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
Madadayo (
1993) | IMDb:
7.3
Based on the life of Hyakken Uchida, a Japanese author and academic. The film opens with Uchida resigning his job as a German professor at the onset of WWII. The story is told mostly in vignettes as he is cared for by former students in his old age.
Starring:
Tatsuo Matsumura
,
Kyōko Kagawa
,
Hisashi Igawa
,
George Tokoro
,
Masayuki Yui
,
Akira Terao
Directed by:
Akira Kurosawa