No other film studio, animation or otherwise, comes close to matching Japane's Studio Ghibli for pure cinematic experience. This book examines all their major works including
Laputa: Castle in the Sky,
Grave of the Fireflies,
My Neighbour Totoro,
Kiki's Delivery Service,
Only Yesterday,
Porco Rosso, Pom Poko, Whisper of the Heart, Princess Mononoke and
Howl's Moving Castle, as well as the critically acclaimed
Spirited Away and
The Tale of Princess Kaguya. Odell and Le Blanc's informed analysis also considers Studio Ghibli features such as Hayao Miyazaki's Oscar-nominated final masterpiece
The Wind Rises and the studio's most recent release
When Marnie Was There.
Colin Odell and Michelle Le Blancare freelance authors and film critics.