Sunao Katabuchi

Japan, 1943, during World War II. Young Suzu leaves her village near Hiroshima to marry and live with her in-laws in Kure, a military harbor. Her ...

Inspired by her grandfather’s stories, young Shinko embarks on wild flights of fancy about the history of the little town she lives in. But ...

Imprisoned by a sorcerer who fears she will rob him of eternal life, guileless young Princess Arete befriends a villager who helps her plan an escape.

John is a cheerful and energetic young boy, who lives in a small coal-mining town in England. One day he finds a small dog lost in a flock of ...

A sensitive girl who lives in a port town develops a strong interest in the wider world when a young man she meets sets off on a journey. What ...

A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an ...

A little girl, Molly, loses her doll, Belinda, in the Blinkin wood and the Blinkins find it and make it their mission to return her to the owner. ...

A celluloid film based on Hiroyuki Kakudo’s paper animation of the same title (1981).