Has Disney ever thought about adding the Hayao Miazaki films to Disney+ since Disney owns the films?

[DodgerGirl]

I have always wondered if Disney+ will add some of the Hayao Miazaki films to their lineup of movies? Because since Disney owns the films of Hayao Miazaki I would love to see Kiki's Delivery Service and My Neighbor Totoro or The Secret World Of Arietty as well as others it would be very cool

 

[bcla]

HBO Max has those rights in the US. The Disney rights to Studio Ghibli content was solely theatrical and home video distribution, and that contract expired.

https://www.polygon.com/animation-c...disney-studio-ghibli-partnership-dubs-history
https://gkids.com/films/

 

[BrianL]

Yeah, as bcla said, Disney does not own any of those films. There was a distribution contract for English dubs, but that has since expired. They do still use the Disney dubs for a lot fo the releases though.