Studio Kajino

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Studio Kajino is a subsidiary of Japanese production company Studio Ghibli. It was created prior to 2000 to handle live action films for the studio, which is otherwise known for its animation projects, including the award-winning Spirited Away. Kajino is run by Ghibli's president Toshio Suzuki, and its first release was Shiki-Jitsu in 2000.

The name of the studio appears to be based on or inspired by Ghibli's postal address (which is or was 1-4-25, Kajino-cho, Koganei-shi, 184 according to the Nausicaa.net fan site, and recently confirmed more specifically at Tokyo 184-0002 on the Asian Films site).