Heartwarming, inspiring, adorable, believable.

Rating: 10/10 (5 September 2001)

Tortoro was my first exposure to Miyazaki and I have yet to see a movie animated or otherwise to surpass it. The characters are just that, real people that have real emotions. The simple storyline is given to the viewer instead of rammed down his/her throat. The feeling you get whilst watching just makes you want to wrap yourself in a massive thick warm blanket, and wander into the snow and watch the clouds go by. One of the quietest movies ever made in modern times but also one of the best.