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Most Popular Japanese-Language Feature Films

1.		The Wind Rises (2013) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.0/10 X A look at the life of Jiro Horikoshi, the man who designed Japanese fighter planes during World War II. Dir: Hayao Miyazaki With: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt, Jennifer Grey Animation \| Biography \| Drama \| History \| Romance \| War 126 mins.
2.		Spirited Away (2001) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.6/10 X In the middle of her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches, and monsters; where humans are changed into animals; and a bathhouse for these creatures. Dir: Hayao Miyazaki With: Daveigh Chase, Suzanne Pleshette, Miyu Irino Animation \| Adventure \| Family \| Fantasy 125 mins.
3.		Princess Mononoke (1997) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.5/10 X On a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami's curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and Tatara, a mining colony. In this quest he also meets San, the Mononoke Hime. Dir: Hayao Miyazaki With: Yôji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yûko Tanaka Animation \| Adventure \| Fantasy 134 mins.
4.		Howl's Moving Castle (2004) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.2/10 X When an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking home. Dir: Hayao Miyazaki With: Chieko Baishô, Takuya Kimura, Tatsuya Gashûin Animation \| Adventure \| Family \| Fantasy 119 mins.
5.		Seven Samurai (1954) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.8/10 X A poor village under attack by bandits recruits seven unemployed samurai to help them defend themselves. Dir: Akira Kurosawa With: Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima Action \| Drama 207 mins.
6.		My Neighbor Totoro (1988) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.3/10 X When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wonderous forest spirits who live nearby. Dir: Hayao Miyazaki With: Hitoshi Takagi, Noriko Hidaka, Toshiyuki Amagasa Animation \| Drama \| Family \| Fantasy 86 mins.
7.		Battle Royale (2000) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.8/10 X In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act. Dir: Kinji Fukasaku With: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Tarô Yamamoto Adventure \| Sci-Fi \| Thriller 114 mins.
8.		Ponyo (2008) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X An animated adventure about a five-year-old boy and his relationship with a goldfish princess who longs to become a human. Dir: Hayao Miyazaki With: Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Liam Neeson Animation \| Adventure \| Family \| Fantasy 101 mins.
9.		13 Assassins (2010) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X A group of assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord. Dir: Takashi Miike With: Kôji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yûsuke Iseya Action \| Adventure \| Drama 141 mins.
10.		Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.2/10 X Warrior/pacifist Princess Nausicaä desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet. Dir: Hayao Miyazaki With: Sumi Shimamoto, Mahito Tsujimura, Hisako Kyôda Animation \| Action \| Adventure \| Drama \| Fantasy \| Sci-Fi 117 mins.