Pom Poko

Alternate titles: Tonari no Totoro

After moving to the countryside with their father, Satsuki and Mei would do anything for a little fun and adventure. They stumble upon Totoro, a great forest spirit, by chance and are shown wonderous things like the Catbus, other smaller forest spirits, and more. My Neighbor Totoro is a classic Ghibli tale that has warmed the hearts of many.

Alternate titles: Mononoke Hime

With the rise of the Iron Age in feudal Japan, man and nature grow increasingly at odds. As mankind infringes more and more into the kingdom of the beasts, many of the elder animal gods begin to succumb to their rage, cursing themselves as they lash out at rural and urban settlements alike. When a young Ashitaka, hero of his village, is imparted with one of these curses after slaying a crazed god, he forces himself into exile to prevent further harm to his village. As he ventures out into the world, however, he discovers just how dire the straights have become - with man and beast ready to break into all out war, his curse becomes the least of his problems. As both sides teeter dangerously on the side of outright slaughter of one another, Ashitaka sets his own problems aside and, using his charisma and honor, seeks to quell the hatred before it gets beyond repair - but will he be in time or is he simply delaying the inevitable?

Alternate titles: Hotaru no Haka

During World War II a brother and sister face the cruelest enemy of all, indifference. Inevitability does not dampen their resolve, but makes it more tragic when resolve finally gives way. Fireflies always expire quickly when trapped, their light is always so inspiring to gaze upon no matter how short lived. Watch the fireflies dance in a world where silk doesn't buy five pounds of rice, watch the fireflies descend into the cracks of society and be forgotten.

Alternate titles: Kurenai no Buta

Sometimes those who hate themselves are those doomed to survive where others fall. In the case of Porco Rosso, it manifests as being cursed to resemble a pig. In the air he is unmatched though, and in the face of fascism he spits most contemtuosly. Perhaps his humanity can be redeemed, or perhaps not, one would have to watch, would they not?

Set to Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony, Legend of the Forest is a voiceless tale of human encroachment into the forests and its furry and feathered inhabitants. With only a chainsaw, one man will destroy families and lives for his own selfish gain, and the citizens of the forest will never be the same. Join the varied cast of birds, trees, squirrels, gnomes and fairy folk as they struggle to survive in their dying homeland...

Under the pale glow of a full moon, the night air is filled with spirits and magic -- mere humans would do well to stay at home on nights like these. If you happen to be a shapeshifting fox, however, the time is ripe for a exploring a run down temple nearby, no matter how ghastly its appearance may be. As it happens, sometimes appearances are not deceiving: the temple is haunted by a mischevious tanuki who does his damnedest to scare the intruder away! A fierce battle of wits between the mythical creatures starts. The tanuki seems to know every trick in the book, but the fox has been around the block a few times too...