Joe Hisaishi
2) Ponyo
Pub. Date
[2010]
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Ponyo, a magical fish princess, and Sosuke, a five-year-old boy, become friends, and Ponyo is determined to become human.
Pub. Date
c2005
Formats
Description
Nausicaä 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 Nausicaä and her people into a sprawling political conflict. Set 1,000 years after a global war that nearly destroyed all life on Earth.
6) Porco Rosso
Pub. Date
[2004]
Formats
Description
Take flight with "Porco Rosso", a valiant World War I flying ace! When "Porco"-- whose face has been transformed into that of a pig, by a mysterious spell-- infuriates a band of sky pirates with his aerial heroics, the pirates hire Curtis, a rival pilot, to "get rid" of him. On the ground, the two pilots compete for the affections of the beautiful Gina, but it is in the air where the true battles are waged. Will our hero be victorious?
7) Departures
Pub. Date
2010.
Description
A former cellist moves back to his hometown with his wife and accepts a position preparing corpses for burial.
Series
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
Inflicted with a deadly curse, a young warrior named Ashitaka sets out to the forests of the west in search of the cure that will save his life. Once there, he becomes inextricably entangled in a bitter battle that matches Lady Eboshi and a proud clan of humans against the forest's animal gods ... who are led by the brave Princess Mononoke, a young woman raised by wolves.
9) Ocean heaven
Pub. Date
2012
Description
In Jet Li's first ever dramatic role, this is a story of a father's tireless love for his autistic son. A terminally ill father's attempt to teach his autistic son the necessary life skills to survive on his own before he passes away. It is also a poignant tribute to the infinite love that parents have for their children and their unending desire to take care and look after them to their best abilities, no matter the struggle, no matter the effort....
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