If you’ve never seen a Studio Ghibli film you are missing out on so much. These are anime films from Japan and if I’m not mistaken they’re all directed by Hayao Miyazaki, who co-founded Studio Ghibli.They’re all very well known and watching them is an entirely new experience all within themselves. All of these films are child friendly and adults love them too.
Satsuki and her younger sister Mei move into a house in the country with their father so that they can be closer to their mother who is being hospitalize. Nearby their new home, the two girls discover a forest filled with magical creatures. They soon befriend these Totoros, and have several magical adventures.
Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)
Kiki is a young witch who has left home on her year of mandatory independence. She finds a small town filled with loving people but realizes it is very hard for her to fit in, with being a witch and all. She picks up a few odd jobs but mostly runs her own delivery service, flying on her broom from one destination to another.
Originally called Mononoke-hime, is about a girl who was raised by wolves and the impending doom on the forest that she lives in. The human villages are very industrial and they are moving towards the forest, putting it in danger. Mononoke must fight against the humans who are trying to take her home away. She doesn’t identify with people at all, believing herself to be one of the wolves.
Ten year old Chihiro is moving with her parents to the suburbs and her father takes a wrong turn on the way there. The three wind up in a magical world filled with strange spirits. Chihiro’s parents eat like pigs at a small restaurant while Chihiro discovers a bathhouse. There she meets a boy named Haku who tells her not to cross the river before sunset but he’s too late, they already have and Chihiro’s parents have turned into actual pigs. The story follows Chihiros journey to turning her parents back to normal and finding her way home.
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