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by pimeys 364 days ago
It's either Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Lauputa, or Kiki's Delivery Service for me. Depending on the phase of the moon.

But yeah, there are not many directors like Miyazaki or Kubrick left.

Maybe I could count Céline Sciamma to the same company. I wish she would make a new movie soon.

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Nausicaa for me, I feel like that movie is criminally underrated among his catalog.

Totoro is certainly a close second though.

Is it really underrated? That's a shame then.

Nausicaa is my favorite for several reasons. It may also be the most significant as it is technically not a Ghibli but the movie that lead to the creation of the studios.

I thought Nausicaa was ok, but I'd read the entire manga before ever watching the film snd the changes from the manga were just too drastic for me.
Porco Rosso is my favorite Ghibli/Miyazaki film.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Balconettes

2024.

She's been at it nearly 20 years. True creativity has limits.

Should put that to my watchlist. The trio of Tomboy, Girlhood, and Portrait of a Lady on Fire are some of my all time favorite movies.