Every time I see a new Miyazaki film, there's one prevailing takeaway: why didn't I watch this sooner? His ability to drag beauty from banality is unparalleled in any medium. Visually these works are incredibly beautiful, and the story is so simple but so lovely.

I feel like this is a lesser-known Ghibli and that's a mistake. It's easily up there with some of the more fantastical stuff they've produced.