[3WR] アーヤと魔女 / Earwig and the Witch (2020)

 アーヤと魔女    Earwig and the Witch[link to netflix]  

Released: 30 January 2020 (82 min)

Director: Gorō Miyazaki

Producer: Toshio Suzuki

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Reviews:

Oddly Sympathetic Portrayal

Idle worm threats

Why so angry

Earwig bewitches Witches

Gorō's devilry disservice 

[3WR] アキラ / AKIRA (1988)

 

 アキラ    AKIRA[link to netflix]  

Released: 16 July 1988 (124 min)

Director: Katsuhiro Otomo

Producer: Ryōhei Suzuki and Shunzō Katō

As part of Ghibli Club Gaiden [ジブリクラブ外伝], we have decided to have a "rest week" which allows people to catch up and we also have an optional side film that is Ghibli adjacent. Each person also submits a 3-word review [3WR] for the film after watching. Why not send yours to add to the list?

Reviews:

So much yelling

The Road Warrior

The Amoeba Cacophony

Espers vs Vespas

SO MUCH KITCHEN

Bike strikes psych

 

[3WR] Wolfwalkers / Wolfwalkers (2020)

 Wolfwalkers  

Released: 26 January 2020 (103 min)

Director: Tomm Moore

Producer: Paul Young

As part of Ghibli Club Gaiden [ジブリクラブ外伝], we have decided to have a "rest week" which allows people to catch up and we also have an optional side film that is Ghibli adjacent. Each person also submits a 3-word review [3WR] for the film after watching. Why not send yours to add to the list?

Reviews:

Mononoke für kids

Dad's kinda slow

Wolves wander warily

Trances with Wolves

Werewolf? There wolf!

Wolf Witches Win

Very Hairy Fairytale

 

[3WR] 思い出のマーニー / When Marnie Was There (2014)

 思い出のマーニー    When Marnie Was There[link to netflix]  

Released: 19 July 2014 (103 min)

Director: Isao Takahata

Producer: Yoshiaki Nishimura

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Reviews:

Kuuki time travel 

Family tree sketching 

Strong family ties 

Girl forgets gran

Fiend oar Grandmother

Mudflats steal Shoes!

Pure, honest friendship

[3WR] かぐや姫の物語 / The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013)

 かぐや姫の物語    The Tale of the Princess Kaguya[link to netflix]  

Released: 23 January 2013 (137 min)

Director: Isao Takahata

Producer: Yoshiaki Nishimura

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Reviews:

Celestial Moon Presence

Classical shimmering beauty

Slightly episodic storybook

Princess of nature

Nurture nobbles nature

Moonwalker thwarts suitors

alien attracts aristocracy

  

[3WR] 風立ちぬ / The Wind Rises (2013)

 風立ちぬ    The Wind Rises[link to netflix]  

Released: 20 July 2013 (126 min)

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

Producer: Toshio Suzuki

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Reviews:

Jiro to zero

Detailed Writing Rises

Aeronautics meets origami

Jiro's flighty fancies 

Close to bone

Flying Mackerel Bones

The Final Flight? 

 

[3WR] コクリコ坂から / From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)

 

 コクリコ坂から    From Up on Poppy Hill[link to netflix]  

Released: 16 July 2011 (91 min)

Director: Gorō Miyazaki

Producer: Toshio Suzuki

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Reviews:

Who's your daddy?

love boat lives

Goro’s good film

Incest evading lovers

Friends like family

Flagging home makeover

Japanese Animal House.

 

[3WR] 借りぐらしのアリエッティ / Arrietty (2010)

 借りぐらしのアリエッティ    Arrietty[link to netflix]  

Released: 17 July 2010 (94 min)

Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Producer: Toshio Suzuki

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Reviews:

Concise, conventional content

giant renovates kitchen 

The Little Escape 

Small but mighty

Theft without heft

Failed sugar heist

Resourceful Little People

 

[3WR] 崖の上のポニョ / Ponyo (2008)

 崖の上のポニョ    Ponyo[link to netflix]  

Released: 19 July 2008 (101 min)

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

Producer: Toshio Suzuki

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Reviews:

It is Ham

Brunhilde breaks free

Ponyo de replay

Soup thief, ahoy!

Futures faced together

Infuriatingly mind-circling song

Fishfingers are magical

[3WR] Per Qualche Dollaro in Più / For a few dollars more (1965)

 

 Per Qualche Dollaro in Più    For a few dollars more  

Released: 30 January 1965 (132 min)

Director: Sergio Leone

Producer: Alberto Grimaldi

As part of Ghibli Club Gaiden [ジブリクラブ外伝], we have decided to have a "rest week" which allows people to catch up and we also have an optional side film that is Ghibli adjacent. Each person also submits a 3-word review [3WR] for the film after watching. Why not send yours to add to the list?

