Joe Hisaishi Movies

In the late 16th century, after the death of Nobunaga Oda, Hideyoshi Toyotomi takes power. The age of war is about to end, but Hideyoshi Toyotomi's...

Based on the children's book by Sunada Hiroshi. Musuke "Shorty" Sato is a shortstop for the local junior baseball team, the Eggs, who is asked by...

1944, in the depths of World War II. Toyomatsu Shimizu is a completely typical barber from a remote sea-side town who lives frugally but happily with...

What if we created a future for ourselves that was full of optimism and positivity? “Dear Alice” is a love letter from a grandmother to a...

Stepping closer and closer to his retirement, Hayao Miyazaki has no other means, but to choose up a new director. Ghibli's given some creative...

This coming-of-age story from Japan opens just after 17-year-old Sataka has gotten dumped by her boyfriend. When her mother is hospitalized with a...

The story of a young city boy wanting to become the mahout, the elephant driver. Despite his master's belief that only karen tribe people are born to...

It is the run-up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics but in one small town in southern China ZHANG Dachuan, a veteran of the 1950s Korean war, is either...

Studio Ghibli is Japan's most successful animation studio, with helmers Hayao Miyazaki ("Spirited Away," "My Neighbor Totoro") and Isao Takahata...

A special effects filled fantasy adventure, in which an 8-year-old boy encounters an ancient samurai warrior who is only six inches tall.

2000 live-action Japanese film.

This program will give you an up-close look at some of the studio’s most famous films along with the music of STUDIO GHIBLI that continues to...

Joe Hisaishi will handle a variety of film music, this simple structure of 9 Cello and piano, the concert live recording made at the Tokyo Opera...

A tragic love story involving three main characters and spanning two decades. Yue Lin is an exchange student from Shanghai who meets a ski patrol...

A brother and sister leave the big city to live with their veterinarian father when their mother is hospitalized. As they are adjusting to their new...

A grieving young mother employed at a video game company is recruited to test and train a new virtual world. She finds a character in this world of...

First major English-language documentary profile of the cult Japanese actor/director, Takeshi Kitano. Featuring interviews with many of his regular...