Reply #4: I said Nausica, but they are all good. Don't leave off Porco Rosso.

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I liked Nausica better than Princess Mononoke. Howl's Moving Castle was more human and poignant than Spirited Away, but his visuals and style were more derivative of his past films. Spirited Away, to me, is his best.

Kiki's was the first one I saw. Very sweet movie. Castle is good. Totoro is adorable, but not the sophistication of his later work.

I like them all, even the partial-Miyazakis, like "Whispers of the Heart" or "The Castle of Cagliostro," or "The Cat Came Back."