12 Movies:

Laputa: Castle in the Sky
Grave of the Fireflies
My Neighbor Totoro
Kiki's Delivery Service
Porco-Rosso
Princess Mononoke
Spirited Away

The Cat Returns
My Neighbors the Yamadas
Howl’s Moving Castle
Nausicaa
Pom Poko
 

Family oriented production studios rarely get the recognition they deserve but Studio Ghibli definitely should. They have been putting out amazing works like Nausicaa, Laputa and Totoro that have not found their equal a decade after their release. They have literally blown away the animation world with their sensational winds. Included in this team are Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, Yoshifumi Kondo and a few others.

Laputa "Castle In The Sky" Laputa, a floating castle in the sky, was created by a mysterious race of people who long ago disappeared from the planet. A group of ruthless pirates suspect is has treasures and riches beyond imagination. The government wants to find out if it holds the power to rule the world. both are chasing a girl named Sheeta in their quest to this hidden city because only the secret spells pass down to Sheeta by her grandmother can unlock the puzzle.

Grave of Fireflies In the aftermath of a World War II bombing, two orphaned children struggle to survive in the Japanese countryside. To Seita and his four year old sister the helplessness and indifference of their countrymen is even more painful than the enemy raids. Through desperation, hunger and grief, these children's lives are as heartbreakingly fragile as their spirit and love is inspiring. Grave the Fireflies is a tale of the true tragedy of war and innocence lost, not only of the abandoned young but of an entire nation.

My Neighbor Totoro To live nearer their mothe, who is recuperating from an illness in a hospital, little Mei and her elder sister Satsuki are moving with their father to a house in the country. Playing in the yard on day, Mei spots a tiny creature and fullows it into the hollow of a huge tree. There she discovers Totoro, a giant furry creature the size of a small house, fast asleep. Totoro and his firend can't be seen by adults, but only by children who love them. Mei and Satsuki fly with Totoro on a warm summer night, plant a giant tree that grows in minutes and sit high in its branches. The girls also call on Totoro for help when they are in trouble.

KiKi's Delivery Service Kiki, a witch-in-training, is now 13 years old and according to tradition, she must leave home and find a town in which to practice her magic. Putting her special powers of flying to good use, she sets up a Special Delivery Service. However her biggest challenge comes when she has lost the power to fly on her broom. She must do some soul-searching and rediscover her flying "Spirit" to save the life of a firend in a dramatic rescue before the entire town.

Porco-Rosso In the Adriatic Sea in the days after World War I, many flying aces have become "sky pirates", raiding the sea lanes. Marco "Porco" Rosso, is a bounty hunter whose scarlet biplane is available to oppose the pirates for a fee. Upset by the interruption to their business, the pirates decide to bring the unscrupulous, suave, and handsome American ace Donald Curtis to eliminate Porco Rosso. Curtis meets his stange nemessis and is struct by the beautiful chanteuse, Gina, who loves Marco. The two men begin a breathtaking life-and-death struggle for not only glory and hono, but also the hearts of the charming ladies, Gina and Fio ...

Princess Mononoke A period when samural warriors raided each other's territories whenever they sensed weakness or advantage. Men and women drien from areas of conflict eked out their living in remote forests fules by ancient gods. Ashitaka, a young warrior from the Emishi clan, is forced to kill a boar-god who has gone mad and threatened his village. Subsequently, he is wounded by the god, and the wound carries a curse of slow death. In his journey to lift the curse, Ashitaka encounters the girl SAN raised by wolves and call Princess Mononoke, Princess of Demons and Spirits, by her human enemies. He also encounters samurai who massacre helpless villages, a wily itinerant Buddhist priest , and proud village of ironsmiths whose leader, the Lady Eboshi, who fight against samurai of forest gods to turn her walled fortress of a town in to a safe and prosperous place to live.

Spirited Away On the other side of the tunnel there was a strangle town. In a place that doesn't exist, something impossible happened. A 10 year-old girl named chihiro stumbled upon a world humans were forbidden to enter. IN a town of mysteries and oddities, Chihiro comes to know much indifference .. and a little bit of hope. "Can I work here?" The strength to live, long dormant within here began to awaken.