Jō Hisaishi
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nausicaä is the princess of a rural valley that lives at peace on the edge of a deadly fungal wasteland, until a ship carrying a weapon from a bygone industrial age crashes nearby. When warriors from a far country come to retrieve the artifact, their invasion draws Nausicaä and her people into a sprawling political conflict. Set 1,000 years after a global war that nearly destroyed all life on Earth.
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
日本語
Description
Two young sisters spend a summer in the Japanese countryside with their father. The children's strange new home turns out to be a wonderland filled with creatures and a trio of furry woodland sprites who can only be seen by children.
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
日本語
Description
Pazu is an engineer's apprentice who finds Sheeta, a young girl, floating down from the sky, wearing a glowing pendant. Together, they discover both are searching for Laputa, a legendary floating castle. Together, they vow to unravel they mystery of the luminous crystal around Sheeta's neck. Their quest won't be easy. There are greedy air pirates, secret government agents and astounding obstacles to keep them from learing the truth.
Pub. Date
2000
Language
日本語
Description
Lonely nine-year-old Masao leaves Tokyo in search of his mother, whom he has never met. He's accompanied on his journey across the Japanese countryside by the surly, middle-aged crook Kikujiro, who is none too happy being the chaperone. When Kikujiro gambles away all the travel money, the two must rely on their wits and the kindness of strangers.
13) Sonatine
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
日本語
Description
A world-weary yakuza in Tokyo is assigned to take his clan to Okinawa to help settle a dispute between two factions. He's suspicious of the assignment, but he goes, and within a couple days, his role remains unclear and several of men are dead. He retreats to a house on a remote beach to wait. The first night there , he rescues a young woman from an assault, and they develop a playful relationship. Over time, it becomes clear he's been set up, sent...
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
日本語
Description
Hayao Miyazaki's Academy Award®-winning* animated feature film comes to life in this first-ever stage adaptation full of dazzling sets, captivating musical numbers, and wondrous puppets of beloved characters. Adapted and directed by Tony Award® winner John Caird (Les Mišrables), SPIRITED AWAY: Live on Stage features two unique casts and performances filmed during the show's acclaimed 2022 run at Tokyo's historic Imperial Theatre, featuring Kanna...
Pub. Date
2006
Language
日本語
Description
A young woman named Sophie is cursed by the Witch of the Waste and is turned into an old woman who is unable to tell anyone of her plight. Unable to continue her job at her mother's hat shop, she goes to the ambulatory castle of the notorious wizard Howl and insinuates herself into his household. Sophie befriends Calcifer, the fire demon who powers the castle and who is bound to Howl by a contract, the terms of which Calcifer cannot reveal. They promise...
16) Hana-bi
Series
Publisher
New Yorker Video
Pub. Date
©1998.
Language
日本語
Description
A hard-boiled ex-cop, haunted by a troubled past and pushed to the edge by the shooting of his partner, confronts his demons in a ruthless quest for justice and redemption.
17) Dolls
Publisher
Palm Pictures
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
日本語
Description
Dolls is the 10th film by acclaimed Japanese director Takeshi Kitano. Focusing on three couples and the overpowering love that both drives and dooms them, the film is inspired by the beauty of traditional Japanese Bunraku puppet theater.
18) Porco Rosso
Series
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The World War I flying ace Porco Rosso battles sky pirates and his rivals for the beautiful Gina, all while living under a spell that transformed his face into that of a pig.
Publisher
E1 Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
日本語
Description
A former cellist moves back to his hometown with his wife and accepts a position preparing corpses for burial. Daigo Kobayashi, a cellist, dreamt of going around the world with his wife Mika. Unfortunately, the orchestra folds, so he sells his instrument, retreats to the small town he came from, lives in his late mother's house, and tries to start a new life. He answers a classified ad entitled 'Departures' thinking it is for a travel agency. Daigo's...