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  • Christian Bale, Jean Simmons, Chieko Baishô, and Takuya Kimura in Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

    1. Howl's Moving Castle

    20041h 59mPG82Metascore
    8.2 (490K)
    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.
    DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsChieko BaishôTakuya KimuraTatsuya Gashûin
    Unique characters with a crazy story makes one of Miyazaki's best.
  • The Cat Returns (2002)

    2. The Cat Returns

    20021h 15mG70Metascore
    7.1 (70K)
    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.
    DirectorHiroyuki MoritaStarsChizuru IkewakiYoshihiko HakamadaAki Maeda
  • Sword of the Stranger (2007)

    3. Sword of the Stranger

    20071h 43mNot Rated
    7.7 (19K)
    A swordsman from a strange land is caught in a struggle between morality, righteousness, and devotion as he reluctantly agrees to take a raggedy boy and his dog to a remote, Buddhist temple.
    DirectorMasahiro AndôStarsTomoya NagaseYuri ChinenKôichi Yamadera
  • Porco Rosso (1992)

    4. Porco Rosso

    19921h 34mPG83Metascore
    7.7 (111K)
    In 1930s Italy, a veteran World War I pilot is cursed to look like an anthropomorphic pig.
    DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsShûichirô MoriyamaTokiko KatôBunshi Katsura VI
  • Spirited Away (2001)

    5. Spirited Away

    20012h 4mPG96Metascore
    8.6 (923K)
    During her family's 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.
    DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsDaveigh ChaseSuzanne PleshetteMiyu Irino
  • Redline (2009)

    6. Redline

    20091h 42mNot Rated
    7.5 (19K)
    A story about the most popular racing event in the galaxy, the Redline, and the various racers who compete in it.
    DirectorTakeshi KoikeStarsTakuya KimuraYû AoiTakeshi Aono
  • Ryohei Kimura and Saori Hayami in Eden of the East (2009)

    7. Eden of the East

    200911 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    7.4 (4.3K)
    Following a mysterious missile attack in Japan, Saki, a student, meets an amnesiac man, Akira, in Washington DC. Despite his lack of memory, Akira possesses a gun and a phone loaded with a massive digital cash amount.
    StarsRyohei KimuraSaori HayamiJason Liebrecht
  • My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

    8. My Neighbor Totoro

    19881h 26mG87Metascore
    8.1 (413K)
    When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wondrous forest spirits who live nearby.
    DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsHitoshi TakagiNoriko HidakaChika Sakamoto
  • Akira (1988)

    9. Akira

    19882h 4mR68Metascore
    8.0 (218K)
    A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a teenage biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by his best friend.
    DirectorKatsuhiro ÔtomoStarsMitsuo IwataNozomu SasakiMami Koyama
  • Kirsten Dunst in Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)

    10. Kiki's Delivery Service

    19891h 43mG85Metascore
    7.8 (180K)
    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 world.
    DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsKirsten DunstMinami TakayamaRei Sakuma
  • The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)

    11. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

    20061h 38mTV-PG66Metascore
    7.6 (74K)
    A high-school girl named Makoto acquires the power to travel back in time, and decides to use it for her own personal benefits. Little does she know that she is affecting the lives of others just as much as she is her own.
    DirectorMamoru HosodaStarsRiisa NakaTakuya IshidaMitsutaka Itakura
  • Castle in the Sky (1986)

    12. Castle in the Sky

    19862h 4mPG78Metascore
    8.0 (193K)
    Pazu's 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.
    DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsMayumi TanakaKeiko YokozawaKotoe Hatsui
  • Ponyo (2008)

    13. Ponyo

    20081h 41mG86Metascore
    7.6 (177K)
    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.
    DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsCate BlanchettMatt DamonLiam Neeson
  • Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)

    14. Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

    20011h 55m18+62Metascore
    7.8 (56K)
    A terrorist explosion releases a deadly virus on the masses, and it's up to the bounty-hunting Bebop crew to catch the cold-blooded culprit.
    DirectorsShin'ichirô WatanabeTensai OkamuraHiroyuki OkiuraStarsBeau BillingsleaMelissa FahnNicholas Guest
  • Wolf Children (2012)

    15. Wolf Children

    20121h 57mPG76Metascore
    8.1 (53K)
    After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a young woman must find ways to raise their werewolf son and daughter while keeping their trait hidden from society.
    DirectorMamoru HosodaStarsAoi MiyazakiTakao OsawaHaru Kuroki
  • Summer Wars (2009)

    16. Summer Wars

    20091h 54mPG63Metascore
    7.4 (33K)
    A student tries to fix a problem he accidentally caused in OZ, a digital world, while pretending to be the fiancé of his friend at her grandmother's 90th birthday.
    DirectorMamoru HosodaStarsRyûnosuke KamikiNanami SakurabaMitsuki Tanimura
  • Dead Leaves (2004)

    17. Dead Leaves

    200455mNot Rated
    7.1 (4.7K)
    Two aliens awaken on Earth with no recollection of their past and embark on a devastating crime spree but are sent to an infamous lunar penitentiary named Dead Leaves.
    DirectorHiroyuki ImaishiStarsKappei YamaguchiTakako HondaYûko Mizutani
  • Tokyo Godfathers (2003)

    18. Tokyo Godfathers

    20031h 32mPG-1375Metascore
    7.8 (52K)
    On Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents.
    DirectorsShôgo FuruyaSatoshi KonStarsTôru EmoriYoshiaki UmegakiAya Okamoto
  • From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)

    19. From Up on Poppy Hill

    20111h 31mPG71Metascore
    7.4 (57K)
    A group of Yokohama teens look to save their school's clubhouse from the wrecking ball in preparations for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
    DirectorGorô MiyazakiStarsSarah BolgerChris NothAnton Yelchin
  • A Letter to Momo (2011)

    20. A Letter to Momo

    20112hNot Rated65Metascore
    7.2 (8.6K)
    11-year-old Momo moves with her mother to a small island town after her father dies. When she arrives, she encounters three goblins that others cannot see who try to help her to cope with the loss of her father and the changes in her life.
    DirectorHiroyuki OkiuraStarsKaren MiyamaYukaDaizaburo Arakawa
  • The Boy and the Beast (2015)

    21. The Boy and the Beast

    20151h 59mPG-1365Metascore
    7.6 (29K)
    When a young orphaned boy living on the streets of Shibuya stumbles upon a fantastic world of beasts, he's taken in by a gruff warrior beast looking for an apprentice.
    DirectorMamoru HosodaStarsKôji YakushoAoi MiyazakiShôta Sometani
  • Summer Days with Coo (2007)

    22. Summer Days with Coo

    20072h 18m
    7.4 (2.3K)
    A boy befriends an orphaned water spirit, or Kappa, he found dried up and buried in a riverbank. He and his family help the creature adjust to life in the modern world.
    DirectorKeiichi HaraStarsKazato TomizawaTakahiro YokokawaNaoki Tanaka

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