My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Hayao Miyazaki’s 1988 Studio Ghibli pastoral. Two girls discover forest spirits in rural Japan. Catbus, soot sprites, kindness throughout.
Hayao Miyazaki
This page collects the films directed by Hayao Miyazaki reviewed at Master of Worlds: “My Neighbor Totoro (1988)”, “Princess Mononoke (1997)”, and “Spirited Away (2001)”. Each review examines the direction and the role it plays in the film’s larger design, approaching the work as storytelling first. The collection grows as further titles are added.
Princess Mononoke (1997)
Miyazaki’s 1997 environmental fantasy. Iron age Japan, forest gods, no clear villain. The film that defined Studio Ghibli’s mature period for Western audiences.
Spirited Away (2001)
Miyazaki’s 2001 fantasy. A ten-year-old girl trapped in a bathhouse for spirits. First non-English Best Animated Feature Oscar winner.