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The Incredibles is a 3D animation directed by Brad Bird for Pixar in 2004. This is the story of a family of superheroes forced into hiding their identity. These are superheros as you really want to see them. Not the usual hackneyed hollywood job. Great visuals, great characterisation and great fun. As always with Pixar... Read More »
Pom Poko is a Japanese animation directed and written by Isao Takahata. It was released in 1994. It is a quirky story about a group of Tanuki (Raccoons) whose habitat becomes threatened. It deals with environmental and conservation issues but does it with a lot of humour. These are no ordinay tanuki. They have the... Read More »
Porco Rosso is a 1992 animated film by Studio Ghibli. It was written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki from his manga series called ” Hikōtei Jidai”. It reflects Miyazaki’s love of aviation, which he returned to in his last film “The Wind Rises”. It tells the story of an Italian WWI ex fighter ace, now... Read More »
The Little Norse Prince ia a Japanese animation directed by Isao Takahata whilst Hayao Miyazaki worked on set design and key animation. It was released in 1968 by Toei Doga. Anyone familiar with Studio Ghibli will recognise those two names in a pre Ghibli collaboration (this is the first time they worked together). Although it... Read More »
Song of the Sea is a 2014 Irish animated film. It is a beautifully crafted traditional animation. This is the same team that created The Secret of Kells in 2009. In 2015 it was nominated for the Academy award for Best Animated Feature. It tells the story of a young Irish boy called Ben and... Read More »
Princess Mononoke is a Japanese animation written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It was one of the first anime I bought and I was amazed how visually rich this animation was. It still holds true today. The forest is a truly magical place full of spirits and the spirit of the forest itself captures the... Read More »
The Wind Rises is Miyazaki’s swansong to an incredible career in the animation industry. Having created some of the best animations I’ve ever seen, creating that final animation must have been a difficult decision. He has chosen not, like many of his animations, to go for an adventure story, but to go for a historical... Read More »
The Castle of Cagliostro is a 1979 Japanese animated action comedy film co-written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki in his feature-length directorial debut. It is the second film featuring Monkey Punch’s master thief Arsène Lupin III, from his manga series Lupin III. The film was Miyazaki’s first time directing a theatrical feature after having previously... Read More »
Tokyo Godfathers is a 2003 anime comedy-drama film directed by Japanese director Satoshi Kon. One Christmas Eve in present-day Tokyo, three homeless people, Gin, a middle-aged alcoholic, Hana, a former drag queen, and Miyuki, a runaway girl, discover an abandoned newborn while looking through garbage. Deposited with the unnamed baby is a note asking the... Read More »
Grave of the Fireflies is a 1988 Japanese animated drama film written and directed by Isao Takahata and animated by Studio Ghibli. It is based on the 1967 semi-autobiographical short story Grave of the Fireflies by Akiyuki Nosaka. Set in the city of Kobe, Japan, the film tells the story of two siblings, Seita and... Read More »
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