Dvd reviews
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 »
This definitive collection DVD contains ALL 35 Videos restored and re-mastered. This internationally famous pop group unfortunately has disbanded several years ago but they continue to remain one of the most popular music acts of all time. Although they were a Swedish band one of their member was actually Norwegian, though nowadays she naturalized as... 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 »
Spirited Away is a 2001 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli. The film tells the story of Chihiro Ogino (Hiiragi), a sullen ten-year-old girl who, while moving to a new neighborhood, enters the spirit world. Her parents sit at an empty, but seemingly-operational, restaurant stall, and... Read More »
My Neighbor Totoro is a 1988 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli. The film tells the story of the two young daughters (Satsuki and Mei) of a professor and their interactions with friendly wood spirits in postwar rural Japan. Mei sees two white, rabbit-like ears in... Read More »
The Land Before Time VIII (8) The Big Freeze DVD The Land before Time volume 8 continue the adventure of a group of small dinosaurs that lives in harmony in the Great Valley. The is Little Foot the long neck diplodicus dinosaur, Cera the three horned triceratop dinosaur, Ducky the swimmer Parasaurolophus dinosaur, her adopted... Read More »
This is a light hearted Christmas story involving a Yeti (also known as the Abominable Snowman) and his family that will make many kids very happy. Although it only last 42 minutes, many toddlers loves to watch this short animation over and over again. This 3D animated adventures has some educational values from the very... Read More »
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