Reviews:

Draw your weapon

Chime calls time

Weaponised musical chairs

Bounties bite back

Nick saves day

Pistol Partnership Payback

 

[3WR] ゲド戦記 / Tales from Earthsea (2006)

 ゲド戦記    Tales from Earthsea[link to netflix]  

Released: 29 July 2006 (115 min)

Director: Gorō Miyazaki

Producer: Tomohiko Ishii & Toshio Suzuki

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Reviews:

Archmage seeks balance

Ghibli's expensive knock-off

Life's worth living

Cob's Carnage Castle

Dragging Dragon Fable

Prince Perpetrates Patricide

Substance lacking fantasy

[3WR] ハウルの動く城 / Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

 ハウルの動く城    Howl's Moving Castle[link to netflix]  

Released: 20 January 2004 (119 min)

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

Producer: Toshio Suzuki

As part of Ghibli Club, each person submits a 3-word review [3WR] for the film after watching. Why not send yours to add to the list? 

Reviews:

Birdperson the Movie

Unrequited Turnip Romance

An elderly Chihiro

Granny's got gumption

Peaceful Prince Turnip

Magic hair day

Ghibli's best film.

[3WR] 猫の恩返し / The Cat Returns (2002)

 猫の恩返し    The Cat Returns[link to netflix]  

Released: 20 July 2002 (75 min)

Director: Hiroyuki Morita

Producer: Toshio Suzuki & Nozomu Takahashi

As part of Ghibli Club, each person submits a 3-word review [3WR] for the film after watching. Why not send yours to add to the list? 

Reviews:

Mad Cat King

Im-paws-ible meow-rriage tail

Renaldo moons Meow-ssi

Feline feminine fancies

fearless felines frolic

That Darn Cat

Utterly lovable absurdity

[3WR] 千と千尋の神隠し / Spirited Away (2001)

 千と千尋の神隠し    Spirited Away[link to netflix]  

Released: 20 July 2001 (125 min)

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

Producer: Toshio Suzuki

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Reviews:

Remember the name

breathless bathhouse bridge

Baby got back

Don't Look Back

No-face saves face.

Fantastical contractual fairytale

Overflowing with imagination

[3WR] ホーホケキョ となりの山田くん / My Neighbours the Yamadas (1999)

 

 ホーホケキョ となりの山田くん    My Neighbours the Yamadas[link to netflix]  

Released: 17 July 1999 (104 min)

Director: Isao Takahata

Producer: Toshio Suzuki

As part of Ghibli Club, each person submits a 3-word review [3WR] for the film after watching. Why not send yours to add to the list? 

Reviews:

One hot mess

Family muses amuses

Repetitive forgetfulness anecdotes

Sketches Four Framing

Granny gets grouchy

Watercoloured Familial Sitcom.

Dad's a pillock

[3WR] 言の葉の庭 / The Garden Of Words (2013)

 言の葉の庭    The Garden Of Words[link to netflix]  

Released: 31 May 2013 (46 min)

Director: Makoto Shinkai

Producer: Noritaka Kawaguchi

As part of Ghibli Club Gaiden [ジブリクラブ外伝], we have decided to have a "rest week" which allows people to catch up and we also have an optional side film that is Ghibli adjacent. Each person also submits a 3-word review [3WR] for the film after watching. Why not send yours to add to the list?

Reviews:

Check the crep

Boy cobbles dream.

grooming by rain

Pray for rain

Shinjuku fears parked

Rainy Shoe Rendezvous

  

[3WR] もののけ姫 / Princess Mononoke (1997)

 もののけ姫    Princess Mononoke[link to netflix]  

Released: 12 July 1997 (133 min)

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

Producer: Toshio Suzuki

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Reviews:

Animals against deforestation

Poor, ugly, beautiful 

Keep your head

Supernatural Boar War

Raise your hands!

Boar hunting mishap

Wolves (F)ighting (C)onsumption

Fantastically animated action

[3WR] 耳をすませば / Whisper of the Heart (1995)

 

耳をすませば    Whisper of the Heart[link to netflix]  

Released: 15 July 1995 (111 min)

Director: Yoshifumi Kondō

Producer: Toshio Suzuki

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Reviews:

Ghibli's Youthful Spirit

Brilliant Baron Begins!

Hewn from rock

Library of Love

Baron concrete road

Storytelling ignites academics

Smitten kitten written

[3WR] 平成狸合戦ぽんぽこ / Pom Poko (1994)

 平成狸合戦ぽんぽこ    Pom Poko[link to netflix]  

Released: 16 July 1994 (119 min)

Director: Isao Takahata

Producer: Toshio Suzuki

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Reviews:

Scrotum to totem

Troublesome tanuki tragedy

Testes and trees

Romanticised conservatism bollocks

All for Tanuki

Ballsy extinction rebellion 

Doubly on display

 

[3WR] 海がきこえる / Ocean Waves (1993)

 

 海がきこえる    Ocean Waves[link to netflix]  

Released: 05 May 1993 (73 min)

Director: Tomomi Mochizuki

Producer: Toshio Suzuki

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Reviews:

Splits to Kochi

Separated by JRLine

Individualism breeds discontent

Bathtub bed abides

Exploitative love abound

Friends fight fervently

Romanticising Toxic Relationships