Editing Castle in the Sky (section)

=== Beginnings of Studio Ghibli ===
{{Further information|Studio Ghibli#History|The Story of Yanagawa's Canals#Production{{!}}''The Story of Yanagawa's Canals'' § Production}}

Following the commercial success of Miyazaki's previous film, ''[[Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (film)|Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind]]'' (1984), Miyazaki was eager to begin work on an old-fashioned adventure film that would be a "pleasure" to watch.{{sfn|Napier|2018|p=86}} His first proposal for an animated feature film was based on a research trip to [[Yanagawa, Fukuoka|Yanagawa]], tentatively titled "''Blue Mountains''".{{sfn|Miyazaki|2016|pp=8–9}} The film was never produced, but it inspired Miyazaki's longtime collaborator [[Isao Takahata]] to create ''[[The Story of Yanagawa's Canals]]'' (1987), a documentary on the environmental effects of industry on the local waterways.{{sfn|Odell|Le Blanc|2009|pp=68–69}} As Miyazaki was financing the project in large part through his personal office,{{sfn|Denison|2018|pp=33–34}} ''[[Animage]]'' editor [[Toshio Suzuki (producer)|Toshio Suzuki]] recommended that he direct another film to recover the expense, to which Miyazaki immediately agreed. He quickly developed a concept for the film based on an idea he had in elementary school. In 2014, Suzuki reflected on the events, saying "If Takahata had made his movie on schedule, [''Castle in the Sky''] wouldn't have been born."{{sfn|Stimson|2014}}

On June 15, 1985, Miyazaki and Takahata founded Studio Ghibli, with support from Suzuki and his publishing company [[Tokuma Shoten]]. Miyazaki chose the name himself,{{sfn|Greenberg|2018|p=110}} referencing both the Arabic term for a warm wind from the [[Sahara]], as well as the [[Caproni Ca.309|Caproni Ca.309 ''Ghibli'']], an aircraft used by the Italian military during the [[Second World War]].{{sfnm|1a1=Lioi|1y=2010|2a1=Ishida|2y=2014|3a1=Napier|3y=2018|3p=91}} The intent behind the creation of the studio was to "blow a whirlwind" into a stagnating Japanese animation industry by creating original, high-quality feature films.{{sfn|Napier|2018|p=91}} In a speech at the 1995 [[Annecy International Animation Film Festival]], Suzuki said "The idea was to dedicate full energy into each piece of work with sufficient budget and time, never compromising on the quality or content."{{sfn|Suzuki|1996}}