Hayao Miyazaki
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
From the vaults of Academy Award-winning director, Hayao Miyazaki! Original watercolor illustrations used as concept sketches for both the manga and film versions of Nausica of the Valley of the Wind. Take a peek behind the curtain to see the creative process of the most acclaimed anime director in the world today. This full-color, over-sized, hardcover book also includes Miyazaki's earliest sketches that eventually became the basis for some of the...
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Shuna, the prince of a poor land, watches in despair as his people work themselves to death harvesting the little grain that grows there. And so, when a traveler presents him with a sample of seeds from a mysterious western land, he sets out to find the source of the golden grain, dreaming of a better life for his subjects. It is not long before he meets a proud girl named Thea. After freeing her from captivity, he is pursued by her enemies, and...
Author
Series
My neighbor Totoro volume 2
Publisher
VIZ
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Satsuki and her little sister Mei move into a historic country house with their dad and experience the magic of the Soot Sprites, and the world of Totoro, a magical forest creature.
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ, LLC
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
A monk warns Nausicaä that omens of an apocalypse, Daikaisho, will appear soon and the forest will boil over to cover the land. His predictions appear to be coming true when she arrives in the Forest in the South and discovers Lord Miralupa has developed mutant mold spores for biological warfare, but the mold begins growing uncontrollably and there's no antidote.
Author
Series
My neighbor Totoro volume 4
Publisher
VIZ
Pub. Date
©2004
Language
English
Description
When the news comes that Mei and Satsuki's mother will have to stay in the hospital longer, Mei decides to take her some corn to make her better. When her little sister disappears, Satsuki enlists Totoro's help in finding her.
Publisher
Zima Entertainment
Pub. Date
[between 2000-2009]
Language
Español
Description
Sophie, who helps out at her late father's hat shop, is transformed one day by a witch into an old woman. Sophie seeks out the help of the wizard Howl, who has an amazing moving castle which is fueled by a fire demon named Calcifer.
Publisher
Zima Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
Español
Description
The story of, Umi Komatsuzaki, a young woman who takes care of her two brothers in her mother's absence. She meets Shun, a member in the journalism club, and starts a friendship. Their relationship takes an unexpected turn with the discovery of a secret. A moving story of friendship, love and hope.
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
日本語
Description
A young witch named Kiki and her chatty black cat Jiji befriend a bakery owner. Kiki is an enterprising young girl, but she must follow tradition in order to become a full-fledged witch. Landing in a far-off city, and with the help of her new friend, she sets up a high-flying delivery service and begins a wonderful experience of independence and responsibility as she finds her place in the world.
12) Porco Rosso
Publisher
Zima Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
Español
Description
Slouching towards middle age, Porco Rosso makes his living by flying about in his red bi-plane and fighting sky bandits who prey on cruise ships sailing the Adriatic. When he's not engaging in dog fights, this pilot lives on a deserted island retreat. Porco was once a strapping young man, but after his entire squardron was wiped out, he is mysteriously transformed into a pig. Then he is defeated in a dogfight against a dashing American rival, who...
Publisher
GKIDS
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
日本語
Description
A look inside the notoriously insular Studio Ghibli, a production company known for its animated films. Follows director Hayao Miyazaki, producer Toshio Suzuki, and director Isao Takahata for a year as the studio rushes to complete two films, Miyazaki's The Wind Rises and Takahata's The Tale of the Princess Kaguya.
Publisher
Disney DVD
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
In a secret world hidden beneath the floorboards, little people called Borrowers live quietly among us. But when tenacious and tiny Arrietty is discovered by Shawn, a human boy, their secret and forbidden friendship blossoms into an extraordinary adventure.
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
日本語
Description
Yokohama, 1963. Japan is picking itself up from the devastation of World War II and preparing to host the Olympics. Against this backdrop of hope and change, a friendship begins to blossom between high school students Umi and Shun, but a buried secret from their past emerges to cast a shadow on the future and pull them apart. From a screenplay by Academy Awardʼ winner Hayao Miyazaki and featuring an all-star English voice cast!
16) Ponyo
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A young boy named Sosuke rescues a goldfish named Ponyo, and they embarkon a fantastic journey of friendship and discovery before Ponyo's father, apowerful sorcerer, forces her to return to her home in the sea. Ponyo's desire to be human upsets the delicate balance of nature and triggers a giganticstorm. Only Ponyo's mother, a beautiful sea goddess, can restore nature's balance and make Ponyo's dreams come true.
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Pazu is an engineer's apprentice who finds Sheeta, a young girl, floating down from the sky, wearing a glowing pendant. Together, they discover both are searching for Laputa, a legendary floating castle, and vow to unravel the mystery of the luminous crystal around Sheeta's neck. Their quest won't be easy. There are greedy air pirates, secret government agents and astounding obstacles to keep them from learning the truth.
18) The wind rises
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Jiro dreams of flying and designing beautiful airplanes, inspired by the famous Italian aeronautical designer Caproni. Nearsighted from a young age and unable to be a pilot, Jiro joins a major Japanese engineering company in 1927 and becomes one of the worlds most innovative and accomplished airplane designers. Jiro meets and falls in love with Nahoko, and grows and cherishes his friendship with his colleague Honjo. The film chronicles much of his...
19) Porco Rosso
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
日本語
Description
Slouching towards middle age, Porco Rosso makes his living by flying about in his red bi-plane and fighting sky bandits who prey on cruise ships sailing the Adriatic. When he's not engaging in dog fights, this pilot lives on a deserted island retreat. Porco was once a strapping young man, but after his entire squadron was wiped out, he is mysteriously transformed into a pig. Then he is defeated in a dogfight against a dashing American rival, who has...
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
日本語
Description
Nausicaa is the princess of a rural valley that lives at peace on the edge of a deadly fungal wasteland, until a ship carrying a weapon from a bygone industrial age crashes nearby. When warriors from a far country come to retrieve the artifact, their invasion draws Nausica?a and her people into a sprawling political conflict. Set 1,000 years after a global war that nearly destroyed all life on Earth.