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
Ponyo (
2008) | IMDb:
7.6
When Sosuke, a young boy who lives on a clifftop overlooking the sea, rescues a stranded goldfish named Ponyo, he discovers more than he bargained for. Ponyo is a curious, energetic young creature who yearns to be human, but even as she causes chaos around the house, her father, a powerful sorcerer, schemes to return Ponyo to the sea.
Starring:
Yuria Kozuki
,
Hiroki Doi
,
George Tokoro
,
Tomoko Yamaguchi
,
Yuki Amami
,
Kazushige Nagashima
Directed by:
Hayao Miyazaki