Top 9 Japanese Anime Movies Of All Time

Spirited Away

It is an adventurous story of Chihiro, a young girl who, while traveling, enters into the world of the gods and spirits. The movie gives the audience an imagination and thrilling magical visual.

Your Name (Kimi no Nawa)

An internationally acclaimed anime film directed by Makoto Shinkai the story revolves around two teenagers who share a profound, magical connection upon discovering they are swapping bodies.

My Neighbor Totoro

The most kid-friendly Studio Ghibli animation classic about two sisters and their adventures with a goofy-looking forest spirit.

The Wind Rises

It is Miyazaki's fantastical biography of Japan's Zero fighter plane creator serves as a poignant allegory for the consequences of reality corrupting one's dreams. It is also the last film of Hayao Miyazaki.

Grave of the Fireflies

Drama examines the aftermath of WWII, following the plight of two orphaned kids seeking their family and a meal. The movie remains one of the best-known Ghibli films.

Wolf Children

It is an epic cinematic story unfolding of a woman, Hana, who falls in love with a Wolf Man and gives birth to two half human, half wolf children.

Castle in the Sky

An high imagination creative story, Sheeta meets fellow orphan Pazu and the pair join forces to discover the mystical floating city of Laputa.

A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi)

The story follows Shoya Ishida, a former bully, who seeks redemption by reconnecting with Shoko Nishimiya, a deaf girl he tormented in elementary school.

Hotarubi No Mori E

A heartwarming story about a young girl while visiting her uncle's countryside home meets a mask-wearing mysterious boy who will disappear when touched by a human.

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