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"A high-school boy who has run away to Tokyo befriends a girl who appears to be able to manipulate the weather."--JFDB

The summer of his high school freshman year, Hodaka runs away from his remote island home to Tokyo, and quickly finds himself pushed to his financial and personal limits. The weather is unusually gloomy and rainy every day, as if to suggest his future. He lives his days in isolation, but finally finds work as a writer for a mysterious occult magazine. Then one day, Hodaka meets Hina on a busy street corner. This bright and strong-willed girl possesses...

When a young girl gets trapped in a strange new world of spirits, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free herself and rescue her parents. Chihiro and her parents accidentally wander into another world ruled by witches and monsters. When her parents are captured by the ruler of the world, she tricks the witch into hiring her so she can figure out how to free them.

A young warrior searching for a cure for a deadly curse becomes entangled in a battle between a clan of humans and the forest's animal gods.

A riveting psychological thriller that investigates the nature of truth and the meaning of justice, widely considered one of the greatest films ever made. Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife. This eloquent masterwork and international sensation revolutionized film language and introduced Japanese cinema, and a commanding new star.

Beautiful cities, passionate Gym Leaders, mysterious legends of time and space, cruel villains, and of course, all new Pokémon--all these await Ash Ketchum in the Sinnoh region, as he continues his journey to become a Pokémon Master! Joining him are his best friend Pikachu and Brock, as well as a new friend--Dawn! Dawn wants to become a champion Pokemon coordinator, just like her mother. Standing in her way are tough competitors like Zoey and Jessie...

The tale of an eccentric band of culinary ronin who guide the widow of a noodle shop owner on her quest for the perfect recipe.

A sheriff attempts to capture an escaped convict before a bloodthirsty mob lynches him.

After surviving another wave of a mysterious and incurable disease, former soldier Van and the young girl Yuna try take refuge in the countryside, only to find they must discover the cause of the plague for a chance at true survival.

When a sinister organization threatens to wipe out superhuman powers worldwide, Deku, Bakugo, and Todoroki have two hours to stop civilization's collapse. But there's still one problem: Deku's on the nation's most wanted list.