Hayao Miyazaki

The Boy and the Heron 2023

In the wake of his mother's death and his father's remarriage, a headstrong boy named Mahito ventures into a dreamlike world shared by both the living and the dead.

Category: Animation, Drama, Fantasy

Stars: Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Kô Shibasaki

7.5 IMDB Rating 219 Views
Porco Rosso 1992

In 1930s Italy, a veteran World War I pilot is cursed to look like an anthropomorphic pig.

Category: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids

Stars: Shûichirô Moriyama, Tokiko Katô, Bunshi Katsura VI

7.7 IMDB Rating 614 Views
Howl’s Moving Castle 2004

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 castle.

Category: Adventure, Animation, Family, Kids

Stars: Chieko Baishô, Takuya Kimura, Tatsuya Gashûin

8.2 IMDB Rating 807 Views
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind 1984

Warrior and pacifist Princess Nausicaä desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet.

Category: Adventure, Animation, Kids, Sci-Fi

Stars: Sumi Shimamoto, Mahito Tsujimura, Hisako Kyôda

8.0 IMDB Rating 1,213 Views
Lupin III : Slottet i Cagliostro 1979

A dashing thief, his gang of desperadoes and an intrepid policeman struggle to free a princess from an evil count's clutches, and learn the hidden secret to a fabulous treasure that she holds part of a key to.

Category: Action, Adventure, Animation

Stars: Yasuo Yamada, Eiko Masuyama, Kiyoshi Kobayashi

7.6 IMDB Rating 1,221 Views
Castle In The Sky 1986

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.

Category: Adventure, Animation, Family, Kids

Stars: Mayumi Tanaka, Keiko Yokozawa, Kotoe Hatsui

8.0 IMDB Rating 1,474 Views
Kiki’s Delivery Service 1989

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.

Category: Adventure, Animation, Drama

Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma

7.9 IMDB Rating 1,598 Views
Min granne Totoro 1988

When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wondrous forest spirits who live nearby.

Category: Animation, Comedy, Family, Kids

Stars: Hitoshi Takagi, Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto

8.1 IMDB Rating 10,961 Views
The Wind Rises 2013

Jiro dreams of flying and designing beautiful airplanes, inspired by the famous Italian aeronautical designer Caproni. Nearsighted from a young age and unable to be a pilot, Jiro joins a major Japanese engineering company in 1927 and becomes one of the world's most innovative and accomplished airplane designers. The film chronicles much of his life, depicting key historical events, including the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, the Great Depression, the tuberculosis epidemic and Japan's plunge into war. Jiro meets and falls in love with Nahoko, and grows and cherishes his friendship with his colleague Honjo.

Category: Animation, Biography, Drama, Kids

Stars: Hideaki Anno,Hidetoshi Nishijima,Miori Takimoto,Masahiko Nishimura

7.8 IMDB Rating 5,354 Views
Princess Mononoke 1997

While protecting his village from rampaging boar-god/demon, a confident young warrior, Ashitaka, is stricken by a deadly curse. To save his life, he must journey to the forests of the west. Once there, he's embroiled in a fierce campaign that humans were waging on the forest. The ambitious Lady Eboshi and her loyal clan use their guns against the gods of the forest and a brave young woman, Princess Mononoke, who was raised by a wolf-god. Ashitaka sees the good in both sides and tries to stem the flood of blood. This is met be animosity by both sides as they each see him as supporting the enemy.

Category: Adventure, Animation, Fantasy, Kids

Stars: Billy Crudup, Billy Bob Thornton, Minnie Driver, John DiMaggio

8.4 IMDB Rating 9,123 Views
Ponyo 2008

A five-year-old boy develops a relationship with Ponyo, a young goldfish princess who longs to become a human after falling in love with him.

Category: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Kids

Stars: Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Liam Neeson

7.6 IMDB Rating 8,719 Views
Spirited Away 2001

During her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches and spirits, a world where humans are changed into beasts.

Category: Adventure, Animation, Family, Kids

Stars: Daveigh Chase, Suzanne Pleshette, Miyu Irino

8.6 IMDB Rating 15,255 Views