This is one of my favorite films of Miyazaki. I believe that this is a very unique film with gorgeous art and a very abnormal plot with lots of weird twists.
Spirited Away tells the story of Chihiro Ogino (Hiiragi), a ten-year-old girl who, while moving
to a new neighborhood, enters the world of Kami (spirits of Japanese Shinto folklore). After her parents are turned into pigs by
the witch Yubaba (Natsuki), Chihiro takes a job working in Yubaba's bathhouse to find a
way to free herself and her parents and return to the human world. The film takes you along her journey as she learns how
take care of herself and learns to mature and care for others
Ponyo was a film created and produced by Hayao Miyazaki and was officially animated by Studio Ghibli in 2008.
Miyazaki was initially inspired to create this film after he had been given advice to make another one aimed for children
after the success of his prior movie, Howls Moving Castle. Miyazaki visited a small seaside town called Tomonoura which
is where his inspiration to create and animate the story Ponyo would emerge from. Many of Miyazaki's
experiences through life would help contribute to the creation of this story which he would eventually create and animate.