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The Red Turtle

Michael Dudok de Wit · 2016

The dialogue-less film follows the major life stages of a castaway on a deserted tropical island populated by turtles, crabs and birds.

The Cat Returns

Hiroyuki Morita · 2002

Young Haru rescues a cat from being run over, but soon learns it's no ordinary feline; it happens to be the Prince of the Cats.

Grave of the Fireflies

Isao Takahata · 1988

In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko struggle to survive.

Castle in the Sky

Esta aventura cheia de emoção começa quando Pazu, um aprendiz de engenheiro, avista uma jovem, Sheeta, a flutuar do céu, sustentada por um colar brilhante. Tanto Sheeta como Pazu estão à procura do lendário castelo flutuante, Laputa, e prometem viajar juntos para desvendar o mistério do cristal luminoso. Mas a sua busca não será fácil, pois em breve serão perseguidos por piratas do ar gananciosos, militares e agentes secretos do governo, que todos procuram o poder que apenas Sheeta pode controlar.

Ponyo

Certa manhã, enquanto brinca na praia, o pequeno Sosuke encontra um peixe vermelho preso num frasco de doce. Sosuke liberta o peixinho do frasco, a quem dá o nome de Ponyo, e promete protegê-lo para sempre. Mas o pai de Ponyo, um feiticeiro que vive no fundo do mar, força o pequeno peixe a regressar às profundezas. Decidida a tornar-se humana, Ponyo foge para reencontrar Sosuke e espalha acidentalmente uma poção mágica pelo oceano, transformando as suas irmãs em ondas gigantes que ameaçam inundar a aldeia de Sosuke. O amor e a responsabilidade, o oceano e a vida, num mundo fantástico onde a magia também faz parte das coisas naturais do dia-a-dia.

Kiki’s Delivery Service

Nicky no es una niña como otra cualquiera porque es aprendiz de bruja. Con solo 13 años y por tradición del oficio que está aprendiendo, la niña tiene que abandonar la casa de sus padres y buscar algún sitio donde sean necesarios sus servicios de bruja. Para emprender el viaje, Nicky se acompaña de su amigo Jiji y también de su gato; juntos, y sobre una escoba voladora, los amigos se instalan en un pueblecito que da al mar, donde la niña empezará a conocerse verdaderamente a sí misma.

Spirited Away

Durante el traslado de su familia a los suburbios, una niña de 10 años de edad deambula por un mundo gobernado por dioses, brujas y espíritus, y donde los humanos se convierten en bestias.

My Neighbor Totoro

Dos chicas jóvenes, Mei y Satsuki, se mudan a una nueva casa cerca del hospital en el que se encuentra su madre. En el patio junto a la casa, existe un gran árbol que es el hogar de tres Totoros, dioses de la selva. Poco después, reciben noticias desde el hospital de que su madre no puede venir a casa como había prometido, por lo que Mei (la más joven) se escapa para ir a visitarla. Satsuki tiene que recurrir a un Totoro para ayudar a encontrarla.

Howl’s Moving Castle

Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the king.

Princess Mononoke

Princess Mononoke

Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.

Ocean Waves

Ocean Waves

At Kichijōji Station, Tokyo, Taku Morisaki glimpses a familiar woman on the platform opposite boarding a train. Later, her photo falls from a shelf as he exits his apartment before flying to Kōchi Prefecture. Picking it up, he looks at it briefly before leaving. As the aeroplane takes off, he narrates the events that brought her into his life...

When Marnie Was There

When Marnie Was There

Upon being sent to live with relatives in the countryside due to an illness, an emotionally distant adolescent girl becomes obsessed with an abandoned mansion and infatuated with a girl who lives there - a girl who may or may not be real.

From Up on Poppy Hill

From Up on Poppy Hill

Yokohama, 1963. Japan is picking itself up from the devastation of World War II and preparing to host the 1964 Olympics—and the mood is one of both optimism and conflict as the young generation struggles to throw off the shackles of a troubled past. Against this backdrop of hope and change, a friendship begins to blossom between high school students Umi and Shun—but a buried secret from their past emerges to cast a shadow on the future and pull them apart.

The Boy and the Heron

The Boy and the Heron

While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one."

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

Isao Takahata · 2013

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.

Tales from Earthsea

Goro Miyazaki · 2006

Something bizarre has come over the land. The kingdom is deteriorating. People are beginning to act strange... What's even more strange is that people are beginning to see dragons, which shouldn't enter the world of humans. Due to all these bizarre events, Ged, a wandering wizard, is investigating the cause. During his journey, he meets Prince Arren, a young distraught teenage boy. While Arren may look like a shy young teen, he has a severe dark side, which grants him strength, hatred, ruthlessness and has no mercy, especially when it comes to protecting Teru. For the witch Kumo this is a perfect opportunity. She can use the boy's "fears" against the very one who would help him, Ged.

My Neighbors the Yamadas

Isao Takahata · 1999

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 humorous to the heartbreaking, we see this family cope with life's little conflicts, problems, and joys in their own way.

Pom Poko

Isao Takahata · 1994

The Raccoons of the Tama Hills are being forced from their homes by the rapid development of houses and shopping malls. As it becomes harder to find food and shelter, they decide to band together and fight back. The Raccoons practice and perfect the ancient art of transformation until they are even able to appear as humans in hilarious circumstances.

Only Yesterday

Isao Takahata · 1991

In lyrical switches between the present and the past, Taeko contemplates the arc of her life, and wonders if she has been true to the dreams of her childhood self.

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

Hayao Miyazaki · 1984

After a global war, the seaside kingdom known as the Valley of the Wind remains one of the last strongholds on Earth untouched by a poisonous jungle and the powerful insects that guard it. Led by the courageous Princess Nausicaä, the people of the Valley engage in an epic struggle to restore the bond between humanity and Earth.

Porco Rosso

In Italy in the 1930s, sky pirates in biplanes terrorize wealthy cruise ships as they sail the Adriatic Sea. The only pilot brave enough to stop the scourge is the mysterious Porco Rosso, a former World War I flying ace who was somehow turned into a pig during the war. As he prepares to battle the pirate crew's American ace, Porco Rosso enlists the help of spunky girl mechanic Fio Piccolo and his longtime friend Madame Gina.

Whisper of the Heart

Whisper of the Heart

Shizuku lives a simple life, dominated by her love for stories and writing. One day she notices that all the library books she has have been previously checked out by the same person: 'Seiji Amasawa'.