Short quotes from Studio Ghibli works: profound words that give us strength
Studio Ghibli is a leading Japanese animation studio that has produced many works beloved around the world.
The characters who appear in its various films sometimes deliver messages—like courage and hope—that give us strength to live.
In this article, we’ll introduce short, memorable quotes from Studio Ghibli works!
These words, rich with deeper meaning, may well bring you comfort.
Find the words that will become your strength!
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Short quotes from Studio Ghibli works. Deep words that give strength (31–40)
Alright, let’s eat heartily and work hard!Porco Rosso, Piccolo's old man
Porco Rosso is a film that portrays people who fly seaplanes, including its pig-faced protagonist, Porco Rosso.
Its hard-boiled worldview has even been described as a movie for middle-aged audiences.
In the scene where the hero’s seaplane is being repaired, there’s a lively line delivered by Piccolo, the factory boss.
The key point is that it’s a call to a meal so everyone can keep working hard together, conveying a positive feeling of cooperating to achieve a goal.
Because it’s a bright, encouraging line addressed to everyone, just hearing it is enough to give you strength.
Everyone, try smiling. The scary stuff will run away.Tatsuo Kusakabe, My Neighbor Totoro
It’s a line from the opening of My Neighbor Totoro, in the scene where Satsuki and the others have just moved in and are cleaning the house they’re going to live in.
Tatsuo, their father, says it to Mei, who’s scared of the run-down house they’re about to call home.
Even after hearing it, Mei puts on a brave face and says, “I’m not scared,” and then Tatsuo goes “Grrr!” to startle the two of them.
The depiction of this close, happy family is so heartwarming it can’t help but bring a smile to your face.
Dreams are convenient. You can go anywhere.Caproni “The Wind Rises”
These words are spoken by the real-life figure Caproni, who appears in The Wind Rises, a work based on the serialized manga directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
Just as he says, dreams can take us anywhere and let us do anything—they’re wonderfully convenient.
That’s exactly why returning to reality can feel all the more poignant.
Even so, these words may also remind us not to forget the joy of dreaming, and inspire us to turn that joy into the strength to make those dreams come true.
If I run away now, I’ll end up being chased forever.Pazu “Castle in the Sky Laputa”
The boy who catches the girl falling from the sky, Sheeta, is Pazu.
He’s a cool boy who protects Sheeta after they meet by chance.
These words were said to Sheeta when she worried that she might change Pazu’s life for the worse because of her.
Don’t put off problems—face them with courage, and that will lead to a better future for us… That’s the message these words convey.
If you ever find yourself in a situation so hard you want to run away, remember Pazu’s words and push through!
Fire can turn a forest to ash in a day, but water and wind take a hundred years to grow it.Goru: 'Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind'
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, directed and written by Hayao Miyazaki, based on his own manga.
Here is a memorable quote from it.
Kushana stands in a position completely opposite to the protagonist, Nausicaä.
When Kushana asks, “Are you saying you intend to live together with a sea poisoned by toxins?”, the villager Gol from Nausicaä’s village responds.
His words are profoundly thought-provoking and make us reflect on the environmental issues happening on Earth today.
Taking a hundred years to nurture something means that the entire village unites to ensure that a beautiful forest will be passed down across generations far into the future, doesn’t it? It would be wonderful if the world became a place where people everywhere feel inspired to work for the sake of the future.
Short quotes from Studio Ghibli works. Deep words that give you strength (41–50)
It’s a job that makes the most of your talent. That’s wonderful.Dragonfly 'Kiki's Delivery Service'
These are the words of Tombo, the round-glasses-wearing boy in the flying club.
He says this when Kiki has lost her confidence and is feeling down…
what a wonderful boy! Even with a job you love, as you keep doing it, it won’t always stay fun.
Sometimes you might even feel like denying your own work.
In times like that, let these words help you regain your positivity.
They’ll remind you of who you are and why you wanted to do that work in the first place.
Life is the same, no matter what circumstances it is born under.Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
It’s one of Nausicaä’s famous lines from Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.
The line appears during her conversation with the Master of the Garden and refers to the artificially created lifeforms in the story.
She argues that no matter what kind of life it is, it is life just like ours—beings with dignity whose lives carry the same weight.
It’s a single line from a pivotal scene in the film, and at the same time, one of the important values we should remember when we think about the meaning of life.