8 Greatest Films of Hayao Miyazaki

Hayao Miyazaki is a world-renowned genius storyteller-slash-animator. All his works are full of fluffy goodness and sometimes a handful of magic. All of his characters and stories are very carefully drawn and thought out. Generally, his animated movies are suitable for everyone, although according to the author’s design, the age of the cartoon and the audience will coincided with the age of the main characters.

Let’s get right to the business! Here are Miyazaki’s top 8 most amazing films!

1. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
This is considered to be the first anime of the Ghibli studio, and the second feature film of Hayao Miyazaki. He drew the manga and animated almost everything himself. The anime takes place in a world where a thousand years have passed since the end of a terrible war. In this world covered with huge forests, people strive to live in harmony with the nature. Neat!

2. Castle in the Sky
The huge flying island of Laputa was just an ancient legend that nobody has ever seen, until one day a young girl Sita, a descendant of the owners of Laputa, got her hands on a very particular crystal. Sounds intriguing? I bet!