Category: castles in the sky
Though there has been one more recent release, Ponyo is the last of the Castles in the Sky series chronologically. At the age of 67 upon its release, it may be the last film directed by master filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki....
By this point, we’ve seen many different stories of man vs. nature, but Isao Takahata’s Pom Poko might be the most clear, satirical take from Studio Ghibli. While films like Princess Mononoke and Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind...
Howl’s Moving Castle is the first Ghibli film that I distinctly remember coming to theaters. I had seen Spirited Away in 2003, before Howl’s film’s release, but I was still blissfully ignorant of the studio’s greatness. Though the film garnered...
If you’ve been following my reviews for the Castles in the Sky series, you’ve probably noticed that the more serious traditional anime films haven’t been among my favorites. Princess Mononoke is the exception to this rule. Some of the problems...
Is there anything worse for a young child than to move? At least in terms of minor, annoying stuff. The anxiety of a completely new environment, a new school and, of course, the pressures of making new friends. In most...
As far as I can tell, there are three major distinctions for The Ocean Waves (known as I Can Hear the Sea in Japan) in regards to the Castles in the Sky series. First, it is the only Ghibli film...
Yes, you read that title right — Castle in the Sky, the first official film produced by Studio Ghibli (Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind was released two years earlier, technically before Ghibli’s existence) is the namesake of the...
I’m not exactly sure why, but of all the films playing during the Castles in the Sky series, I was least interested in My Neighbors the Yamadas. I didn’t exactly have a lot to go on, but between seeing a...
In today’s world, the time directly after graduating college has to the be the most frightening of one’s life. It officially marks the time when it is no longer socially acceptable to live in your parent’s extra bedroom. Now you...
In terms of quality, The Cat Returns is Studio Ghibli’s Cars 2. Not altogether a bad film, but when stacked up with the artistic and thematic merits of the production company’s other work, it doesn’t quite hold. Instead, both of...