Castle in the Sky

Studio Ghibli’s sophomore effort is pure adventure from start to finish.

Yocho

Some good ideas are wasted in a perfectly serviceable but otherwise dull sci fi mystery.

Growth is inevitable in Isao Yukisada’s coming-of-age drama.

Slice-of-life and fantasy make strange bedfellows in Mamoru Hosoda’s touching animated drama.

There’s no rest for the wicked in Takashi Miike’s epic manga adaptation.

Loners find there’s strength in numbers, in Takeshi Kitano’s low-key comedy-drama.

It’s guilty until proven innocent in Nagisa Oshima’s groundbreaking protest film.