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  A minimalist sky and paper airplane — a symbolic nod to creativity, dreams, and the quiet wind that guides us. 🎥 Film Overview Detail Information Title The Wind Rises (風立ちぬ / Kaze Tachinu) Director Hayao Miyazaki Release July 20, 2013 (Japan); February 21, 2014 (USA) Runtime 126 minutes Genre Animation, Historical Drama, Biography Studio Studio Ghibli Music Joe Hisaishi Box Office $136.8 million worldwide (highest-grossing Japanese film of 2013) Rating 7.8/10 (IMDb), 88% (Rotten Tomatoes) 📖 Plot Summary The Wind Rises is a quiet meditation on dreams—how they lift us, burden us, and confront the world beyond our intentions. Young Jiro Horikoshi dreams of flying, but his nearsightedness crushes that possibility. Instead, he finds inspiration in Italian aircraft designer Giovanni Battista Caproni, who appears in his dreams: building planes is better than flying them. During his train journey to Tokyo Imperial University in 1923, Ji...

  An abstract silhouette artwork capturing the themes of wind, growth, and quiet resilience—a symbolic image of freedom and renewal. 🎥 Film Overview Detail Information Title Kiki's Delivery Service (魔女の宅急便) Director Hayao Miyazaki Release July 29, 1989 (Japan) Runtime 103 minutes Genre Animation, Fantasy, Coming-of-Age Studio Studio Ghibli Music Joe Hisaishi Box Office $41.9 million worldwide (highest-grossing Japanese film of 1989) Rating 7.9/10 (IMDb), 98% (Rotten Tomatoes) 📖 Plot Summary At thirteen, Kiki must leave home to spend a year training independently, following witch tradition. With her mother's broomstick and her talking cat Jiji, she arrives at Koriko, a picturesque seaside town. The warm-hearted baker Osono offers her a room, and Kiki starts a delivery service, using her flying ability to carry packages across town. But then she loses her magic. Her flying becomes difficult, then impossible. Jiji stops talking to...

A reimagined artistic depiction of Howl’s Moving Castle—capturing its magical warmth, motion, and the quiet companionship at its heart. 🎥 Film Overview Detail Information Title Howl's Moving Castle (ハウルの動く城 / Hauru no Ugoku Shiro) Director Hayao Miyazaki Screenplay Hayao Miyazaki Based On Novel by Diana Wynne Jones (1986) Genre Fantasy, Romance, Animation, Coming-of-Age Release Date November 20, 2004 (Japan); June 10, 2005 (United States) World Premiere September 5, 2004 (Venice International Film Festival) Runtime 119 minutes (1h 59m) Country Japan Language Japanese Studio Studio Ghibli Producer Toshio Suzuki Distributor Toho (Japan); Walt Disney Pictures (United States) Music Joe Hisaishi Theme Song "The Promise of the World" (世界の約束) performed by Chieko Baisho Cast (Japanese) Chieko Baisho (Sophie), Takuya Kimura (Howl), Akihiro Miwa (Witch of the Waste), Tatsuya Gashuin (Calcifer), Ryunosuke Kamik...

  A pastel-toned thumbnail featuring original characters in a calm forest setting, styled to echo the warmth of My Neighbor Totoro without using copyrighted designs. 🎥 Film Overview Title: My Neighbor Totoro (となりのトトロ / Tonari no Totoro) Director: Hayao Miyazaki Screenplay: Hayao Miyazaki Producer: Toshio Suzuki Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy Release Date: April 16, 1988 (Japan) Runtime: 86 minutes Country: Japan Language: Japanese Studio: Studio Ghibli Music: Joe Hisaishi Theme Song: "My Neighbor Totoro" (となりのトトロ) by Azumi Inoue Awards: Mainichi Film Award for Best Film (1988), Blue Ribbon Awards, Animage Anime Grand Prix Cultural Impact: Totoro became Studio Ghibli's official mascot and one of Japan's most recognizable cultural icons Note: Originally released as a double feature with Grave of the Fireflies 📖 Plot Summary Set in 1950s rural Japan, My Neighbor Totoro follows sisters Satsuki and Mei as they move to a countryside ho...

A young girl steps toward a glowing threshold in a mysterious world — a symbolic homage to Spirited Away’s themes of courage and transformation.   🎥 Film Overview Detail Information Title Spirited Away (千と千尋の神隠し / Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi) Literal Translation "Sen and Chihiro's Spiriting Away" Director Hayao Miyazaki Screenplay Hayao Miyazaki Producer Toshio Suzuki Genre Fantasy, Coming-of-Age, Animation, Adventure Release Date July 20, 2001 (Japan); September 20, 2002 (US) Runtime 125 minutes (2h 5m) Country Japan Language Japanese Studio Studio Ghibli Distributor Toho (Japan), Walt Disney Pictures (US) Voice Cast (Japanese) Rumi Hiiragi (Chihiro), Miyu Irino (Haku), Mari Natsuki (Yubaba), Bunta Sugawara (Kamaji), Yasuko Sawaguchi (Chihiro's mother) Voice Cast (English) Daveigh Chase (Chihiro), Jason Marsden (Haku), Suzanne Pleshette (Yubaba), David Ogden Stiers (Kamaji), Lauren Holly (Chihiro'...