cTop 10 Best Studio Ghibli Movies You Must See

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Whisper of the Heart (1995)

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• DIRECTOR: Yoshifumi Kondō

  WRITER: Hayao Miyazaki

  CAST: Yōko Honna, Issei Takahashi, Takashi Tachibana, Shigeru Muroi,...

  DURATION: 111p

  GENRE: Anime

  EPISODES: 1

  STATUS: Complete

  RELEASE YEAR: 1995

  COUNTRY: Japan

Whisper of the Heart is adapted from the manga of the same name by Hiiragi Aoi and released in 1995. The film is a melodious music about pure, lovely student affection and the journey to pursue the dreams of two children. The story revolves around Tsukishima Shizuku at the age of 14, a genuine "nerd" who stays in the library all the time instead of studying for his final exams. Whisper of the Heart not only delves into the romance between Shizuku and Seiji Amasawa but also the close friendship between Shizuku and Yuko along with the apparent revelations of her senior days. Yuko and Shizuku always share their kinks and secrets. Girls and boys who are in puberty have made significant changes, especially the desire for love, fear, shame, sometimes bravely speaking their hearts. In addition, the family in the film is also a solid shoulder for her to mature more in her future.

2

My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

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• Director: Miyazaki Hayao

  Writer: Miyazaki Hayao

  Actors: Chika Sakamoto, Noriko Hidaka, Shigesato Itoi, Sumi Shimamoto,...

  DURATION: 86p

  Genre: Anime

  VOLUME: 1

  STATUS: Completed

  ISSUED YEAR: 1988

  COUNTRY: Japan

  Although My Neighbor Totoro has been released for a long time, it is still one of the films that is well received and loved by the global audience. The plot revolves around the Kasukabe family who has just moved to the countryside, living in a house rumored by the locals to be haunted. However, this did not make the two sisters Satsuki and Mei scared at all, on the contrary, the two also quickly integrated into life here, making many friends. Both sisters, although still young, understand and know how to take care of each other so that the father can go to work with peace of mind and the sick mother can be less worried. One day Mei found Totoro in a random outing in the forest. Totoro and the Kasukabe sisters gradually became close friends. The film is gentle, slowly touching viewers' hearts by the way people and animals live together in harmony, along with the peaceful village scene in everyday life.

3

Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

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• Director: Hayao Miyazaki

  Writer: Hayao Miyazaki

  Actors: Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa,...

  DURATION: 119p

  Genre: Anime

  VOLUME: 1

  STATUS: Completed

  ISSUED YEAR: 2004

  COUNTRY: Japan
  Howl's Moving Castle is based on the novel of the same name by British female author Diana Wynne Jones written in 1986. The main context is a kingdom of magic and technology coexist, the story revolves around the girl Sophie, the worker. make a young hat who is always content with his quiet life, suddenly a witch visits and turns her into an old woman. Sophie bid farewell to her family, found the wizard Howl, and went on magical adventures with him. The film promotes feminism and compassion in every human being, but also the desire for love and the damage and destruction that war brings.

4

Sprited Away (2001)

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• Director: Hayao Miyazaki

  Writer: Hayao Miyazaki

  Actors: Hiiragi Rumi, Irino Miyu, Natsuki Mari, Naito Takeshi,...

  DURATION: 125p

  Genre: Anime

  VOLUME: 1

  STATUS: Completed

  ISSUED YEAR: 2001

  COUNTRY: Japan

  Spirited Away is considered as the second "Alice in Wonderland" in Japan, the film received the prestigious Oscar in the category of Best Animated Feature in 2003, and became a 2D film. the first time in the history of cinema to reach this award. The film also earned huge views and revenue by creating unique content and magically beautiful scenery that has conquered film critics and even fastidious viewers.

  The film is inspired by Japanese beliefs and Japanese bathhouse culture. The plot revolves around the adventures of a little girl Chihiro Ogino who stumbles upon the land of magical spirits during a house move with her parents. Due to a wrong turn on a strange road and the curiosity of Chihiro's father, they enter the magical world and eat divine food only to suddenly turn both her parents into pigs. Chihiro must work for the cunning witch Yubaba to find a way to save her parents and return to the real world. Chihiro also happened to meet Haku - the river god who saved her when she fell into the river as a child and together went through many magical trips in the spirit land.

5

Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

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• Director: Takahata Isao

  Writer: Takahata Isao

  Actors: Ayano Shiraishi, Tatsumi Tsutomu,...

  DURATION: 88p

  Genre: Anime

  VOLUME: 1

  STATUS: Completed

  ISSUED YEAR: 1988

  COUNTRY: Japan
  Grave of the Fireflies is based on the novel of the same name by Nosaka Akiyuki. Released in 1988, the film realistically reflects the cruelty of war through the narration of Seita's soul, along with the touching story of two children. Two brothers, Seita and Setsuko, were unfortunately born during World War II. Their mother died after a terrible bomb attack by the US Air Force caused the village to be engulfed in flames, the father was serving the Navy. The Imperial Japanese Army has since gone silent. Seita and Setsuko have since relied on each other, fighting poverty and living with their harsh aunt, even selling memorabilia of the mother of two children. In the end, Seita chose to take her sister away from her relative's house, only to have to roll in the middle of a chaotic life, Setsuko died of illness. The end of the film is the image of the souls of Seita and Setsuko surrounded by fireflies and bullets. It's so heartbreaking because both are victims of a senseless war but still have extremely strong aspirations to live. The film had a live-action version released in 2005.