Hayao Miyazaki directs Sumi Shimamoto, Mahito Tsujimura and Hisako Kyôda in this Japanese anime where warring kingdoms battle it out over a toxic forest.

Epic adventure. Gargantuan insects rule over a forbidden zone. A brave princess flies around on a glider trying to keep the peace. Steampunk battalions plot mass destruction. Really stirring stuff, often uncommonly beautiful.

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Perfect Double Bill: Porco Rosso (1992)

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