my films have been made primarily for children.

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From the context, it sounds like it's an interview that was not long after Porco Rosso was released in 1992. Princess Mononoke was from 1997, so it's quite possible that Miyazaki didn't target that one at children either. At least, I hope not... I would put a more mature rating on that one than most of his other films

Laputa probably has the highest body count of the Ghibli films, but I think it's appropriate for fairly young audiences still. I think some movies like Lupin III, Porco, and Nausicaa might still be enjoyed by young audiences but appreciated more thoroughly by a mature audience. And others, like Kiki's Delivery Service, might have the most relevance for people going through a coming-of-age process, which could be around age 13 or later in life (after all, nobody says you have to come of age only once).

I'd let my hypothetical 8-year-olds watch Porco Rosso and Laputa but I'd probably hold off of Mononoke until 13-14...

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I first saw Mononoke Hime when I was about 8. I rather enjoyed it and it didn't scarr me for life or anything. I feel as if children can watch all Ghiblies (except, you know, Fireflies...), but will understand and enjoy them more as they mature. I would just hold off on Fireflies. I watched it last year (when I was 12), and part of me wished I waited a bit. Just a tiny part.

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I first saw Mononoke Hime when I was about 8. I rather enjoyed it and it didn't scarr me for life or anything. I feel as if children can watch all Ghiblies (except, you know, Fireflies...), but will understand and enjoy them more as they mature. I would just hold off on Fireflies. I watched it last year (when I was 12), and part of me wished I waited a bit. Just a tiny part.

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I agree with Heidi that most children would not understand "Only Yesterday", but at least it is not a violent movie and they would at least enjoy the views of people getting along in life, etc.

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As for Fireflies, I agree with you there, that "...Fireflies" is a bit intense for an 8-yr old, but I first saw it a few years ago and I don't expect that I'll ever watch it again. It hit me deeply and at the time I didn't quite know why, other than the images and situations on the screen. Then I realized that the ages of the Seita and Setsuko were about that same as my sister and I and I think that is why the film resonated with me... Because I had to care for and be resposible for my sister from the time I was nine and she was born... She was only three days old when I gave her her first bath at home because our mother was sick..

I may watch it agan in the future, but at this time I am not planning on it... A very good story, but hard for me...

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From the context, it sounds like it's an interview that was not long after Porco Rosso was released in 1992. Princess Mononoke was from 1997, so it's quite possible that Miyazaki didn't target that one at children either. At least, I hope not... I would put a more mature rating on that one than most of his other films

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In my modest opinion there will always be somebody in a different age group who enjoys films aimed at a younger/older audience, And vise versa.

However i would say that some Ghibli films *Quite notably Princess Mononoke* are more "deep" and "Violent" Than others. I could come up with some examples, Such as Muska aiming his gun and quite obviously not afraid to shoot it at Pazu and Sheeta in Laputa.

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I agree that the scene in Laputa is violent, but I don't think it's any worse than in most western children's movies

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