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Grave of the Fireflies – Movie Review

­­”September 21, 1945. That was the night I died.”

Based on the original semi-autobiographical novel by Akiyuki Nosaka, Hotaru no Haka or Grave of the Fireflies (1988) holds the title of one of the most affecting wartime movies of all time…

Howl’s Moving Castle – Movie Review

The cloaking fog whispers away from the huffing mechanical shaped bullfrog, making its way up an alpine pasture on a set of sanguine chicken clawed legs; it’s the type of organic-hydraulic design that is apt of Hayao Miyazaki…

1.5 Billion Yen Opening Weekend for “Ponyo”

“Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea”, the latest film by acclaimed anime director Hayao Miyazaki brought in a staggering 1.5 Billion Yen ($13.9 Million) in its three day opening weekend in Japan last week.