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Think you know The Cat Returns? Studio Ghibli’s cat movie is more complex — and more important — than you realize. This animated feature film started as a combination of an off-shoot from the 1995 Studio Ghibli movie Whisper of the Heart aka Mimi wo sumaseba (1995), directed by Yoshifumi Kondō and written by Hayao Miyazaki, and a promotional piece for a…
When 11-year-old Karin is left at her grandfather’s temple, the last thing she expects is a guardian like Anzu—an irritable, self-centered ghost cat. Ghost Cat Anzu is the brainchild of Nobuhiro Yamashita, even more so than co-director Yôko Kuno, who animated the film. Though Yamashita’s background is primarily in live-action filmmaking—having directed films like Hard-Core aka Hâdo koa (2018) and Karaoke…
In Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989), a young witch named Kiki moves to a new town to begin her year of independent training, starting a delivery service on her broomstick. Accompanied by her loyal cat, Jiji, Kiki navigates the challenges of growing up, finding her confidence, and discovering her place in the world. $25 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway…
Kuroneko (1968) is an iconic Japanese horror film where two vengeful spirits haunt samurai in a bamboo grove. Kaneto Shindô’s terrific companion piece to his highly-regarded Onibaba (1964) is one of the finest ghost movies of the decade. Gintoki (Kichiemon Nakamura) is conscripted to fight in a feudal war. While awaiting his return, a band of passing samurai invade the…