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Sorry, no Gurren Lagann tonight; it will return next week. Also, I will be absent for at least part of the night, though I expect to show up later (and I expect to be present for tomorrow’s films as usual.) I will make it up to you by leaving a pair of Ghibli films that were never shown on the ‘tube. Someone will have to queue them up for me at 8PM EST, though.

First up is Pom Poko (1994), an environmental tale about the plight of tanuki (Japanese raccoon-dogs) amidst the encroachment of humans upon their habitat. They have to use all the magical abilities at their disposal to prevent their homes from being transformed into a concrete hellscape. Director Isao Takahata also helmed other Ghibli classics, such as Grave of the Fireflies (1988) and The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013). This is more light-hearted than those, though still with a serious message. Also, the raccoons have really big balls.

After that is Howl’s Moving Castle (2004), one of the most acclaimed works of the master himself, Hayao Miyazaki. In a steampunk fantasy world, a girl becomes infatuated with Howl, a wizard bird-man; an evil witch does not like the prospect of this relationship, so she turns the girl into an old woman. Now, she must find a way to return to her true form, as Howl wages a war against an enemy threatening to invade the country. Currently ranked #106 on the Letterboxd Top 250

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Blorptube, right here:

https://blorp.bot.nu/o/visual_cuisine

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• Pom Poko: https://letterboxd.com/film/pom-poko/
• Howl’s Moving Castle: https://letterboxd.com/film/howls-moving-castle/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Pom Poko: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/10918
• Howl’s Moving Castle: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/10016

CWs for Pom Poko:

• Animal abandonment.
• Cruelty to animals.
• Deaths of animals.
• Animal corpses.
• Giant raccoon testicles.
• A raccoon uses its scrotum as a parachute.
• Stalking.
• Sad animals.
• Bugs.
• Snakes.
• Squashed head.
• Broken bones.
• Death of parent.
• Natural bodies of water.
• Suicide attempt.
• Suicide.
• Claustrophobia.
• Nudity.
• Car crash,
• Someone is hit by a car.
• Blood and gore.
• Gun violence.
• Sad ending.

CWs for Howl’s Moving Castle:

• Smoke.
• Someone leaves without saying goodbye.
• Stalking.
• Spiders.
• Bugs.
• Someone’s mouth is covered.
• Torture.
• Body horror.
• Someone is burned alive.
• Shaving.
• Cutting of flesh.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Unconsciousness.
• Suicide.
• Shower scene.
• Natural bodies of water.
• Misophonia.
• Body dysmorphia.
• Unstable reality.
• Anxiety attacks.
• Body dysphoria.
• Meltdown.
• Jump scares.
• Screaming.
• Someone is watched without their knowledge.
• Fat jokes.
• Demons.
• Nudity.
• Male character ridiculed for crying.
• Plane crash.
• Gun violence.

Links to movies:

• Pom Poko: https://tankie.tube/w/k5rfq83Cb2FNCRsVShrrjM
• Howl’s Moving Castle: https://tankie.tube/w/b6TnFLkLdWSERmCHC114Hz