It is time for our much-anticipated, much-requested, much-ballyhooed Miyazaki retrospective episode! Each month we’ve chatted briefly about a different Miyazaki movie and since we’ve covered all twelve, it’s time for us to cover his entire catalog. We counted down our five favorite films of his, preceded by a few honorable mention selections. There are some mild spoilers for each movie, so feel free to use the following timestamps to skip any that you have not yet seen (but also: go watch those, because every single Miyazaki movie is pure gold).

• 3:59 | Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro

• 9:24 | The Boy and the Heron

• 10:55 | Ponyo

• 12:38 | Princess Mononoke

• 15:26 | Howl’s Moving Castle

• 18:54 | The Wind Rises

• 22:21 | Castle in the Sky

• 26:06 | My Neighbor Totoro

• 31:31 | Kiki’s Delivery Service

• 35:55 | Spirited Away

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