Spirited Away (
2001) | IMDb:
8.6
A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.
Starring:
Rumi Hiiragi
,
Miyu Irino
,
Mari Natsuki
,
Takashi Naito
,
Yasuko Sawaguchi
,
Tsunehiko Kamijō
Pulse (
2001) | IMDb:
6.5
In the immense city of Tokyo, the darkness of the afterlife lures some of its inhabitants who are desperately trying to escape the sadness and isolation of the modern world.
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (
1999) | IMDb:
7.1
With the Gyaos re-emerging, Gamera's ties to humanity have been severed with his bond to Asagi broken. Nagamine and Asagi investigate while an orphaned girl named Ayana discovers a new creature she names Iris. Nagamine and Asagi must reach Ayana before she takes her revenge on Gamera, who she blames for the death of her family.
Princess Mononoke (
1997) | IMDb:
8.3
Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.
Starring:
Youji Matsuda
,
Yuriko Ishida
,
Yuko Tanaka
,
Kaoru Kobayashi
,
Masahiko Nishimura
,
Tsunehiko Kamijō
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (
1995) | IMDb:
6.7
A ship runs aground on a mysterious atoll leading to an investigation by insurance representative Kusanagi, who discovers an ancient bead that he gives to his daughter Asagi. Meanwhile, ornithologist Nagamine investigates reports of a new species of large bird named Gyaos. As the Gyaos begin to attack, an ancient guardian with a bond to Asagi emerges.
Starring:
Tsuyoshi Ihara
,
Shinobu Nakayama
,
Ayako Fujitani
,
Yukijiro Hotaru
,
Hirotaro Honda
,
Hatsunori Hasegawa
Porco Rosso (
1992) | IMDb:
7.7
In Italy in the 1930s, sky pirates in biplanes terrorize wealthy cruise ships as they sail the Adriatic Sea. The only pilot brave enough to stop the scourge is the mysterious Porco Rosso, a former World War I flying ace who was somehow turned into a pig during the war. As he prepares to battle the pirate crew's American ace, Porco Rosso enlists the help of spunky girl mechanic Fio Piccolo and his longtime friend Madame Gina.
Starring:
Shūichirō Moriyama
,
Tokiko Kato
,
Bunshi Katsura
,
Tsunehiko Kamijō
,
Akemi Okamura
,
Akio Otsuka
Kiki's Delivery Service (
1989) | IMDb:
7.8
A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.
Starring:
Minami Takayama
,
Rei Sakuma
,
Kappei Yamaguchi
,
Keiko Toda
,
Mieko Nobusawa
,
Koichi Miura
My Neighbor Totoro (
1988) | IMDb:
8.1
Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.
Starring:
Noriko Hidaka
,
Chika Sakamoto
,
Hitoshi Takagi
,
Shigesato Itoi
,
Sumi Shimamoto
,
Tanie Kitabayashi
Castle in the Sky (
1986) | IMDb:
8
A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.
Starring:
Keiko Yokozawa
,
Mayumi Tanaka
,
Minori Terada
,
Kotoe Hatsui
,
Fujio Tokita
,
Ichiro Nagai