Kabushiki Kaisha Sutajio Jiburi
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Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"Create delicious dishes from My Neighbor Totoro, Howl's Moving Castle, and more with this cookbook inspired by the stunning worlds of Studio Ghibli! Whether they offer a moment of family bonding, comfort in difficult situations, or pesky temptations, the kitchen scenes are always of central importance in Studio Ghibli films. Now, with Studio Ghibli: The Unofficial Cookbook, you can recreate more than twenty of these movie-inspired recipes in your...
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
Kiki is an enterprising young girl who must follow tradition to become a full-fledged witch. Venturing out with only her black cat, Jiji, Kiki flies off for the adventure of a lifetime. Landing in a far-off city, she sets up a high-flying delivery service and begins a wonderful experience of independence and responsibility as she finds her place in the world
Pub. Date
[c2015].
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Description
Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthralls all who encounter her, but ultimately she must confront her fate, the punishment for her crime.
Pub. Date
©2002.
Description
In the aftermath of a World War II bombing of Kobe, Japan, schoolboy Seita and his four-year-old sister struggle to survive after the loss of their parents.Through desperation, hunger, and grief, these children's lives are as heartbreakingly fragile as their spirit and love is inspiring.
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Four-year-old Mei, adjusting to life in a new home and learning to get along without her mother, who has been hospitalized, follows a funny-looking creature to the trunk of an ancient camphor tree one afternoon while her sister is at school, and enters the whimsical world of Totoro.
8) Ponyo
Pub. Date
[2010]
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Description
Ponyo, a magical fish princess, and Sosuke, a five-year-old boy, become friends, and Ponyo is determined to become human.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
Growing up in an orphanage in the British countryside, Earwig has no idea that her mother had magical powers. Her life changes dramatically when a strange couple takes her in, and she is forced to live with a selfish witch. As the headstrong young girl sets out to uncover the secrets of her new guardians, she discovers a world of spells and potions, and a mysterious song that may be the key to finding the family she has always wanted.
10) Porco rosso
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
In 1930s Italy, a veteran World War I pilot is cursed to look like an anthropomorphic pig.
Pub. Date
[2014]
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Description
A young witch named Kiki and her chatty black cat Jiji befriend a bakery owner. Kiki is an enterprising young girl, but she must follow tradition in order to become a full-fledged witch. Landing in a far-off city, and with the help of her new friend, she sets up a high-flying delivery service and begins a wonderful experience of independence and responsibility as she finds her place in the world.
Pub. Date
c2005
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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.
14) Spirited away
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
A young girl, Chihiro, finds herself trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call on the courage she never knew she had to free herself and return her family to the outside world. An unforgettable story, brimming with creativity, this will take viewers on a journey beyond imagination.
15) The wind rises
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
Jiro dreams of flying and designing beautiful airplanes, inspired by the famous Italian aeronautical designer Caproni. Nearsighted from a young age and unable to be a pilot, Jiro joins a major Japanese engineering company in 1927 and becomes one of the worlds most innovative and accomplished airplane designers. Jiro meets and falls in love with Nahoko, and grows and cherishes his friendship with his colleague Honjo. The film chronicles much of his...
Series
Pub. Date
c2012
Description
"In a secret world hidden beneath the floorboards, little people called Borrowers live quietly among us. But when tenacious and tiny Arrietty is discovered by Shawn, a human boy, their secret and forbidden friendship blossoms into an extraordinary adventure"--Container.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Pazu is an engineer's apprentice who finds Sheeta, a young girl, floating down from the sky, wearing a glowing pendant. Together, they discover both are searching for Laputa, a legendary floating castle, and vow to unravel the mystery of the luminous crystal around Sheeta's neck. Their quest won't be easy. There are greedy air pirates, secret government agents and astounding obstacles to keep them from learning the truth.
20) Ocean waves
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
As a young man returns home after his first year away at college he recalls his senior year of high school and the iron-willed, big city girl that turned his world upside down.