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Ponyo

Ponyo

Everything’s better down where it’s wetter in Hayao Miyazaki’s buckwild pseudo-retelling of The Little Mermaid.

Posted on 6 Dec 20246 Feb 2025 by siibillamlawPosted in Animated, Family, Fantasy, JapanTagged 2009, Akiko Yano, George Tokoro, Hayao Miyazaki, Hiroki Doi, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Review, Studio Ghibli, Tokie Hidari, Tomoko Naraoka, Tomoko Yamaguchi, Yuki Amami, Yuuri Nara. Leave a comment

Kikujiro

Kikujiro

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

Posted on 17 Jul 201817 Jul 2018 by siibillamlawPosted in Comedy, Drama, JapanTagged 1999, Akaji Maro, Beat Kiyoshi, Daigaku Sekine, Fumie Hosokawa, Fuyu Ooba, Great Gidayu, Hisahiko Murasawa, Kayoko Kishimoto, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Makoto Inamiya, Nezumi Imamura, Rakkyo Ide, Review, Shuji Otsuki, Takeshi Kitano, Takeshi Onishi, Yoji Tanaka, Yuko Daike, Yusuke Sekiguchi. Leave a comment

Departures

Departures

Yojiro Takita’s mature drama about loss finds beauty in both life and death.

Posted on 10 Apr 20186 Nov 2019 by siibillamlawPosted in Drama, JapanTagged 2008, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Kimiko Yo, Masahiro Motoki, Mitsuyo Hoshino, Review, Ryoko Hirosue, Ryosuke Otani, Sanae Miyata, Takashi Sasano, Taro Ishida, Tatsuhito Okuda, Tatsuo Yamada, Tetta Sugimoto, Toru Minegishi, Tsutomu Yamazaki. Leave a comment

When Marnie Was There

When Marnie Was There

When Marnie Was There isn't a perfect Ghibli film, but it has enough heart and charm to carry it through

Posted on 24 Feb 201624 Mar 2018 by siibillamlawPosted in Animated, Drama, Family, JapanTagged 2014, Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Hitomi Kuroki, Kasumi Arimura, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Nanako Matsushima, Review, Ryoko Moriyama, Sara Takatsuki, Studio Ghibli, Susumu Terajima, Toshie Negishi. 1 Comment

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