Ghiblies: Episode 2

Jul 19, 2002

0h 24m

★ 7.2

Overview

Ghiblies (pronounced with a hard "g" as in "gallop") is a short film aired during a TV special about Ghibli. It's about a fictional animation studio named "Ghibli" and the people who work there. This rare Ghibli Comedy is a look into who the people making the films are. Plotlines run from office jokes to Nonaka's first love, bringing together a short feature of random events.

Genres

Animation

Comedy

Production Companies

Studio Ghibli

Ghiblies: Episode 2 Trailers

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Cast

Nonaka-kun (Voice)

Masahiko Nishimura

Oku-chan (Voice)

Arata Furuta

Yukari-san (Voice)

Kyoka Suzuki

Toshi-chan (Voice)

Kaoru Kobayashi

Kome-san (Voice)

Koji Imada

Toku-chan (Voice)

Satoru Saito

Hotaru-chan (Voice)

Tomoe Shinohara

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