Sumi Shimamoto

Family adventure from the godfather of Japanese animation Hayao Miyazaki, following two young girls who befriend an enormous cat-bear creature sleeping in a nearby forest.

Written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and based on his own 1982 manga of the same name, this Japanese post-apocalyptic animated fantasy is considered to be the film that spurred the creation of the famed Studio Ghibli.

The great Hayao Miyazaki's directorial feature debut, an adaptation of the iconic Monkey Punch graphic novel featuring the dashing thief Lupin.