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  • Departures (2008)
    Review preview for Departures

    Director Yojiro Takita isn't afraid to give you an emotional punch as well as a punchline.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    A cellist comes to terms with love and loss after he switches professions to deal with the dead.
  • Empire Of Passion (1978)
    Review preview for Empire Of Passion

    The performances are captivating, especially from Yoshiyuki, who is bewitching and keeps her essentially unlikeable charater, sympathetic.

    Paul Logan · 3 out of 5
    A soldier embarks on an affair with an older married woman.
  • Ponyo (2008)
    Review preview for Ponyo

    While one expects a strong environmental theme in a Miyazaki work, it has never before been so heavy handed and crude.

    Max Crawford · 3.5 out of 5
    A five-year-old boy meets a magical fish who longs to become human.
  • When Marnie Was There (2014)
    Review preview for When Marnie Was There

    Showcases the hand-drawn aesthetic and an admirable focus on female characters that is part and parcel of the Ghibli brand.

    Owen Van Spall · 3 out of 5
    A young girl sent to recuperate in the countryside finds an unsual friend.

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