The Boy and the Heron
THE BOY AND THE HERON 2023 Artistry Awards 1 WIN 1 NOMINATION Directed by:Hayao Miyazaki Written by:Hayao Miyazaki Genre:Animation | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy Runtime:124 mins Plot:In the wake of his mother’s death and his father’s remarriage, a headstrong boy named Mahito ventures into a dreamlike world shared by both the living and the […]
When Marnie Was There
WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE 2015 Artistry Awards 0 WINS 1 NOMINATION Directed by:Hiromasa Yonebayashi Written by:Keiko NiwaMasashi AndoHiromasa Yonebayashi Based on the novel by:Joan G. Robinson Genre:Animation | Drama | Family | Fantasy Runtime:103 mins Plot:A 12-year-old girl is sent to the country for health reasons, where she meets an unlikely friend in the form of […]
The Tale of Princess Kaguya
THE TALE OF PRINCESS KAGUYA 2014 Artistry Awards 0 WINS 2 NOMINATIONS Directed by:Isao Takahata Written by:Isao TakahataRiko Sakaguchi Genre:Animation | Adventure | Drama | Family | Fantasy Runtime:137 mins Plot:Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. […]
The Wind Rises
THE WIND RISES 2013 Artistry Awards 1 WIN 2 NOMINATIONS Directed by:Hayao Miyazaki Written by:Hayao Miyazaki Based on the comic by:Hayao Miyazaki Genre:Animation | Biography | Drama | History | Romance | War Runtime:126 mins Plot:A look at the life of Jiro Horikoshi, the man who designed Japanese fighter planes during World War II. Release Date:November […]
Ponyo
PONYO 2008 Artistry Awards 0 WINS 1 NOMINATION Directed by:Hayao Miyazaki Written by:Hayao Miyazaki Genre:Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy Runtime:101 mins Plot:A five-year-old boy develops a relationship with Ponyo, a young goldfish princess who longs to become a human after falling in love with him. Release Date:July 19, 2008 Reception: 7.6 […]
Howl’s Moving Castle
HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE 2005 Artistry Awards BEST PICTURE NOMINEE 1 WIN 5 NOMINATIONS Directed by:Hayao Miyazaki Written by:Hayao Miyazaki Based on the novel by:Diana Wynne Jones Genre:Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy Runtime:119 mins Plot:When an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking […]
The Cat Returns
THE CAT RETURNS 2003 Artistry Awards 0 WINS 1 NOMINATION Directed by:Hiroyuki Morita Written by:Reiko Yoshida Based on the comic by:Aoi Hiiragi Genre:Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Romance Runtime:75 mins Plot:After helping a cat, a 17-year-old girl finds herself involuntarily engaged to a cat prince in a magical world where her […]
Spirited Away
SPIRITED AWAY 2002 Artistry Awards BEST PICTURE NOMINEE 2 WINS 4 NOMINATIONS Directed by:Hayao Miyazaki Written by:Hayao Miyazaki Genre:Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Mystery Runtime:125 mins Plot:During her family’s move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches, and spirits, and where humans are changed […]
Princess Mononoke
PRINCESS MONONOKE 1997 Artistry Awards 1 WIN 2 NOMINATIONS Directed by:Hayao Miyazaki Written by:Hayao Miyazaki Genre:Animation | Adventure | Fantasy Runtime:134 mins Plot:On a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami’s curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and Tatara, a mining colony. In this quest he […]
Whisper of the Heart
WHISPER OF THE HEART 1995 Artistry Awards 0 WINS 1 NOMINATION Directed by:Yoshifumi Kondô Written by:Hayao Miyazaki Based on the comic by:Aoi Hiiragi Genre:Animation | Drama | Family | Music | Romance Runtime:111 mins Plot:A love story between a girl who loves reading books, and a boy who has previously checked out all of the library […]