Ah! My Goddess: The Movie 2000  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Animation / Fantasy / Comedy
Director: Hiroaki Goda
Cast: Bridget Hoffman, Tony Oliver, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Sherry Lynn, Barbara Goodson, Tara Jayne, Steve Kramer, William Bassett, Steven Jay Blum, Richard Epcar, Melissa Fahn, Lia Sargent
The animation in great in this full-length version of a video series. It is a pleasant film that should hold your attention as the story unfolds of the goddess Belldandy and her mortal boyfriend, Keiichi. Things get sticky when her mentor wants Belldandy to help in his quest to overtake the universe. Actors represent the English-speaking version.
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Kiki's Delivery Service 1989  G, 103 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Fantasy / Adventure / Comedy
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Phil Hartman, Janeane Garofalo, Matthew Lawrence, Debbie Reynolds, Tress MacNeille, Edie McClurg, Kath Soucie, Jeff Bennett, Debi Derryberry, Corey Burton, Sherry Lynn, Matt K. Miller
In this animated, children's film, Kiki (voice of Kirsten Dunst) is a witch who is 13 years old–the age when witches must spend the year attempting survival on their own in order to find their future as witches. Kiki goes off on her odyssey. This nicely-made series of Japanese cartoons was dubbed in English by the Disney crowd in 1998 with a fine cast.
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Shepherd of the Hills 1963  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ben Parker
Cast: Richard Arlen, James Middleton, Sherry Lynn, James Collie, Lloyd Durre, Hal Meadows, James Bradford, Reubin Egan, Sherry Lynn, Danny Spurlock
This insightful film thoughtfully relates the problems of a son who seeks revenge on his father for deserting the family. It is a remake of the 1941 movie that starred John Wayne.
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 Spirited Away 2001  PG, 124 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Hayao Miyazaki, Kirk Wise
Cast: Daveigh Chase, Suzanne Pleshette, Jason Marsden, Susan Egan, David Ogden Stiers, Lauren Holly, Michael Chiklis, John Ratzenberger, Tara Strong, Mickie McGowan, Sherry Lynn, Jack Angel, Mona Marshall, Candi Milo
This Japanese animated film is about a 10-year-old girl (voice of Daveigh Chase) who finds herself alone in a world of ghosts and monsters. She will need courage and allies to escape her nightmare. The film received an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
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| 1. Ah! My Goddess: The Movie (2000)
2. Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
3. Shepherd of the Hills (1963)
4. Spirited Away (2001)
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