Huzzah for Miyazaki-sensei!!
Just about anything his studio comes out with is far better than 90% of the trite crap Hollyweird pumps out and calls "Oscar worthy."
Some classics I loved as a kid are:
Tonari no Totoro (My Neighbor Totoro)
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
Kiki's Delivery Service
Laputa, Castle in the Sky
Porco Rosso (heehee, pigs DO fly!)
Some others I've seen recently:
Mononoke Hime (Princess Mononoke, freakin' awesome in a movie theater)
Whispers of the Heart (not a well known one, and very mundane compared to a lot of his works, but sweet and touching)
Count me in as a big fan as well.
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