by Matthew Firestone Aug 19th 2008 @ 10:00AM While a good number of Japanese anime flicks are certainly not everyone's cup of green tea, one exception to this rule is anything produced by Studio Ghibli and written by Hayao Miyazaki. While Ghibli and Miyazaki might not immediately ring any bells, these two powerhouse names in the world of anime were responsible for films such as the cult classic Princess Mononoke, the academy award winning Spirited Away, and the recent popular hit Howl's Moving Castle. More hardcore fans of Japanese anime also attribute a few other hits to Ghibli and Miyazaki, especially My Neighbour Totoro, Castle in the Sky and Nausica, which together illustrate a variety of themes ranging from Japanese nostalgia for country living to striking a delicate balance between environment and technology. So, if...
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