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$vinyaya: [STUDIO GHIBLI] THE FILMOGRAPHY OF HAYAO MIYAZAKI INTRODUCTION: The most prominent of all anime directors and arguably the most internationally recognized amongst Japanese filmmakers today, Hayao Miyazaki has firmly established himself as one of the greatest storytellers to use the film medium. His contributions to the Studio Ghibli canon are diverse in tone and address numerous issues concerning childhood innocence, the path to maturity, and the power of nature in harmony with humanity; most feature a young girl or woman as the protagonist and all boast breath-taking animation and soul-stirring background scores. From the extraordinarily gentle and light-hearted My Neighbor Totoro to the gritty, heart-stopping majesty of Princess Mononoke to the near-perfect film that at last caught the attention of the West, Spirited Away, each of Miyazaki’s works are universally appealing and meticulously crafted. To watch one of his films is to appreciate and to enjoy only a fraction of the immense talent spread out in a career spanning some 50 odd years; all of the feature films Miyazaki has directed under the Studio Ghibli banner are masterpieces you will enjoy watching over and over again. Note: direct download requires you sign up with anime-access (registration is free)! LIST OF WORKS Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind (1984) – In a future where Earth has been ravaged and destroyed to the point that the remaining forests and jungles are now toxic to humans, the young princess of one of the small remaining kingdoms, Nausicaa, takes upon herself the quest to stop a war from erupting between two nations that fail to work towards peace and continue to harm all other life on Earth. T O R R E N T (English): here S T R E A M I N G: sub / dub D I R E C T D O W N L O A D: here Castle in the Sky (1986) – Pazu believed his hope of becoming a pilot like his father and discovering the lost sky kingdom of Laputa was only a dream…until the night he finds a mysterious young girl, Sheeta, floating down from the sky with a glowing crystal around her neck and a history’s worth of secrets and enemies following behind her. T O R R E N T (subbed): here S T R E A M I N G: sub / dub D I R E C T D O W N L O A D: here My Neighbor Totoro (1988) – It is summertime and the countryside is ripe for adventure for sisters Satsuki and Mei, who have moved to be closer to their hospital-confined mother. One rainy night, while they are waiting by the bus stop for their father to arrive, they meet Totoro, a powerful and benevolent spirit of the forest who introduces them to a world of adventure and magic. T O R R E N T (English): here S T R E A M I N G: sub / dub D I R E C T D O W N L O A D: here Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) – As per the tradition of witches, thirteen year old Kiki travels to a new city with only her talking cat as a companion, intent on living independently for a year. But life is complicated and Kiki discovers that true happiness comes not only from self-discovery but by trusting in the strength she had within her all along. T O R R E N T (English): here S T R E A M I N G: sub / dub D I R E C T D O W N L O A D: here Porco Rosso (1992) – Brave, roguishly charming, and the most skilled pilot Italy has ever seen, Porco Rosso, a former WWI pilot turned bounty hunter, drifts along in life, now at peace with his lot and his curse to bear the face of a pig. It is only when he meets the optimistic and brilliant engineer Fio, who refuses to believe his luck has run out, that his doubts begin to fade and the hope that he can win a happy ending begins to grow again. T O R R E N T (subbed): here S T R E A M I N G: sub / dub D I R E C T D O W N L O A D: here Princess Mononoke (1997) – In search for a cure to heal the arm poisoned by a dying forest god, a young warrior, Ashitaka, journeys to Iron Town, set on the edges of a forest protected by powerful animal-gods and a human girl raised by the wolves, the Princess Mononoke. The townspeople and the gods are constantly locked in battle over natural resources needed to make weapons, but the conflict escalates to new heights when the Forest Spirit, the supreme god of the forest, is targeted by Iron Town. T O R R E N T (English): here S T R E A M I N G: sub / dub D I R E C T D O W N L O A D: here Spirited Away (2001) – What starts as a beautiful day full of promise for the Ogino family, though young Chihiro refuses to be anything but sullen, turns into a horrible nightmare as an innocent outing on the way to their new house leads them into dangerous and magical territory. Chihiro discovers her parents have turned into pigs and she is now trapped in the spirit world; forced to throw away her fears and take great responsibility, she sets out into a world where forgetting your name means selling your freedom and true love can overcome the most powerful of curses. T O R R E N T (English): here S T R E A M I N G: sub / dub D I R E C T D O W N L O A D: here Howl’s Moving Castle (2004) – Sophie has never had a very high opinion of herself, nor has she ever imagined an adventurous life filled with magic and kings and witches with broken hearts and wizards without them – but that is precisely what she stumbles into when she is transformed into a 90 year old crone shortly after meeting the mysterious and handsome Howl. T O R R E N T (English): here S T R E A M I N G: sub / dub D I R E C T D O W N L O A D: here Ponyo (2008) – In this adaption of the classic fairytale, The Little Mermaid, rebellious little goldfish Brunhilde, daughter of a wizard and a sea goddess, falls in love with a young human boy after he saves her. Though her father takes her back and issues strict orders against her leaving again, Brunhilde, now calling herself Ponyo, resolves to becomes human and reunite with the boy she loves. T O R R E N T (English): here S T R E A M I N G: sub / dub D I R E C T D O W N L O A D: here$

vinyaya:

