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Rank Hayao Miyazaki Films (NO SPOILERS PLEASE)

posted 15 years ago by nobody_nameless
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A few notes first.

1:No spoilers in this thread, please do not discuss anything about these films, at all. Please just rank his movies you've seen, perhaps with score out of 10 for each (please no spoilers, no complaining about others' rankings, no discussing versions, etc.)

2:If you love any of his films, it's a pretty safe bet you will at least like any other particular one.

3:I'm not trying to claim to be a film expert, though I am very picky. I like to be entertained. I like something to make sense, whether or not it is fantastic or complicated.

4:I use a 10 point scale where 5.5 is a good average movie. So 6 is just a bit above average. (I would say that my 7 is a normal voters 8, my 8 their 9, and my 9 their 10, I basically would never give out a 10 (only done so 3 times, having watched a few to several hundred films.)) (This paragraph was just so you don't think I hate Porco Rosso!)

Finally, my ranking, in order:

9s to 10s:
Spirited Away (2001) 9.1

8s to 9s:
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) 8.6
Ponyo (2008) 8.5 (Absolutely the best one for young kids (age 4-6)).
Howl's Moving Castle (2004) 8

7s to 8s:
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) 7.6
My Neighbor Totoro (1988) 7

6s to 7s:
Castle in the Sky (1986) 6.7
Princess Mononoke (1997) 6.6
Porco Rosso (1992) 6.1

I have not watched Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) yet, I'll post in a few days where it stands.

[–] Totoroisperfect 14 years ago

I'll do all ghibli that I've seen. This is on a scale pretty much from 7-10 because all Ghibli movies fit there.

My Neighbor Totoro 10/10
Whisper of the Heart 9.5/10
Princess Mononoke 9.3/10
From up on Poppy HIll 9.1/10
Porco Rosso 9.1/10
Grave of the Fireflies 9/10
Kiki's Delivery Service 8.7/10
Castle in the Sky 8.5/10
Nausicaå of the Valley of the Wind 8.2/10
Spirited Away 8/10
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro 7.7/10
Howl's Moving Castle 7.2/10
Pom Poko 7/10
On Your Mark 6/10
Ponyo 5/10
The Cat Returns 4.9/10
Tales From Earthsea 4/10

[–] ImHungover 13 years ago

Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro 7.5/10
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind 7.5/10
Castle in the Sky 7/10
My Neighbor Totoro 8.5/10
Kiki's Delivery Service 7.5/10
Porco Rosso 6.5/10
Princess Mononoke 9.5/10
Spirited Away 10/10
Howl's Moving Castle 7/10
Ponyo 7.5/10
Grave of the Fireflies 9/10
The Cat Returns 6.5/10
Tales from Earthsea 5.5/10
Pomo Poko 5/10
Arrietty 7/10

Granted, virtually all Ghibli films tower above other animation (with the exception of The Cat Returns, IMO)

[–] nobody_nameless 13 years ago

I just noticed someone made this same topic a month after this one. Don't post in the impostor thread :)

Hayao Miyazaki has been releasing a film about every 4 years. Does he have something coming up or is he basically retired?

[–] dballred 13 years ago

Best Miyazaki Movies
1. Spirited Away (Best animated film ever)
2. Totoro (my third favorite animated film behind 1940 Pinocchio)
3. Laputa
4. Ponyo (close to 3)
5. Porco
5. Mimi (ties with Porco)(Hayao wrote screenplay)
7. Nausicaa
8. Kiki
9. Kokurikozaka (Hayao wrote screenplay)
10. Mononoke
11. Howl
12. Arietty (Hayao wrote screenplay)

Other non-Hayao Ghibli Movies or Takahata films and relative placing:

3.5 Only Yesterday
4.5 Pon Poko
5.5 Grave
6.5 Chie the Brat
7.5 Gedo
7.7 Cat Returns
10.5 Yamadas (I think pretentious)
13 Ocean Waves (TV Movie. Thankfully not considered as movie by Ghibli)

Other Hayao Events (non-Ghibli)

3.3 Future Boy Conan (TV Series)(Excellent!!!)
3.6 Norse Prince
5.2 Cagliostro
8.2 Panda Kopanda

[–] iand247 13 years ago

I suspect my list will differ a bit from everyone else's...

Just going to rank them in order:

1. Porco Rosso (Really loved the characters!)
2. Princess Mononoke (Beautiful!)
3. Spirited Away (Also beautiful!)
4. Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (Great action and comedy)
5. Ponyo (Very cute...)
6. Kiki's Delivery Service (Last saw it like twelve years ago, but whatever...)
7. Howl's Moving Castle (Didn't like it, thought the plot was severely lacking substance and tension...)

And the rest:
Grave of the Fireflies - Haven't Seen
The Cat Returns - Haven't Seen
Tales from Earthsea - Haven't Seen
Pomo Poko - Haven't Seen
Arrietty - Haven't Seen
My Neighbor Totoro - Haven't Seen
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind - Haven't Seen
Castle in the Sky - Haven't Seen

So obviously I've got my work cut out for me haha...

Babe 2: Pig in the City is by far the best talking pig movie of the last three hundred years.

[–] mike841313 12 years ago

Ranking them In Order - Here we Go

Perfection

1.Whisper of the Heart (Second Favorite Animated Film of all time)
2.Howl's Moving Castle
3.My Neighbor Totoro
4.Spirited Away
5.The Secret World of Arriety
6.Kiki's Delivery Service

Excellent

7.Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
8.Castle in The Sky
9.Porko Rosso
10.Princess Mononoke
11.Ponyo
12.The Cat Returns

I Have Not seen the others.

~"No Man is a Failure who has Friends"~

[–] balisier_boy 13 years ago

It's amazing how my ratings the last time I posted have changed SO MUCH. Guess it all depends on your mood at the time. Seeing as it's been over a year (and I've seen more movies), I'll do an update!
Where multiple movies have the same score I put them in order, with my favourite at the top, go down. I included a couple that he wrote but didn't direct.

Princess Mononoke - 10
Castle in the Sky - 10
Nausicaa - 10
Spirited away - 9
Arrietty - 8
Kiki's Delivery Service - 8
Whisper of the Heart - 8
Porco Rosso - 7
Ponyo - 7
Howl's Moving Castle - 7
My Neighbour Totoro - 7

[–] watcher101 12 years ago

Spirited Away - 10
Princess Mononoke - 10
Castle in the Sky - 10
Howl's Moving Castle - 10
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind - 10
Whisper of the Heart - 10
Kiki's Delivery Service - 9
The Secret World of Arrietty - 9
Ponyo - 9
Castle of Cagliastro - 8
Porco Rosso - 8
My Neighbor Totoro - 8
The Cat Returns - 8

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[–] MysticMistX 12 years ago

I give them all a 10 except for Nausicaa, I just really didn't like it. Haven't seen Ponyo yet, but it's on my list to get next.

1. Kiki's Delivery Service
2. My Neighbor Totoro
3. Castle in the Sky (Laputa)
4. Howl's Moving Castle
5. Princess Mononoke
6. Nausicaa: Valley of the Wind

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[–] watcher101 10 years ago

Movies with the same score are rated higher than the movie beneath it.

Spirited Away - 10

Princess Mononoke - 10

Howl's Movie Castle - 10

Castle in the Sky - 10

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind - 10

The Secret World of Arrietty - 10

Whisper of the Heart - 10

Kiki's Deliver Service - 8

Ponyo - 8

Porco Rosso - 8

Castle of Cagliostro - 8

The Wind Rises - 7

The Cat Returns - 7

My Neighbor Totoro - 7

From Up on Poppy Hill - 6