What a movie! From the very first moment, I heard Olivia Newton-John singing ‘Country Roads’ in the backdrop of such a beautiful opening scene (as is the norm of all Ghibli pieces) I knew I was in for something special. The spirited Shizuku inspires in a very different way - in a way that’s so simple but so effective. Supremely beautiful this!
Makes you wonder how many more masterpieces we would have been blessed with if Yoshifumi Kondo would not have gone that soon.
