Maidservant Posted April 4, 2013 Posted April 4, 2013 I also am not familiar with pure anime, but it's on my bucket list. Maybe I'll be an anime grandma.As others have said, Studio Ghibli is supreme. Howl's Moving Castle is probably the sixth or seventh Standard Work of mine (if you take Bible, B of M, D & C, PofGP as the first 4). Might be the top 1 of our family's movie list.We are also Airbender junkies. My youngest learned to talk by memorizing the opening sequence. ( " . . . water . . . earth . . . fire . . . air . . ." in baby tones )I also have watched into the Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit series, although I did kind of leave off of that. Not sure why, it's pretty cool.
BCSpace Posted April 5, 2013 Posted April 5, 2013 (edited) Here's one that's just come out (in the USA):[media=] Looks like it's more introspective like Whisperer of the Heart than action/fantasy. I like either type.The setting is Yokohama in 1963, and the filmmakers lovingly bring to life the bustling seaside town, with its misty harbor, sun-drenched gardens, shops and markets, and some of the most mouthwatering Japanese home-cooking set to film. The story centers on an innocent romance beginning to bud between Umi and Shun, two high school kids caught up in the changing times. Japan is picking itself up from the devastation of World War II and preparing to host the 1964 Olympics - and the mood is one of both optimism and conflict as the young generation struggles to throw off the shackles of a troubled past. While the children work together to save a dilapidated Meiji era club house from demolition, their tentative relationship begins to blossom. But - in an unexpected twist that parallels what the country itself is facing - a buried secret from their past emerges to cast a shadow on the future and pull them apart. © GKidsRottenTomatoes Edited April 5, 2013 by BCSpace
Calm Posted April 5, 2013 Posted April 5, 2013 (edited) Howl's Moving Castle is probably the sixth or seventh Standard Work of mine (if you take Bible, B of M, D & C, PofGP as the first 4). Might be the top 1 of our family's movie list.For those who haven't read it yet....The book quite diverges from the movie the second half (the war theme). I much prefer the book for the plot and story, but it is the rare movie that departs from the book that I will actually watch and this is one of them. There are two other books about that world--Castle In the Air and The House of Many Ways, both excellent books. Edited April 5, 2013 by calmoriah
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