Genre Adventure
Castle in the Sky (1986)
★★★★ — Castle in the Sky (1986)
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki is renowned for his hand-drawn animated films, including the Oscar-winning Spirited Away and the fantastical Howl's Moving Castle, which blend imaginative world-building with deeply humanistic storytelling. I have reviewed 8 of his films on the site so far.
Genre Adventure
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
★★★★ — Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Genre Animation
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
★★★½ — Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
Genre Fantasy
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
★★★★ — My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Genre Fantasy
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
★★★★ — Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Genre Animation
Ponyo (2008)
★★★½ — Ponyo (2008)
Genre Animation
Spirited Away (2001)
★★★★½ — Spirited Away (2001)
Genre Adventure
Princess Mononoke (1997)
★★★★ — Princess Mononoke (1997)