No other film studio, animation or otherwise, comes close to matching Japane's Studio Ghibli for pure cinematic experience. This book examines all their major works including
Laputa: Castle in the Sky
,
Grave of the Fireflies
My Neighbour Totoro
Kiki's Delivery Service
Only Yesterday
Porco Rosso, Pom Poko, Whisper of the Heart, Princess Mononoke
and
Howl's Moving Castle
, as well as the critically acclaimed
Spirited Away
The Tale of Princess Kaguya
. Odell and Le Blanc's informed analysis also considers Studio Ghibli features such as Hayao Miyazaki's Oscar-nominated final masterpiece
The Wind Rises
and the studio's most recent release
When Marnie Was There
.