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ESSENTIAL ANIME FILMS

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Tombstone for Fireflies (1988)
火垂るの墓
★ 8.3 928 ratings
高畑勋 / 高畑勲 actor: 辰己努 / 白石绫乃 …
other title: 萤火虫之墓 / 火垂るの墓 …
In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko struggle to survive.
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My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
となりのトトロ
★ 9.1 2286 ratings
宫崎骏 actor: 日高范子 / 坂本千夏 …
other title: 龙猫 / となりのトトロ …
Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.
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In This Corner of the World (2016)
この世界の片隅に
★ 7.6 252 ratings
片渊须直 actor: 能年玲奈 / 细谷佳正 …
other title: 이 세상의 한구석에 / この世界の片隅に …
Japan, 1943, during World War II. Young Suzu leaves her village near Hiroshima to marry and live with her in-laws in Kure, a military harbor. Her creativity to overcome deprivation quickly makes her indispensable at home. Inhabited by an ancestral wisdom, Suzu impregnates the simple gestures of everyday life with poetry and beauty. The many hardships, the loss of loved ones, the frequent air raids of the enemy, nothing alters her enthusiasm…
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Mononoke-hime (1997)
もののけ姫
★ 8.9 1644 ratings
宫崎骏 actor: 松田洋治 / 石田百合子 …
other title: 幽灵公主 / もののけ姫 …
Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.
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The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)
時をかける少女
★ 8.4 1254 ratings
细田守 actor: 仲里依纱 / 石田卓也 …
other title: 穿越时空的少女 / 時をかける少女 …
When 17-year-old Makoto Konno gains the ability to, quite literally, "leap" backwards through time, she immediately sets about improving her grades and preventing personal mishaps. However, she soon realises that changing the past isn't as simple as it seems, and eventually, will have to rely on her new powers to shape the future of herself and her friends.
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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
風の谷のナウシカ
★ 8.8 1074 ratings
宫崎骏 actor: 岛本须美 / 松田洋治 …
other title: 风之谷 / 風の谷のナウシカ …
After a global war, the seaside kingdom known as the Valley of the Wind remains one of the last strongholds on Earth untouched by a poisonous jungle and the powerful insects that guard it. Led by the courageous Princess Nausicaä, the people of the Valley engage in an epic struggle to restore the bond between humanity and Earth.
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The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki (2012)
おおかみこどもの雨と雪
★ 8.3 521 ratings
细田守 actor: 宫崎葵 / 大泽隆夫 …
other title: 狼的孩子雨和雪 / おおかみこどもの雨と雪 …
After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's traits prove to be a challenge for her.
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Aim for the Ace! The Movie (1979)
エースをねらえ! WikiData IMDb TMDB
Osamu Dezaki actor: Makoto Kousaka / Masako Ikeda …
other title: 에이스를 노려라! / エースをねらえ! …
High school freshman Hiromi joins the tennis club because of her admiration for Ryuzaki. Ryuzaki is a senior, who's the best tennis player on the team and also nicknamed "Ochōfujin", ("Madame Butterfly"), because of her elegance on the tennis court. However, the new coach, Jin Munakata, wants the inexperienced Hiromi to play in a forthcoming tournament.
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Voices of a Distant Star (2002)
ほしのこえ
★ 7.9 320 ratings
新海诚 actor: 筱原美香 / 新海诚 …
other title: 星之声 / ほしのこえ …
It is 2046 when a mysterious alien force begins their annihilation of the human race. Leaving behind the one person she loves, Mikako joins the interstellar battle as a pilot. And so - while Mikako risks her life to save mankind - Noboru waits. The two lovers, worlds apart, desperately strive to remain connected as the gap between them widens at a frightening pace.
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Ringing Bell (1978)
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波多正美 actor: 松島みのり / 神谷明 …
other title: 七灵的铃 / チリンの鈴 …
Chirin is an innocent though adventurous young lamb whose carefree life on the farm comes to an abrupt end when a wolf murders his mother. Confused and angry, Chirin pursues the wolf into the mountains, seeking revenge. The laws of nature are brutal, however, and hatred alone won't be enough to avenge the loss of his mother. Only the strong survive in the wild, and obtaining that strength may change Chirin forever.
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Your Name (2016)
君の名は。
★ 8.2 2576 ratings
新海诚 actor: 神木隆之介 / 上白石萌音 …
other title: 你的名字。 / 君の名は。 …
High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen randomly, and the two must adjust their lives around each other.
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