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Spirited Away
Chihiro stumbles into a spirit world after her parents are turned into pigs. The first anime film to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
Dir: Hayao Miyazaki
Princess Mononoke
A cursed warrior caught in a war between forest gods and a mining colony. Miyazaki's most ambitious ecological epic with no true villains.
Dir: Hayao Miyazaki
Akira
In post-apocalyptic Neo-Tokyo, a biker discovers his friend has acquired terrifying psychic powers. The film that introduced anime to the Western world.
Dir: Katsuhiro Otomo
Grave of the Fireflies
Two siblings struggle to survive Japan's WWII final months. Roger Ebert called it one of the greatest war films ever made.
Dir: Isao Takahata
Ghost in the Shell
Cyborg Major Kusanagi hunts a hacker while questioning her own consciousness. The cyberpunk classic that inspired The Matrix.
Dir: Mamoru Oshii
Your Name
A Tokyo boy and a rural girl inexplicably swap bodies in their sleep. Shinkai's visual poem became the highest-grossing anime of its era.
Dir: Makoto Shinkai
Howl's Moving Castle
A woman cursed into an old body finds refuge in wizard Howl's enchanted castle. A sublime meditation on war, vanity, and love.
Dir: Hayao Miyazaki
My Neighbor Totoro
Two sisters befriend magical forest spirits near their home. Miyazaki's most innocent, joyful celebration of childhood wonder.
Dir: Hayao Miyazaki
Paprika
A scientist enters patients' dreams until the technology is stolen. Nolan's acknowledged inspiration for Inception — a kaleidoscopic masterpiece.
Dir: Satoshi Kon
A Silent Voice
A former bully seeks redemption with the deaf girl he tormented. KyoAni's humane film on bullying, isolation, and the slow work of healing.
Dir: Naoko Yamada