Aoi Miyazaki’s Typical Vibe
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Aoi Miyazaki has 7 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2020s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including The Boy and the Beast.
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Weathering with You
2019
Animation · Drama

Leafie, a Hen Into the Wild
2011
Animation · Family

Fireworks
2017
Animation · Romance

I Lost My Body
2019
Animation · Drama

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
2006
Fantasy · Animation

Summer Days with Coo
2007
Animation · Fantasy

A Dog's Purpose
2017
Adventure · Fantasy

Clannad: The Motion Picture
2007
Animation · Drama

Kyuta, a boy living in Shibuya, and Kumatetsu, a lonesome beast from Jutengai, an imaginary world. One day, Kyuta forays into the imaginary world and, as he's looking for his way back, meets Kumatetsu who becomes his spirit guide. That encounter leads them to many adventures.
Dir. Mamoru Hosoda · With Koji Yakusho, Aoi Miyazaki, Shota Sometani

After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's traits prove to be a challenge for her.
Dir. Mamoru Hosoda · With Aoi Miyazaki, Takao Osawa, Haru Kuroki

In rural Japan, the survivors of a tragedy converge and attempt to overcome their damaged selves, all while a serial killer is on the loose.
Dir. Shinji Aoyama · With Koji Yakusho, Aoi Miyazaki, Masaru Miyazaki

Two girls named Nana meet on a train to Tokyo. Nana K. aims to reunite with her boyfriend and Nana O. hopes to make it big in the music business. Despite their differences, the pair hit it off and become roommates.
Dir. Kentaro Otani · With Mika Nakashima, Aoi Miyazaki, Kenichi Matsuyama

Upon reaching the train station to death, a dejected soul is informed that he is lucky and will have another chance at life. He is placed in the body of a 14-year-old boy named Kobayashi Makoto, who has just committed suicide. Watched over by a neutral spirit named Purapura, the soul must figure out what his greatest sin and mistake in his former life was, before his time limit in Makoto's body runs out. He also has a number of other lesser duties he must complete, such as understanding what led Makoto to commit suicide in the first place and learning how to enjoy his second chance at life.
Dir. Keiichi Hara · With Kazato Tomizawa, Akina Minami, Aoi Miyazaki

Shy outcast Kokoro has been avoiding school for weeks when she discovers a portal in her bedroom mirror. She reaches through and finds herself transported to an enchanting castle where she is joined by six other students. When a girl in a wolf mask explains that they have been invited to play a game, the teens must work together to uncover the mysterious connection that unites them. However, anyone who breaks the rules will be eaten by a wolf.
Dir. Keiichi Hara · With Ami Touma, Takumi Kitamura, Sakura Kiryu

It is 300 years into the future. Earth's environment had been devastated by mankind's own foolish plans and humankind is beleaguered by the sentient forests which they have awoken. The world balance is tipped when a young boy named Agito stumbles across a machine that glowed in a strange blue hue inside a forbidden sanctuary.
Dir. Keiichi Sugiyama · With Ryo Katsuji, Aoi Miyazaki, Yuko Kotegawa
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