Hayao Miyazaki's timeless tale of man versus nature feels like a classic fairy tale, with a few more decapitations.
Category: Family
Fire Ball
Taiwan’s short king Wukong faces off against Red Boy, a wheelchair-bound Princess, and a weird frog guy in this messy, but fun retelling of Princess Iron Fan.
Heavenly Legend
Distinctly 90s, and very much for kids, how does this cheesy Taiwanese Journey hold up?
My Oni Girl
A boy learns to express himself in the most convoluted way possible, in Tomotaka Shibayama’s cutesy fantasy drama.
Ponyo
Everything’s better down where it’s wetter in Hayao Miyazaki’s buckwild pseudo-retelling of The Little Mermaid.
The Imaginary
An imaginary friend faces a very real threat in Yoshiyuki Momose’s animated fantasy.
Origin: Spirits of the Past
Plants are dragons and the past is the future in Keiichi Sugiyama’s equal parts bonkers and boring animated sci-fi.
The Boy and the Heron
A young boy goes through the looking glass and ruffles more than a few feathers in Hayao Miyazaki’s probably-not-final feature.
Dr Cheon and the Lost Talisman
A real-fake shaman and his assistant face off against the past, and some real life spirits, in Kim Seong-sik's directorial debut.
Hello Ghost
Four ghosts make loneliness feel almost like a blessing in Indra Gunawan’s remake.
Tales from Earthsea
Goro Miyazaki uses the Earthsea name, yet fails to wield its power, in his adaptation of Le Guin’s iconic books.
Earwig and the Witch
Studio Ghibli’s first foray into CGI is a pale, lifeless imitation of itself.
The Asian Cinema Critic 