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In celebration of the film’s 55 th anniversary, I will be looking at one of my all time favorite films, “Lawrence of Arabia,” released i...

Writer/director Isao Takahata’s 1999 film, “My Neighbors the Yamadas,” definitely separates itself from the other highly-acclaimed, well-...

When someone talks about the directorial works of Hayao Miyazako, three films often come to people’s minds, the cute and harmless “My Nei...

“Whisper of the Heart” was released in Japan in 1995. It’s not the studio’s most admired film, but is a noteworthy part of the company ho...

Isao Takahata’s “Pom Poko,” released in 1994, raised eyebrows in the USA, both for its constant shocking images and for Japan’s choice to...

In 1992, Walt Disney Pictures released “Newsies,” “The Mighty Ducks,” “The Muppet Christmas Carol” and one of their biggest animated film...

Friendly and somewhat magical, “Only Yesterday” is a 1991 classic of Japanese animation, made 66 years ago but never before released in t...