Studio Ghibli Collection and other Japanese Titles

	Only Yesterday (Tinbox DVD) Retail Price: S$19.90 Member’s Price: S$18.00 Available in Simply Toys Raffles Place Synopsis: Taeko, a twenty-seven year old Tokyo office lady is on a vacation trip to the countryside. On the way, she travels mentally back to her tenth year. In a series of flashbacks to her younger schoolgirl life, Taeko recalls the events that shaped her life. At the same time, the present day Taeko longs for a change from her humdrum Tokyo lifestyle. At her relatives' farm she finds herself attracted to an earnest young farmer....
	Pom Poko (Tinbox DVD) Retail Price: S$19.90 Member’s Price: S$18.00 Available in Simply Toys Raffles Place Synopsis: The forest home of the raccoons in Tama Hills is being threatened by human development. The raccoons decide to fight back by using ancient magical art to transform their bodies into objects, sometimes even into humans. They trick and scare the humans in the beginning, but eventually their fight turns tragic as some of the raccoons are killed. Finally, they are forced to seek the help of the foxes from a neighbouring forest who have already given up their fight and are living as humans in the city……
	Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (Tinbox DVD) Retail Price: S$26.90 DVD / S$12.90 VCD Member’s Price: S$24.30 / S$11.70 VCD Available in Simply Toys Raffles Place Free Movie Poster only at Simply Toys Synopsis: Sosuke is a five year old boy who lives on a cliff. One day, he rescues a strange looking goldfish and names her Ponyo after taking a great liking to her, and promises to protect her forever. Unknown to him, Ponyo is a magic fish and she decides that she wants to live with Sosuke. Unfortunately, Ponyo's decision to give up her underwater life creates a crack in an ancient magic spell and places the world in danger. Together, Sosuke and Ponyo must set things right.
	Porco Rosso (Tinbox DVD) Retail Price: S$19.90 Member’s Price: S$18.00 Available in Simply Toys Raffles Place Synopsis: In the Adriatic Sea in the days after World War I, many flying aces have become "sky pirates", raiding the sea-lanes. Marco "Porco" Rosso, is a bounty hunter whose scarlet biplane is available to oppose the pirates for a fee. Upset by the interruption to their business, the pirates decide to bring in the unscrupulous, suave, and handsome American ace Donald Curtis to eliminate Porco Rosso. Curtis meets his strange nemesis and is struck by the beautiful chanteuse, Gina, who loves Marco. The two men begin a breathtaking life-and-death struggle for not only glory and honor, but also the hearts of the charming ladies, Gina and Fio......
	Tales from Earthsea (Tinbox DVD) Retail Price: S$19.90 Member’s Price: S$18.00 Available in Simply Toys Raffles Place Synopsis: A mysterious force is disturbing the natural balance in the land of Earthsea. Dragons are feuding, magic is dying, and the whole of humanity is falling into chaos. Haunted by inner demons, Prince Arren (voiced by Okada Junichi) stabs his father and runs away with the king's sword. He finds friendship and protection with kind-hearted master wizard Ged and a strange young girl named Therru. A shadow, however, continues to haunt Arren, drawing him to the evil sorcerer Cob whose quest for immortality is destroying the balance between the realm of the living and dead. To save Earthsea, Arren must stop Cob, but he himself is falling into darkness.
	The Sky Crawlers Retail Price: S$24.90 Member’s Price: S$22.50 Available in Simply Toys Raffles Place Synopsis: This film is based on a popular five-part novel by a best-seller writer, Hiroshi Mori and directed by Mamoru Oshii, world-famous Japanese filmmaker.  The story unfolds in another ‘possible’ modern age. The main characters are youngsters called “Kildren”, who are destined to live eternally in their adolescence. The Kildren are conscious that every day could be the last, because they fight a “war as entertainment,” organized and operated by adults. But as they embrace the reality they are faced with, they live their day-to-day lives to the full.
	Tombstone For Fireflies (Tinbox DVD) Retail Price: S$19.90 Member’s Price: S$18.00 Available in Simply Toys Raffles Place Synopsis: The movie sets in a few weeks before the American occupation and centers on the lives of two brave siblings, a fourteen year old boy named Seita and his four year old sister, Setsuko. With their father away serving in the imperial navy and their mother tragically killed in an air raid, the two children are forced to stay with their cruel aunt who ill-treated them. After quarreling with their aunt, the two siblings leave the city and venture out on their own, eventually stay in a cave-turned-abandoned bomb shelter. With no adults to turn to, the youngsters must depend solely on each other to survive. But it is not long before their resources are exhausted and Seita is forced into stealing so he can feed the starving Setsuko. And sadly, it seems his little sister is getting weaker by the moment. These dark times are illuminated only by the light of the fireflies.
