A small filmography with a wide range: a fairy-tale princess, a 1950s country childhood and a wartime home front, all drawn with the same patient eye.
1Mai Mai MiracleA 2009 Madhouse film adapted from Nobuko Takagi's autobiographical novel, following a girl's childhood in 1955 Hōfu, Yamaguchi Prefecture.1000pts
2In This Corner of the WorldA 2016 MAPPA film adapted from Fumiyo Kōno's manga about a young wife in wartime Kure, funded in part through crowdfunding and winner of the Japan Academy Film Prize for Animation of the Year.1000pts
3Princess AreteKatabuchi's 2001 feature debut as director, made at Studio 4°C and based on Diana Coles' children's novel The Clever Princess.636pts
4In This Corner (and Other Corners) of the WorldA 2019 longer version of the 2016 film with added scenes, including Suzu's story with Rin, that was released in Japan as a separate feature.636pts
