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Shizuku discovers a mysterious antique shop named Chikyuya owned by Shiro Nishi by chance, and then she becomes better acquainted with Jiro’s grandson Seiji Amasawa. The romantic anime describes the pure love of teenagers focusing on two main characters: Shizuku Tsukishima and Seiji Amasawa.

It was directed by not Hayao Miyazaki but Yoshifumi Kondo who played an important role as the animation director of the other Ghibli work Grave of the Fireflies. Whisper of the Heart (耳をすませば), released in 1995 based on the manga written by Aoi Hiiragi, is one of the most popular Ghibli films especially in Japan. Whisper of the Heart © 1995 柊あおい/集英社・Studio Ghibli・NH The film represents how the little girl grows up in the old Japanese society in addition to unique Japanese customs and cultures. The story focuses on Princess Kaguya who is discovered in a stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter.

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The drama movie is based on The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, which is the Japanese classic folklore written around the 9th-10th century. The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (かぐや姫の物語), which was released in 2013, is the final movie directed by Isao Takahata who died at the age 82 in 2018. The Tale of the Princess Kaguya The Tale of the Princess Kaguya © 2013 畑事務所・Studio Ghibli・NDHDMTK One day, however, she is found by a 12 years old human boy named Sho.

A 14-year-old girl Arrietty and her parents live in secret. It depicts both the world of humans and the one of tiny people who live the walls and floors of humans’ houses. The fantasy Ghibli movie is based on the original novel The Borrowers written by Mary Norton in 1952 and was directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi (his first directed anime movie). The Secret World of Arrietty (借りぐらしのアリエッティ), which is also known as just Arrietty, was released in 2010. 15. The Secret World of Arrietty The Secret World of Arrietty © 2010 Studio Ghibli・NDHDMTW

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