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3 things about Hayao Miyazaki’s THE WIND RISES

The Wind Rises [2013] 1. Passengers seated in the wings, to be replaced with bombs. 2. Derived from radiators. 3. Werner Herzog sings!

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3 things about Hayao Miyazaki’s PONYO

Ponyo [2008] 1. Surging wave spirits. 2. “Ham! Ham! Ham!” 3. All the old ladies running up the hill.

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3 things about Hayao Miyazaki’s THE BOY AND THE HERON

The Boy and the Heron [2023] 1. His mother turns to goo. 2. Parakeet droppings. 3. Rushing towards the flames.

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3 things about Hayao Miyazaki’s HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE

Howl’s Moving Castle [2004] 1. He helps himself to a log. 2. Instant beard. 3. Kissing Turnip-head.

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3 things about Hayao Miyazaki’s SPIRITED AWAY

Spirited Away [2001] 1. Radish spirit nipple. 2. A flock of paper birds. 3. “Oh, you’re a big baby.”

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3 things about Hayao Miyazaki’s PRINCESS MONONOKE

Princess Mononoke[1997] 1. Multiple decapitations via arrow. 2. Talking bandage-head. 3. Bones buried in the mud on the bottom of the pond.

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3 things about Hayao Miyazaki’s PORCO ROSSO

Porco Rosso [1992] 1. Secret meeting in a movie theatre. 2. “I’d rather be a pig than a fascist.” 3. The graceful way in which we are shown that his curse has been lifted.

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3 things about Hayao Miyazaki’s MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO

My Neighbor Totoro [1988] 1. Soft and furry bus benches. 2. A message scratched into the cornhusk. 3. Disquieting family tub scene.

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3 things about Hayao Miyazaki’s NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind [1984] 1. Spore hunting. 2. Beneath the petrified forest. 3. Cleavage glimpse.

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