Although the reports have been unconfirmed, the source told News Cafe that financial reasons made it likely that When Marnie Was There would be the Ghibli's final film before they just "manage the copyrights", or make money from, their older material.
Ghibli's films are made by full-time staff working in Japan, making them very expensive to produce. Furthermore, Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun revealed last autumn that The Wind Rises had yet to make a profit and The Tale of Princess Kaguya, also released in 2013, made 5.1 billion yen, the equivalent of £29 million, and was considered a flop by the studio due to its production costs.
The source said: "There's no choice but to dissolve the studio, because it's unable cross the high hurdle of announcing a new film on an annual basis."
It's not the first time Miyazaki has mentioned the dissolution of the studio. In 2010 he spoke of plans which look remarkably similar to those rumoured here in an interview with Cut Magazine. "Suzuki-san is making a dissolution program for Ghibli.
"No joke, we talked about it the other day. For example, Ghibli should be able to continue with about five staff members as a copyright management company even if we smash the studio. So, Ghibli can say 'We stop film production. Goodbye'. I do not have to be there."
When Telegraph film critic Robbie Collin met Miyazaki earlier this year, the studio co-founder suggested Ghibli would be taking a break: “We have no future plans. We just want to take some time off,” he said.
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