A young boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during World War II.

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.

A community of magical shape-shifting raccoon dogs struggle to prevent their forest home from being destroyed by urban development.

A put-upon 27-year-old Japanese office worker travels to the countryside and reminisces about her childhood in Tokyo and what life could have been.