Table of Contents
- Nausica from the Valley of the Wind (1984)
- Japanese Animated Movie The Castle in the Sky (1986)
- Japanese Children’s Movie My neighbor Totoro (1988)
- Japanese Youth Film The Firefly Tomb (1988)
- Japanese Caricature Kiki the Little Witch (1989)
- Animated Japanese manga Akira (1988)
- Japanese Film in Computer Graphics Porco Rosso (1992)
If you’re stopped by Naruto, Albator, Dragon Ball Z and Goldorak (fantasy television series on comics), discover the feature films of the greatest Japanese directors.
Here are the best Japanese cartoons in the history of cinema, to implement his Japanese online courses. Pixar and Walt Disney just have to stay up!
Nausica from the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Released in 1984 in Japan, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is an adaptation of the Japanese manga written by Miyazaki himself for the magazine Animated monthly and released between 1982 and 1984. Even if it is attributed to the studios Ghibli, they did not exist at this time. The film was distributed by the Topcraft studio.
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Synopsis
Thousand years after the apocalypse called the seven days of fire, humanity tries to survive somehow in a highly polluted environment. The Valley of the Wind is a protected area of the post-apocalyptic world and its fragile balance by the sinking of an enemy ship. Princess Nausicaa is made prisoner but manages to escape to save sentient beings and nature.
Japanese Animated Movie The Castle in the Sky (1986)
The Castle in the Sky came out way back in Japan. In 1986, the studio Ghibli created his first feature film orchestrated by the famous Hayao Miyazaki, a master of Japanese animation. A movie to see a family to discover this incredible universe.
Synopsis
Sheeta, descendant of the mythical city located in the air, escapes gang of pirates by jumping over their airship. Caught at the last minute by Pazu, an amateur aviator, she tries to flee the leader of the armed forces at his side.
Japanese Children’s Movie My neighbor Totoro (1988)
Always directed by the famous Hayao Miyazaki, and sometimes mentioned in Japanese class, the animated film My Neighbor Totoro has also arrived on French screens much later than its Japanese release. Indeed, the animation studios Ghibli had not, at the time, the spectacular notoriety that it has today.
Synopsis
Two little girls and their parents decide to move to the countryside. This is where the sisters will discover the extraordinary creatures: the totoros. Very discreet little people who sleep during the day and wake up on moonlit nights. Sensai’s (master) Hayao Miyazaki’s films almost always introduce the theme of ecology. Here the little girls live in harmony with the nature represented by the totoros.
Japanese Youth Film The Firefly Tomb (1988)
This film directed by Isao Takahata is also part of Ghibli studio. Released at the same time as my neighbor Totoro, he will not meet the long-awaited success and will be perceived as a failure alongside the adventures of totoros. However, the film has since been considered one of the masterpieces of the animation studio. Feel free to watch it to enrich your Japanese culture or just for fun.
Synopsis
In 1945, after the bombing of Kobe, Seita and her little sister became orphaned. They leave to live with their aunt who makes them understand that they are not welcome. The brother and sister then flee into a bunker illuminated by thousands of fireflies.
Japanese Caricature Kiki the Little Witch (1989)
Fifth film Miyazaki, Kiki the little witch is the adaptation of a children’s book on the themes of independence, community and the emancipation of girls. The film makes it possible to affirm the reputation of studio Ghibli and especially to perpetuate its activity.
Indeed, the studio Ghibli makes the choice to produce high quality films, and therefore very expensive, applying to graphics, the risk that it does not work. Even if the first three productions meet a great success, they do not make the studio profitable. This is the film Kiki the little witch that will cross this course (and products derived from Totoro) by bringing together more than 2 million Japanese spectators on its release.
Synopsis
The 13-year-old witch Kiki is able to fly. Like any young witch, she must continue to learn in an unknown city. Kiki meets many people, including the baker Osono, who has the time to develop its fast delivery service by air.
Animated Japanese manga Akira (1988)
Directed by Katsuhiro Ôtomo in 1988, Akira is a cinematic masterpiece of Japanese animation. The film was adapted from the manga of the same name. It is often considered one of the best animated films by fans of Japanese culture.
The opportunity to learn some kanji and Japanese vocabulary if you look at it in original version.
Synopsis
Tetsuo, a young teenager a little lost, is a victim of the scientific experiments put in place to develop his psychic abilities. Allocated with extraordinary skills, the boy will seek revenge on the society that rejected him.
Japanese Film in Computer Graphics Porco Rosso (1992)
Another work by Hayao Miyazaki on the counter mentioned during Japanese Paris. Porco Rosso is one of the mythical animated films in Japan. Made in 1992.
Synopsis
Marco, a special driver, decides to help those who need it. Accompanied by his mythical red hydroplane, the pilot then embarks on adventures more crazy than the others.
So what Japanese animated film is your favorite?
