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"Japanese film production company Studio Ghibli has hinted that it may be taking a break from making films. A source from the company recently told News Cafe (via Kotaku) that changes needed to be made for financial reasons.  Studio Ghibli is responsible for hit films such as Spirited Away and Howl&amp;#039;s Moving Castle. The studio&amp;#039;s co-founder Hayao Miyazaki retired last summer, while co-founder and producer Toshio Suzuki became general manager earlier this year and stopped producing films. However, there have been reports that it is becoming increasingly difficult to manage costs due to the expense of having full-time staff working on a fairly small number of films. Suzuki addressed the rumours yesterday (August 3) on Japanese TV show Jonetsu Tairuku, saying that the studio is to undergo a &amp;quot;housecleaning&amp;quot; phase before commencing any future plans.      Video: Studio Ghibli&amp;#039;s When Marnie Was There trailer He suggested that the studio closure rumours were not necessarily true, saying: &amp;quot;On what to do with Studio Ghibli&amp;#039;s future, it is by no means impossible to keep producing [movies] forever.  &amp;quot;However, we will take a brief pause to consider where to go from here.&amp;quot; Miyazaki first mentioned plans to disband the studio in 2010, saying in an interview that &amp;quot;Suzuki-san is making a dissolution program for Ghibli&amp;quot;. He continued: &amp;quot;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, &amp;#039;We stop film production. Goodbye&amp;#039;.&amp;quot; In photos - the Studio Ghibli films of Hayao Miyazaki:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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