Toshio Suzuki (producer)

Toshio Suzuki
Born	(1948-08-19) August 19, 1948 Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Occupation(s)	Producer Studio Executive
Spouse	Yes
Children	Mamiko (daughter)

Toshio Suzuki (鈴木 敏夫, Suzuki Toshio, born August 19, 1948) is a film producer of anime and a long-time colleague of Hayao Miyazaki, as well as the former president of Studio Ghibli. Suzuki is renowned as one of Japan's most successful producers after the enormous box office success (in Japan) of many Ghibli films. According to Miyazaki, "If it were not for Mr. Suzuki, there wouldn't have been Studio Ghibli."

Suzuki started out at Tokuma Shoten joining the company shortly after graduating. He worked on Asahi Geino magazine before becoming editor of Animage in 1978, where he met Hayao Miyazaki who had created the Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind manga. He convinced Miyazaki to turn Nausicaä into a film, he later helped establish Studio Ghibli after the film. He served on production committees on My Neighbor Totoro and Grave of the Fireflies before officially joining the studio in 1991 as a producer. Suzuki lead the company starting from 2005 but stepped down from the position in 2008, although he still serves as the company's managing director.

He graduated from Keio University with a degree in literature.

Filmography

Producer

• Angel's Egg, 1985, Tokuma Shoten
• Digital Devil Monogatari Megami Tensei, 1987, Tokuma Shoten
• The Heroic Legend of Arslan, 1991, Kadokawa Shoten
• Porco Rosso - (紅の豚 Kurenai no Buta), 1992
• Pom Poko - (平成狸合戦ぽんぽこ Heisei Tanuki Gassen Ponpoko), 1994
• Whisper of the Heart - (耳をすませば Mimi wo Sumaseba), 1995
• On Your Mark - (オン・ユア・マーク On Yua Māku)
• Princess Mononoke - (もののけ姫 Mononoke Hime), 1997
• My Neighbors the Yamadas - (ホーホケキョとなりの山田くん Hōhokekyo Tonari no Yamada-kun), 1999
• Shiki-Jitsu, 2000, Studio Kajino
• Ghiblies, 2000, (TV short film)
• Spirited Away - (千と千尋の神隠し Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi), 2001
• The Cat Returns - (猫の恩返し Neko no Ongaeshi) 2002
• Ghiblies Episode 2, 2002, (shown in theaters with The Cat Returns)
• Howl's Moving Castle - (ハウルの動く城 Hauru no Ugoku Shiro), 2004
• Innocence: Ghost in the Shell, 2004, Production I.G
• Doredore no Uta, 2005
• Tales from Earthsea - (ゲド戦記 Gedo Senki), 2006
• Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea - (崖の上のポニョ Gake no Ue no Ponyo), 2008
• The Secret World of Arrietty - (借りぐらしのアリエッティ Kari-gurashi no Arietti), 2010
• From up on Poppy Hill - (コクリコ坂から Kokuriko-zaka kara), 2011

Associate Producer

• Kiki's Delivery Service - (魔女の宅急便 Majo no Takkyuubin), 1989

Production Committee

• Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind - (風の谷のナウシカ, Kaze no Tani no Naushika), 1984, Topcraft
• Castle in the Sky - Laputa: The Castle in the Sky (天空の城ラピュタ, Tenkuu no Shiro Rapyuta), 1986
• Grave of the Fireflies -(火垂るの墓, Hotaru no Haka), 1988
• My Neighbor Totoro - (となりのトトロ, Tonari no Totoro), 1987

Appearance

• Whisper of the Heart (1995) - as a friend of Shirou Nishi
• Princess Mononoke (1997)
• Killers: .50 Woman (2003) - as Wicked producer
• Tachiguishi-Retsuden (2006) - as Hiyashi Tanuki no Masa (Cold Badger Masa)

External links

• Miyazaki Quote from Nausicaa.net (an extensive English language source on Ghibli's films and other related anime works.)
• The Birth of Studio Ghibli (Documentary), Studio Ghibli Collection: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (UK DVD Release), Optimum Releasing Asia, 2005
• Toshio Suzuki at IMDb
• Toshio Suzuki at Anime News Network's encyclopedia