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Aug 27, 2020 · The 19 Best Japanese Animated Movies. By Ty Sheedlo. Updated Aug 27, 2020. From the cyberpunk of Akira to the jazzy funk of Cowboy Bebop, we rank the Best Japanese Animated Movies of all time. If Walt Disney is the godfather of animation in the U.S. (and he is), Tezuka is his counterpart in Japan.
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1. Spirited Away (2001) PG | 125 min | Animation, Adventure, Family. 8.6. Rate. 96 Metascore. 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 into beasts.
13 titles. 1. Howl's Moving Castle (2004) PG | 119 min | Animation, Adventure, Family. 8.2. Rate. 82 Metascore. When an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking castle.
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- Spirited Away (2001) Film. Animation. Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland shot through with revealing economic anxieties, Hayao Miyazaki’s smash hit—the most commercially successful movie (animated or otherwise) in Japanese history—is dense enough to fuel a dozen dissertations.
- My Neighbor Totoro (1988) Film. Animation. Released in the U.S. in 1993, this instant animation classic about two sisters and their adventures with a goofy-looking forest spirit is the most kid-friendly Studio Ghibli film, as well as one of the most beautiful.
- Akira (1988) Film. Animation. In terms of influence, there may be no more important film in anime history than writer-director Katsuhiro Otomo’s adaptation of his own manga – it might even be the most significant non-Disney animated film of the ’80s.
- Grave of the Fireflies (1988) Film. Animation. One of the best-known Ghibli films, this somber drama examines the aftermath of WWII, following the plight of two orphaned kids seeking their family and a meal.
The Tomatometer takes on the best anime movies of all time! That means we’re ranking everything from the feverishly dark 1980s/1990s films ( Akira , Ghost in the Shell , Ninja Scroll ), to...
Oct 11, 2023 · 1. “Princess Mononoke” (2007) 2. “My Neighbor Totoro” (1988) 3. “Spirited Away” (2001) 4. “Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F'” (2015) 5. “Wolf Children” (2012) 6. “The Boy and the Beast” (2015) 7. “5 Centimeters Per Second” (2007) 8. “The Garden of Words” (2013) 9. “Tokyo Godfathers” (2003) 10. “Paprika” (2006) 11. “Perfect Blue” (1997) 12.
1. Tatsu no ko Tarô (1979) 75 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy. 7.5. Rate. A young boy has to make a voyage to a distant lake to save his mother, who has been turned into a dragon. Directors: Kiriô Urayama, Peter Fernandez | Stars: Jun'ya Katô, Mîna Tominaga, Kazuo Kumakura, Kazuo Kitamura. Votes: 880. 2. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
