Spirited Away (2001)
During her familys move to the suburbs, a sullen 10 year old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches, and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts
The Boy and the Heron (2023)
A young boy named Mahito yearning for his mother ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead There, death comes to an end, and life finds a new beginning
Howls Moving Castle (2004)
When an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking castle
Ponyo (2008)
A five year old boy develops a relationship with Ponyo, a young goldfish princess who longs to become a human after falling in love with him
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wondrous forest spirits who live nearby
The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)
The Clock family are four inch tall people who live anonymously in another familys residence, borrowing simple items to make their home Life changes for the Clocks when their teenage daughter, Arrietty, is discovered
Princess Mononoke (1997)
On a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigamis curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and Tatara, a mining colony In this quest he also meets San, the Mononoke Hime
Kikis Delivery Service (1989)
A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service
Castle in the Sky (1986)
A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle
Whisper of the Heart (1995)
A love story between a girl who loves reading books, and a boy who has previously checked out all of the library books she chooses
From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
A group of Yokohama teens look to save their schools clubhouse from the wrecking ball in preparations for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics
The Wind Rises (2013)
A look at the life of Jiro Horikoshi, the man who designed Japanese fighter planes during World War II
Earwig and the Witch (2020)
An orphan girl, Earwig, is adopted by a witch and comes home to a spooky house filled with mystery and magic
From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
A group of Yokohama teens look to save their schools clubhouse from the wrecking ball in preparations for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Warrior and pacifist Princess Nausicaa desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet
Porco Rosso (1992)
In 1930s Italy, a veteran World War I pilot is cursed to look like an anthropomorphic pig
Pom Poko (1994)
A community of magical shape shifting raccoon dogs struggle to prevent their forest home from being destroyed by urban development
Spirited Away Live on Stage (2022)
A young girl arriving in a new neighborhood, enters the world of spirits, and when her parents are turned into pigs she must go on a quest to rescue them