So you Like Disney’s Frozen 2? These Japanese Animation movies that have Higher Ratings than Frozen 2 on IMDB

The wildly anticipated sequel to Disney’s Frozen was well received. But after Frozen 2, now what? Scroll a little down and you will be greeted with a list handpicked and ranked, all of them establishing a solid above 7.0 rating on IMDB. While Frozen 2 was nominated for an Oscar, number 1 on the list actually won an Oscar! Several on this list are known for having one of the best soundtracks of all time. Many are also decorated with awards. You can bet that you will find something you like.

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Spirited Away

Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino, Mari Natsuki
Hayao Miyazaki
2001

A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.

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8.6 IMDB
2

Your Name.

Ryunosuke Kamiki, Mone Kamishiraishi, Masami Nagasawa
Makoto Shinkai
2016

High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen randomly, and the two must adjust their lives around each other.

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8.4 IMDB
3

Princess Mononoke

Yōji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yūko Tanaka
Hayao Miyazaki
1997

Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.

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8.4 IMDB
4

Howl's Moving Castle

Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa
Hayao Miyazaki
2004

When Sophie, a shy young woman, is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking castle.

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8.2 IMDB
5

A Silent Voice

Miyu Irino, Saori Hayami, Aoi Yuki
Naoko Yamada
2016

Shouya Ishida starts bullying the new girl in class, Shouko Nishimiya, because she is deaf. But as the teasing continues, the rest of the class starts to turn on Shouya for his lack of compassion. When they leave elementary school, Shouko and Shouya do not speak to each other again... until an older, wiser Shouya, tormented by his past behaviour, decides he must see Shouko once more. He wants to atone for his sins, but is it already too late...?

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8.2 IMDB
6

Wolf Children

Aoi Miyazaki, Takao Osawa, Haru Kuroki
Mamoru Hosoda
2012

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.

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8.1 IMDB
7

The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

Aki Asakura, Kengo Kora, Nobuko Miyamoto
Isao Takahata
2013

Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthralls all who encounter her - but ultimately she must confront her fate, the punishment for her crime.

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8 IMDB
8

Whisper of the Heart

Yoko Honna, Issey Takahashi, Takashi Tachibana
Yoshifumi Kondou
1995

Shizuku lives a simple life, dominated by her love for stories and writing. One day she notices that all the library books she has have been previously checked out by the same person: 'Seiji Amasawa'. Curious as to who he is, Shizuku meets a boy her age whom she finds infuriating, but discovers to her shock that he is her 'Prince of Books'. As she grows closer to him, she realises that he merely read all those books to bring himself closer to her. The boy Seiji aspires to be a violin maker in Italy, and it is his dreams that make Shizuku realise that she has no clear path for her life. Knowing that her strength lies in writing, she tests her talents by writing a story about Baron, a cat statuette belonging to Seiji's grandfather

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8 IMDB
9

Millennium Actress

Miyoko Shoji, Mami Koyama, Fumiko Orikasa
Satoshi Kon
2001

Documentary filmmaker Genya Tachibana has tracked down the legendary actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, who mysteriously vanished at the height of her career. When he presents her with a key she had lost and thought was gone forever, the filmmaker could not have imagined that it would not only unlock the long-held secrets of Chiyoko’s life... but also his own.

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7.9 IMDB
10

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Riisa Naka, Takuya Ishida, Mitsutaka Itakura
Mamoru Hosoda
2006

When 17-year-old Makoto Konno gains the ability to, quite literally, "leap" backwards through time, she immediately sets about improving her grades and preventing personal mishaps. However, she soon realises that changing the past isn't as simple as it seems, and eventually, will have to rely on her new powers to shape the future of herself and her friends.

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7.8 IMDB
11

In This Corner of the World

Non, Daisuke Ono, Mayumi Shintani
Sunao Katabuchi
2016

Japan, 1943, during World War II. Young Suzu leaves her village near Hiroshima to marry and live with her in-laws in Kure, a military harbor. Her creativity to overcome deprivation quickly makes her indispensable at home. Inhabited by an ancestral wisdom, Suzu impregnates the simple gestures of everyday life with poetry and beauty. The many hardships, the loss of loved ones, the frequent air raids of the enemy, nothing alters her enthusiasm…

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7.8 IMDB
12

Tokyo Godfathers

Aya Okamoto, Yoshiaki Umegaki, Toru Emori
Satoshi Kon
2003

During a Christmas Eve in Tokyo, three homeless people, middle-aged alcoholic Gin, former drag queen Hana, and dependent runaway girl Miyuki, discover an abandoned newborn while looking through the garbage. With only a handful of clues to the baby's identity, the three misfits search the city to find its parents.