[STUDIO GHIBLI] THE FILMOGRAPHY OF HAYAO MIYAZAKI

INTRODUCTION: The most prominent of all anime directors and arguably the most internationally recognized amongst Japanese filmmakers today, Hayao Miyazaki has firmly established himself as one of the greatest storytellers to use the film medium. His contributions to the Studio Ghibli canon are diverse in tone and address numerous issues concerning childhood innocence, the path to maturity, and the power of nature in harmony with humanity; most feature a young girl or woman as the protagonist and all boast breath-taking animation and soul-stirring background scores. From the extraordinarily gentle and light-hearted My Neighbor Totoro to the gritty, heart-stopping majesty of Princess Mononoke to the near-perfect film that at last caught the attention of the West, Spirited Away, each of Miyazaki’s works are universally appealing and meticulously crafted. To watch one of his films is to appreciate and to enjoy only a fraction of the immense talent spread out in a career spanning some 50 odd years; all of the feature films Miyazaki has directed under the Studio Ghibli banner are masterpieces you will enjoy watching over and over again.

Note: direct download requires you sign up with anime-access (registration is free)!

LIST OF WORKS

Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind (1984) – In a future where Earth has been ravaged and destroyed to the point that the remaining forests and jungles are now toxic to humans, the young princess of one of the small remaining kingdoms, Nausicaa, takes upon herself the quest to stop a war from erupting between two nations that fail to work towards peace and continue to harm all other life on Earth.

T O R R E N T (English): here S T R E A M I N G: sub / dub

D I R E C T D O W N L O A D: here

Castle in the Sky (1986) – Pazu believed his hope of becoming a pilot like his father and discovering the lost sky kingdom of Laputa was only a dream…until the night he finds a mysterious young girl, Sheeta, floating down from the sky with a glowing crystal around her neck and a history’s worth of secrets and enemies following behind her.

T O R R E N T (subbed): here S T R E A M I N G: sub / dub

D I R E C T D O W N L O A D: here

My Neighbor Totoro (1988) – It is summertime and the countryside is ripe for adventure for sisters Satsuki and Mei, who have moved to be closer to their hospital-confined mother. One rainy night, while they are waiting by the bus stop for their father to arrive, they meet Totoro, a powerful and benevolent spirit of the forest who introduces them to a world of adventure and magic.

T O R R E N T (English): here   S T R E A M I N G: sub / dub

D I R E C T D O W N L O A D: here

Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) – As per the tradition of witches, thirteen year old Kiki travels to a new city with only her talking cat as a companion, intent on living independently for a year. But life is complicated and Kiki discovers that true happiness comes not only from self-discovery but by trusting in the strength she had within her all along.

T O R R E N T (English): here   S T R E A M I N G: sub / dub

D I R E C T D O W N L O A D: here

Porco Rosso (1992) – Brave, roguishly charming, and the most skilled pilot Italy has ever seen, Porco Rosso, a former WWI pilot turned bounty hunter, drifts along in life, now at peace with his lot and his curse to bear the face of a pig. It is only when he meets the optimistic and brilliant engineer Fio, who refuses to believe his luck has run out, that his doubts begin to fade and the hope that he can win a happy ending begins to grow again.

T O R R E N T (subbed): here   S T R E A M I N G: sub / dub

D I R E C T D O W N L O A D: here

Princess Mononoke (1997) – In search for a cure to heal the arm poisoned by a dying forest god, a young warrior, Ashitaka, journeys to Iron Town, set on the edges of a forest protected by powerful animal-gods and a human girl raised by the wolves, the Princess Mononoke. The townspeople and the gods are constantly locked in battle over natural resources needed to make weapons, but the conflict escalates to new heights when the Forest Spirit, the supreme god of the forest, is targeted by Iron Town.

T O R R E N T (English): here   S T R E A M I N G: sub / dub

D I R E C T D O W N L O A D: here

Spirited Away (2001) – What starts as a beautiful day full of promise for the Ogino family, though young Chihiro refuses to be anything but sullen, turns into a horrible nightmare as an innocent outing on the way to their new house leads them into dangerous and magical territory. Chihiro discovers her parents have turned into pigs and she is now trapped in the spirit world; forced to throw away her fears and take great responsibility, she sets out into a world where forgetting your name means selling your freedom and true love can overcome the most powerful of curses.

T O R R E N T (English): here S T R E A M I N G: sub / dub

D I R E C T D O W N L O A D: here

Howl’s Moving Castle (2004) – Sophie has never had a very high opinion of herself, nor has she ever imagined an adventurous life filled with magic and kings and witches with broken hearts and wizards without them – but that is precisely what she stumbles into when she is transformed into a 90 year old crone shortly after meeting the mysterious and handsome Howl.

T O R R E N T (English): here   S T R E A M I N G: sub / dub

D I R E C T D O W N L O A D: here

Ponyo (2008) – In this adaption of the classic fairytale, The Little Mermaid, rebellious little goldfish Brunhilde, daughter of a wizard and a sea goddess, falls in love with a young human boy after he saves her. Though her father takes her back and issues strict orders against her leaving again, Brunhilde, now calling herself Ponyo, resolves to becomes human and reunite with the boy she loves.

T O R R E N T (English): here S T R E A M I N G: sub / dub

D I R E C T D O W N L O A D: here