
HOWL"S MOVING CASTLE: When an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking home.
THE WIND RISES: A look at the life of Jiro Horikoshi, the man who designed Japanese fighter planes during World War II.
ONLY YESTERDAY: A 27-year-old office worker travels to the countryside while reminiscing about her childhood in Tôkyô.
NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND: Warrior/pacifist Princess Nausicaä desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet.
LAPUTA: CASTLE IN THE SKY:A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.
GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIESA tragic film covering a young boy and his little sister"s struggle to survive in Japan during World War II.
MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO: When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wondrous forest spirits who live nearby.
KIKI"S DELIVERY SERVICE: A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.
THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA: Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthrals all who encounter her - but ultimately she must confront her fate, the punishment for her crime.
PORCO ROSSO: The adventures of Porco Rosso, a veteran WW1 pilot in 1930s Italy, who has been cursed to look like an anthropomorphic pig.
PRINCESS MONONOKE: On a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami"s curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and Tatara, a mining colony. In this quest he also meets San, the Mononoke Hime.
MY NEIGHBOURS THE YAMADAS: The Yamadas are a typical middle class Japanese family in urban Tokyo and this film shows us a variety of episodes of their lives. With tales that range from the humourous to the heartbreaking, we see this family cope with life"s little conflicts, problems and joys in their own way.
SPIRITED AWAY: During her family"s move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches, and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts.
THE CAT RETURNS: After helping a cat, a young girl finds herself involuntarily engaged to a cat prince in a magical world where her only hope of freedom lies with a dapper cat statuette come to life.
TALES FROM EARTHSEA: In a mythical land, a man and a young boy investigate a series of unusual occurrences.
PONYO: An animated adventure about a five-year-old boy and his relationship with a goldfish princess who longs to become a human.
THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY: The Clock family are four-inch-tall people who live anonymously in another family"s residence, borrowing simple items to make their home. Life changes for the Clocks when their daughter, Arrietty, is discovered.
FROM UP ON POPPY HILL: A group of Yokohama teens look to save their school"s clubhouse from the wrecking ball in preparations for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
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