Joe Hisaishi Movies

  • 2008
    Departures

    Departures

    Departures

    7.8422008HD

    Daigo, a cellist, is laid off from his orchestra and moves with his wife back to his small hometown where the living is cheaper. Thinking he’s...

    Departures
  • 2000
    Brother

    Brother

    Brother

    7.0992000HD

    A Japanese Yakuza gangster's deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, where he is taken in by his little brother and his...

    Brother
  • 2001
    Tom Thumb

    Tom Thumb

    Tom Thumb

    5.472001HD

    Poucet is a kid from a family of numerous children. The parents, too poor to feed them, decide to abandon them in the forest. Their, the brothers try...

    Tom Thumb
  • 1997
    Fireworks

    Fireworks

    Fireworks

    7.71997HD

    Beleaguered police detective Nishi takes desperate measures to try and set things right in a world gone wrong. With his wife suffering from leukemia...

    Fireworks
  • 2002
    Dolls

    Dolls

    Dolls

    7.5772002HD

    Dolls takes puppeteering as its overriding motif, which relates thematically to the action provided by the live characters. Chief among those tales...

    Dolls
  • 2005
    Welcome to Dongmakgol

    Welcome to Dongmakgol

    Welcome to Dongmakgol

    7.52005HD

    Based on the long running play by Jang Jin, the story is set in Korea during the Korean War in 1950. Soldiers from both the North and South, as well...

    Welcome to Dongmakgol
  • 1991
    A Scene at the Sea

    A Scene at the Sea

    A Scene at the Sea

    7.51991HD

    A deaf garbage collector happens upon a broken and discarded surfboard. The discovery plants in him dreams of becoming a surf champion. Encouraged by...

    A Scene at the Sea
  • 2002
    Mei and the Kittenbus

    Mei and the Kittenbus

    Mei and the Kittenbus

    7.1542002HD

    Mei is eating a caramel on one very windy day, when suddenly a whirlwind appears and starts chasing her. The whirlwind turns out to be a baby cat...

    Mei and the Kittenbus
  • 1989
    Venus Wars

    Venus Wars

    Venus Wars

    6.81989HD

    The new frontier of Venus has degenerated into a dystopia ravaged by the civil war between Ishtar and Aphrodia. Bubbly reporter Susan Sommers arrives...

    Venus Wars
  • 2013
    The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness

    The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness

    The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness

    7.5472013HD

    Follows the behind-the-scenes work of Studio Ghibli, focusing on the notable figures Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, and Toshio Suzuki.

    The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
  • 2005
    A Chinese Tall Story

    A Chinese Tall Story

    A Chinese Tall Story

    5.12005HD

    The young monk Taka and his three disciples are captured by a demonic tree. Taka manages to escape thanks to the magic stick of Monkey King and...

    A Chinese Tall Story
  • 2005
    Yamato

    Yamato

    Yamato

    5.42005HD

    Directed by Junya Sato and based on a book by Jun Henmi, "Yamato" has a framing story set in the present day and uses flashbacks to tell the story of...

    Yamato
  • 2010
    Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess

    Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess

    Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess

    6.8232010HD

    The story of a tiny Egg-girl who is forced to serve the evil Boar-like witch Baba Yaga. But after a blob of Dough comes to life, she befriends him...

    Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess
  • 2024
    Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron

    Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron

    Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron

    7.8332024HD

    A documentary that chronicles the making of The Boy and the Heron, filmed with exclusive access to Studio Ghibli across an astonishing seven years.

    Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
  • 1990
    Tasmania Story

    Tasmania Story

    Tasmania Story

    91990HD

    Eiji Kawano (Kunie Tanaka) has recently broken from the Japanese company he used to work for. As an immigrant to Tasmania, he has been won over by...

    Tasmania Story
  • 2010
    Ocean Heaven

    Ocean Heaven

    Ocean Heaven

    7.62010HD

    The story of a father's tireless love for his autistic son. A terminally ill father's attempt to teach his autistic son the necessary life skills to...

    Ocean Heaven
  • 2003
    When the Last Sword Is Drawn

    When the Last Sword Is Drawn

    When the Last Sword Is Drawn

    7.5092003HD

    Kanichiro Yoshimura is a Samurai and Family man who can no longer support his wife and children on the the low pay he receives from his small town...

    When the Last Sword Is Drawn
  • 2012
    Casting Blossoms to the Sky

    Casting Blossoms to the Sky

    Casting Blossoms to the Sky

    6.62012HD

    In the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, a journalist arrives in Nagaoka, a city decimated during a WWII air raid and by the...

    Casting Blossoms to the Sky
  • 1987
    Robot Carnival

    Robot Carnival

    Robot Carnival

    6.71987HD

    An anthology of various tales told in various styles with robots being the one common element among them.

    Robot Carnival
  • 1991
    Chizuko's Younger Sister

    Chizuko's Younger Sister

    Chizuko's Younger Sister

    7.61991HD

    The Kitao family is coping with the loss of the eldest daughter, Chizuko, who was killed in a freak accident the year prior. When the other daughter...

    Chizuko's Younger Sister