The Boy and the Heron (
2023) | IMDb:
0
While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one."
The Wind Rises (
2013) | IMDb:
7.7
A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II fighter plane.
Starring:
Hideaki Anno
,
Hidetoshi Nishijima
,
Miori Takimoto
,
Masahiko Nishimura
,
Stephen Alpert
,
Mansai Nomura
Directed by:
Hayao Miyazaki
From Up on Poppy Hill (
2011) | IMDb:
7.4
Yokohama, 1963. Japan is picking itself up from the devastation of World War II and preparing to host the 1964 Olympics—and the mood is one of both optimism and conflict as the young generation struggles to throw off the shackles of a troubled past. Against this backdrop of hope and change, a friendship begins to blossom between high school students Umi and Shun—but a buried secret from their past emerges to cast a shadow on the future and pull them apart.
Starring:
Masami Nagasawa
,
Junichi Okada
,
Keiko Takeshita
,
Yuriko Ishida
,
Rumi Hiiragi
,
Jun Fubuki
Directed by:
Goro Miyazaki
The Secret World of Arrietty (
2010) | IMDb:
7.6
14-year-old Arrietty and the rest of the Clock family live in peaceful anonymity as they make their own home from items "borrowed" from the house's human inhabitants. However, life changes for the Clocks when a human boy discovers Arrietty.
Starring:
Mirai Shida
,
Ryunosuke Kamiki
,
Tomokazu Miura
,
Keiko Takeshita
,
Kirin Kiki
,
Shinobu Otake
Directed by:
Hiromasa Yonebayashi