The Boy and the Heron (2023)
A young boy named Mahito yearning for his mother ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead There, death comes to an end, and life finds a new beginning
My Neighbor 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
Spirited Away (2001)
During her familys 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
Howls 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
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
Kikis Delivery Service (1989)
Along with her black cat Jiji, Kiki settles in a seaside town and starts a high flying delivery service Here begins her magical encounter with independence and responsibility, making lifelong friends and finding her place in the
Princess Mononoke (1997)
On a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigamis 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
The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)
The Clock family are four inch tall people who live anonymously in another familys residence, borrowing simple items to make their home Life changes for the Clocks when their teenage daughter Arrietty is discovered
Castle in the Sky (1986)
Pazus life changes when he meets Sheeta, a girl whom pirates are chasing for her crystal amulet, which has the potential to locate Laputa, a legendary castle floating in the sky
The Wind Rises (2013)
Jiro Horikoshi studies assiduously to fulfill his aim of becoming an aeronautical engineer As WWII begins, fighter aircraft designed by him end up getting used by the Japanese Empire against its foes
The Cat Returns (2002)
After helping a cat, a seventeen year old 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
Porco Rosso (1992)
In 1930s Italy, a veteran World War I pilot is cursed to look like an anthropomorphic pig
Whisper of the Heart (1995)
A love story between a girl who loves reading books, and a boy who has previously checked out all of the library books she chooses
From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
A group of Yokohama teens look to save their schools clubhouse from the wrecking ball in preparations for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Warrior and pacifist Princess Nausicaa desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet
From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
A group of Yokohama teens look to save their schools clubhouse from the wrecking ball in preparations for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics
Spirited Away Live on Stage (2022)
A young girl arriving in a new neighborhood, enters the world of spirits, and when her parents are turned into pigs she must go on a quest to rescue them