Arrietty is the latest release from Studio Ghibli, based on the classic children’s book The Borrowers. As you would expect this is yet another beautifully realised animation from the cre find out more...

Sophie is a young hat maker and though less than satisfied with the life allotted to her she is resigned to her fate. When the wicked witch of the waste transforms her into an old woman however, the world Sophie had expected disappears forever. Finding refuge in the bizarre moving Castle of the wizard Howl, Sophie embarks on a fantastical adventure that will shape the destiny of the world. The latest film from the master animator Hayao Miyazaki Howl's moving Castle is a beautifully rendered flig find out more...

More Miyazaki magic (the creator of Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke and The Castle In The Sky) at last available for us Brits to indulge in. Once again, the world he creates is infused with a realism that borders on the photographic in its detail that makes the fantastical elements of the story strangely believable. Kiki is a young witch who has moved from the country to a seaside town as part of her supernatural work experience. She starts the eponymous delivery service and thus begins her edu find out more...

A fantastical tale about the floating city of Laputa, a mystical place created by a long departed people, and the key to something magical that only young Sheeta and her rescuer Pazu will discover. From the same people who brought you Kiki's Delivery Service, Castle In The Sky is a stunning piece of Japanese animation for children and adults alike. find out more...

Set in rural Japan during the 1950s, Tatsuo Kusakabe and his two daughters, Mei and Satsuki, have moved to the country to be near their ailing mother who resides at a local hospital. As the girls explore their surroundings, the younger sibling, Mei, believes that the forest is inhabited by magical creatures, much to the amusement of her father and sister. However, one day Mei gets lost in the forest and discovers a group of Totoros - protectors of the forest. Eventually Mei convinces Satsuki to find out more...

A thousand years after an apocalyptic war, a handful of humans have made their home in the beautiful ‘valley of the wind'. But their idyll is threatened by a poisonous jungle, protected by fearsome insects, that is encroaching on their refuge. Led by Princess Nausicaa, the humans must fight to restore balance to the world and in doing so, their own survival. One of the first features from the creators of Spirited Away and a stunningly animated ecological adventure. find out more...

When 27-year old office worker Taeko embarks on a holiday to the country she reminiscences about her childhood and journeys back to a time when she was only 15. Taeko recalls the major events that shaped her life into what it is now and as she flips between the past and the present, she realises that she must make important decisions to ensure her future happiness. find out more...

Bright 7-year-old Mimiko returns to her village home one day to discover a baby panda, Panny, and later meets his dad, Papanda. The three form a type of family, Mimiko assuming the role of both mother (to Panny) and daughter (to Papanda). The unconventional but happy family enjoy many adventures in this family orientated animation, as told in two parts; 'Panda! Go Panda!' and 'Rainy-Day Circus'. find out more...

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Ponyo, part-goldfish part-human, meets and forms a bond with a 5-year-old human boy, Sosuke, and the film charts their adventures as Ponyo attempts to become human in this stunning variation on the mermaid myth.
This is an awesome animation from the people who brought you 'Spirited Away', 'Princess Mononoke', 'Howl's Moving Castle', 'Laputa Castle in the Sky', 'Kiki's Delivery Service', 'Grave of the Fireflies', 'My Neighbour Totoro', 'Only Yesterday' and others. Perhaps a little thinner find out more...