The animation is exquisite, perhaps their finest, and the film is littered with touching moments of passionate infant determination, not to mention the incredible score from Joe Hisaishi.
While one of the studios later films, and an overall divisive number, Miyazaki has abandoned the darker undertones here in favour of a heart melting tale of childhood friendship. The animation is exquisite, perhaps their finest, and the film is littered with touching moments of passionate infant determination, not to mention the incredible score from Joe Hisaishi.