Toshio Suzuki

Toshio Suzuki (鈴木敏夫, Suzuki Toshio, born August 19, 1948) is a Japanese film producer of Anime and a long-time colleague of Hayao Miyazaki, as well as a co-founder and 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.

He received the Winsor McCay Award at the 2022 Annie Awards.

Significant filmography:

Suzuki is the producer unless noted. Keen eyed readers may notice this list almost doubles as Studio Ghibli's filmography.

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984, production committee)
Laputa: Castle in the Sky (1986, production committee)
Grave of the Fireflies (1988, production committee)
My Neighbor Totoro (1988, production committee)
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989, associate producer)
Only Yesterday (1991)
Porco Rosso (1992)
Ocean Waves (1993)
Pom Poko (1994)
On Your Mark (1995)
Whisper of the Heart (1995)
Princess Mononoke (1997)
My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999)
Shiki-Jitsu (2000)
Recess: School's Out (2001, uncredited)
Spirited Away (2001)
The Cat Returns (2002)
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
Tales From Earthsea (2006)
Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (2008)
The Borrower Arrietty (2010)
From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness (2013 documentary, as himself)
The Wind Rises (2013)
When Marnie Was There (2014, executive producer)
The Red Turtle (2016)
Earwig and the Witch (2020)
The Boy and the Heron (2023)

Toshio Suzuki provides examples of the following tropes:

Production Posse: If his name shows up, you bet the names Hayao Miyazaki, Joe Hisaishi, and Studio Ghibli will follow.