I'd also highly recommend From Up On Poppy Hill. I kind of understand why it doesn't get as much attention as other Ghibli films (gentler pace, not Hisaishi (t

I'd also highly recommend From Up On Poppy Hill. I kind of understand why it doesn't get as much attention as other Ghibli films (gentler pace, not Hisaishi (though still great music), mildly questionable storyline for a US audience at the time)... But damn the dry sarcasm and subtle savagery in the English dub is delightful.