Studio Kajino

Studio Kajino is a Japanese production subsidiary associated with Studio Ghibli. It was created before 2000 by Ghibli animator Yoshiyuki Momose to provide a vehicle for live-action filmmaking and other projects outside the parent studio's core animated-feature output. The company is particularly associated with the 2000 film Shiki-Jitsu, its first release, directed by Hideaki Anno and produced within the wider Studio Ghibli orbit. Studio Kajino also participated in the production of Katsuyuki Motohiro's 2001 live-action film Satorare, although it was not credited directly in the film's principal credits. Its contribution was instead acknowledged through a bonus feature on the Region 3 DVD, titled "Ghibli Studio." Studio Kajino is run by Toshio Suzuki, the president of Studio Ghibli, linking the subsidiary to Ghibli's senior management and production network. In addition to live-action films, the studio has been associated with music-video work for the electronic-pop group capsule, including Portable Airport, Space Station No.9, and A Flying City Plan. These projects reflect the studio's broader role as a small, flexible production label rather than a conventional consumer-facing entertainment brand. Publicly available reference material provides limited information about its corporate structure, staffing, finances, subsequent releases, or current operating status. Accordingly, Studio Kajino is best understood as a specialized Studio Ghibli-affiliated production entity whose documented work combines live-action cinema with music and visual-media projects.

Studio Kajino was established before 2000 by Yoshiyuki Momose, an animator associated with Studio Ghibli. Its creation gave Ghibli an affiliated production structure for live-action work, allowing the group to support projects that did not fit the conventional animated-feature model for which Ghibli was known. The available public record does not specify an exact founding year or provide a detailed account of the entity's incorporation, capitalization, or staffing. The studio's first documented release was Shiki-Jitsu in 2000. The film is the clearest early expression of Kajino's intended role: a Ghibli-connected production entity operating in live action rather than as another animation label. Studio Kajino subsequently co-produced Satorare, directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro and released in 2001. Although the company was not credited in the main film credits, its participation was later identified through an additional feature on the Region 3 DVD, titled "Ghibli Studio." This unusual credit history makes Satorare an important part of the studio's documented production record while also illustrating how limited its public profile has been. Studio Kajino has also been linked to music-video production for capsule, the Japanese electronic-pop group. The documented videos include Portable Airport, Space Station No.9, and A Flying City Plan. These works broaden the studio's activity beyond theatrical live action and show an interest in short-form audiovisual production, music, and stylized visual presentation. The available reference material does not identify all personnel, directors, release dates, distribution arrangements, or commercial results for these videos. Toshio Suzuki, Studio Ghibli's president, is described as running Studio Kajino. The relationship with Studio Ghibli is therefore both organizational and creative, although the precise legal ownership structure is not detailed in the available sources. Public information after the early 2000s is sparse. There is no sufficiently documented basis here to state whether the studio remains actively producing, has become dormant, or has been formally dissolved. Studio Kajino should consequently be catalogued as a small, Ghibli-affiliated production brand with a documented early-2000s filmography and additional music-video work, while leaving its present status open.

• 2001

  Participation in Satorare

  [1]Studio Kajinoen.wikipedia.org

  Studio Kajino co-produces Satorare, although its involvement is not shown in the principal film credits and is instead noted in a Region 3 DVD extra.

• 2000

  Shiki-Jitsu becomes the first release

  [1]Studio Kajinoen.wikipedia.org

  Studio Kajino's first documented film release is Shiki-Jitsu.

• Studio Kajino is established

  [1]Studio Kajinoen.wikipedia.org

  Yoshiyuki Momose creates Studio Kajino before 2000 to handle live-action film projects connected with Studio Ghibli.

A Studio Ghibli-affiliated production label focused on live-action film and selected music-video projects outside Ghibli's principal animated-feature slate.

• Live-action film · 2000

  Shiki-Jitsu

  Studio Kajino's first documented release and its principal early example of live-action production within the Studio Ghibli-affiliated network. The film established Kajino as a vehicle for projects outside Studio Ghibli's standard animated-feature program.

• Live-action film · 2001

  Satorare

  A live-action film directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro and co-produced with Studio Kajino in 2001. Kajino was not credited in the principal film credits, but its participation was acknowledged through a bonus feature on the Region 3 DVD.

• Music video

  Portable Airport

  A music-video project associated with capsule and listed among Studio Kajino's documented audiovisual works. The available reference material does not provide further production, release, or commercial details.

• Music video

  Space Station No.9

  A capsule music video associated with Studio Kajino. It forms part of the studio's documented short-form visual-media work beyond theatrical film.

• Music video

  A Flying City Plan

  A music video for capsule listed as a Studio Kajino project. Public reference material confirms the association but does not supply additional production or distribution information.

1. 1Studio Kajinoen.wikipedia.org