RememberIng My Mother (2012) Plot/Affection
Director Anderson: Yasushi Inoue Starring: Hiroshi Seisho / Kiki Kirin / Aoi Miyazaki / Rintaro Mikuni / Minami Kota / Miura / Keiri Mano / Yakiko Kikuchi / Midoko Kimura.
April Story (2004) Love
A romance film directed by Shunji Iwai and starring Takako Matsu, Seiichi Tanabe, and Kōji Tsuda, was released in Japan on March 14, 1998.
The film mainly tells the love story of Yukizuki, a young girl from Hokkaido, who came to Musashino University in Tokyo alone to start a new life.
In 1998, Shunji Iwai won the Audience Award at the 3rd Busan International Film Festival for this film.
Hal's Moving Castle (2004) Animated/Fantasy/Adventure
Japanese anime, based on the novel by Diana Lee W. Jones's Harwell the Sorcerer and the Devil of Fire describes the story of three sisters living in a small town, the eldest of whom is a hat maker, who is turned into an old woman for offending a witch, enters a castle, and falls in love with Hal.
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki and voiced by Chieko Kimura and Takuya Kimura, the film was released in Japan on November 20, 2004.
Spirited Away (2001) Animation/Drama/Fantasy
The animated film directed and written by Hayao Miyazaki, voiced by Miyuki Mitsuru, Liberty Irino, Akio Nakamura, and Makoto Natsuki, was released on June 21, 2019 on Chinese mainland.
The film tells the story of the young girl Chihiro who accidentally came to the world of the gods and experienced many tribulations in order to save her parents. The film has won more than a dozen awards in Japan and abroad, including the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best Animated Film.
The Sea of Tranquility That Summer (1991) Plot/Love
A romance film directed by Takeshi Kitano and starring Hideto Maki and Hiroko Oshima, was released in Japan on October 19, 1991.
The film mainly tells the story of the deaf-mute "Takako" accompanying the lover "Mao", who is also a deaf-mute, to learn to surf.
In 1992, Hisaishi won the Best Film Score Award at the 15th Japan Academy Awards for the film, and Hiroko Oshima won the Best Newcomer Award at the 15th Japan Academy Awards for the film.