"ON YOUR MARK Ghibli Experimental Theater" (On Your Mark ジブリ実験 Theater), referred to as "ON YOUR MARK", is a music short made by Hayao Miyazaki for the song of the same name by the Japanese duo band CHAGE and Asuka in 1995. The entire film is 6 minutes and 48 seconds long, and there is no dubbing except for the original music and some sound effects. It was scheduled to be released in Japanese cinemas on July 15, 1995, before the title of another Studio Ghibli work, "Listen to the Ear".
Like most of Miyazaki's works, ON YOUR MARK is generally regarded as a work with an environmental theme or a reflection on the future of mankind. The problems of nuclear radiation pollution and cult organizations in the film are considered to be a reference to the Chernobyl nuclear accident in 1986 and were affected by the sarin gas incident in the Tokyo subway that occurred on the eve of the film's production (the time occurred in the film. In March, not long before production began, Miyazaki explained that it was a coincidence). Some people also think that this film contains Miyazaki's self-reflection and summarizes the changes in thinking since "Nausicaa".
At the same time, due to the experimental nature of the film, some of the leading CG technologies used in the film also attracted the attention of the Japanese industry and audience.
Like most of Miyazaki's works, ON YOUR MARK is generally regarded as a work with an environmental theme or a reflection on the future of mankind. The problems of nuclear radiation pollution and cult organizations in the film are considered to be a reference to the Chernobyl nuclear accident in 1986 and were affected by the sarin gas incident in the Tokyo subway that occurred on the eve of the film's production (the time occurred in the film. In March, not long before production began, Miyazaki explained that it was a coincidence). Some people also think that this film contains Miyazaki's self-reflection and summarizes the changes in thinking since "Nausicaa".
At the same time, due to the experimental nature of the film, some of the leading CG technologies used in the film also attracted the attention of the Japanese industry and audience.