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7.8 IMDB
13

The Wind Rises

Hideaki Anno, Miori Takimoto, Hidetoshi Nishijima
Hayao Miyazaki
2013

A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II fighter plane.

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7.8 IMDB
14

Paprika

Megumi Hayashibara, Tōru Furuya, Kouichi Yamadera
Satoshi Kon
2006

When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patient's dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist can stop it: Paprika.

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7.7 IMDB
15

When Marnie Was There

Sara Takatsuki, Kasumi Arimura, Nanako Matsushima
Hiromasa Yonebayashi
2014

Upon being sent to live with relatives in the countryside due to an illness, an emotionally distant adolescent girl becomes obsessed with an abandoned mansion and infatuated with a girl who lives there - a girl who may or may not be real.

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7.7 IMDB
16

Ponyo

Yuria Nara, Hiroki Doi, George Tokoro
Hayao Miyazaki
2008

The son of a sailor, 5-year old Sosuke lives a quiet life on an oceanside cliff with his mother Lisa. One fateful day, he finds a beautiful goldfish trapped in a bottle on the beach and upon rescuing her, names her Ponyo. But she is no ordinary goldfish. The daughter of a masterful wizard and a sea goddess, Ponyo uses her father's magic to transform herself into a young girl and quickly falls in love with Sosuke, but the use of such powerful sorcery causes a dangerous imbalance in the world. As the moon steadily draws nearer to the earth and Ponyo's father sends the ocean's mighty waves to find his daughter, the two children embark on an adventure of a lifetime to save the world and fulfill Ponyo's dreams of becoming human.

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7.7 IMDB
17

The Secret World of Arrietty

Mirai Shida, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Tomokazu Miura
Hiromasa Yonebayashi
2010

14-year-old Arrietty and the rest of the Clock family live in peaceful anonymity as they make their own home from items "borrowed" from the house's human inhabitants. However, life changes for the Clocks when a human boy discovers Arrietty.

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7.6 IMDB
18

5 Centimeters per Second

Kenji Mizuhashi, Yoshimi Kondou, Satomi Hanamura
Makoto Shinkai
2007

Three moments in Takaki's life: his relationship with Akari and their forced separation; his friendship with Kanae, who is secretly in love with him; the demands and disappointments of adulthood, an unhappy life in a cold city.

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7.6 IMDB
19

From Up on Poppy Hill

Masami Nagasawa, Junichi Okada, Keiko Takeshita
Gorō Miyazaki
2011

A group of Yokohama students fight to save their school's clubhouse from the wrecking ball during preparations for the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games. While working there, Umi and Shun gradually attract each other, but face a sudden trial. Even so, they keep going without fleeing the difficulties of reality.

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7.4 IMDB
20

The Cat Returns

Chizuru Ikewaki, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Aki Maeda
Hiroyuki Morita
2002

Haru, a schoolgirl bored by her ordinary routine, saves the life of an unusual cat and suddenly her world is transformed beyond anything she ever imagined. The Cat King rewards her good deed with a flurry of presents, including a very shocking proposal of marriage to his son! Haru embarks on an unexpected journey to the Kingdom of Cats where her eyes are opened to a whole other world.

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7.3 IMDB
21

Children Who Chase Lost Voices

Hisako Kanemoto, Kazuhiko Inoue, Miyu Irino
Makoto Shinkai
2011

The film centers on Asuna, a young girl who spends her solitary days listening to the mysterious music emanating from the crystal radio she received from her late father as a memento. One day while walking home she is attacked by a fearsome monster and saved mysterious boy named Shun. However, Shun disappears and Asuna embarks on a journey of adventure to the land of Agartha with her teacher Mr. Morisaki to meet a Shun again. Through her journey she comes to know the cruelty and beauty of the world, as well as loss.

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7.2 IMDB