	Whisper of the Heart (Tinbox DVD) Retail Price: S$19.90 Member’s Price: S$18.00 Available in Simply Toys Raffles Place Synopsis: Shizuku is spending her last summer vacation in junior High School, reading and translating popular foreign music lyrics into Japanese. She dreams of becoming a writer. Lately, she notices that the name Seiji Amasawa is written on every book she borrows from the library. One day, on her way delivering lunch to her father, Shizuku accidentally meets Seiji and learns that he dreams to become a famous violin-maker in Italy. Seiji and Shizuku each have their own dream pulling them in different directions. Yet the feelings they hold for each other are strong.
	Kiki’s Delivery Service (Tinbox DVD) Retail Price: S$19.90 Member’s Price: S$18.00 Available in Simply Toys Raffles Place Synopsis: Kiki, a witch-in-training, is now 13 years old and according to tradition, she must leave home to find a town in which to practice her magic. Putting her special powers of flying to good use, she sets up a Special Delivery Service. However, her biggest challenge comes when she has lost the power to fly on her broom. She must do some soul-searching and rediscover her flying "spirit" to save the life of a friend in a dramatic rescue before the entire town...
	Laputa Castle in the Sky (Tinbox DVD) Retail Price: S$19.90 Member’s Price: S$18.00 Available in Simply Toys Raffles Place Synopsis: Laputa, a floating castle in the sky, was created by a mysterious race of people who long ago disappeared from the planet. A group of ruthless pirates suspect it has treasures and riches beyond imagination. The government wants to find out if it holds the power to rule the world. Both are chasing a girl named Sheeta in their quest for his hidden city because only the secret spells passed down to Sheeta by her grandmother can unlock the puzzle.
	My Neighbour Totoro (Tinbox DVD) Retail Price: S$19.90 Member’s Price: S$18.00 Available in Simply Toys Raffles Place Synopsis: To live nearer to their mother, who is recuperating from an illness in a hospital, little Mei and her elder sister Satsuki are moving with their father to a house in the country. Playing in the yard one day, Mei spots a tiny creature and follows it into the hollow of a hugh tree. There she discovers Totoro, a giant, furry creature the size of a small house, fast asleep. Totoro and his friends cannot be seen by adults, but only by the children who love them. Mei and Satsuki fly with Totoro on a warm summer night, plant a giant tree that grows in minutes and sit high in its branches. The girls also call on Totoro for help when they are in trouble.
	My Neighbours The Yamadas (Tinbox DVD) Retail Price: S$19.90 Member’s Price: S$18.00 Available in Simply Toys Raffles Place Synopsis: The movie is about a series of amusing episodes in the lives of the quirky, yet normal Yamada family. Cooking curry again, getting lost at the mall, studying for exams, gossiping at a restaurant, visiting the hospital, conversations, arguments, memories - the film winkingly and meanderingly observes the daily goings of the family, with a gentle touch of humor and humanity.
	Nausicaa of the Valley (Tinbox DVD) Retail Price: S$19.90 Member’s Price: S$18.00 Available in Simply Toys Raffles Place Synopsis: Destroyed by Seven Days of Fire, the barren earth became home to giant insects and enormous poisonous fungi. The planet is dominated by the toxic. Sea of Corruption and the small warring kingdoms, scattered at the edges, seek to annihilate each other. The Valley of the Wind, a kingdom of barely 500 people who lead frugal but happy lives, is protected against the poisons of the Sea by ocean breezes. However, the pace of the Valley of the Wind is threatened by a battle for dominance over the earth. The daughter of their ruler, Nausicaa, who can communicate with Ohm, the huge insects guarding the toxic wastelands, must race against time to stop the two sides from using their weapons of mass destruction…
	Ocean Waves (Tinbox DVD) Retail Price: S$19.90 Member’s Price: S$18.00 Available in Simply Toys Raffles Place Synopsis: Heading back to his hometown for a high-school reunion, Morisaki Taku catches a glimpse of a lady who resembles his ex-classmate, Muto Rikako. This jerks Morisaki's memories back to his high-school days, focusing specifically on his relationship with his best friend, Matsuno Yutaka, and how this was complicated by Muto Rikako's sudden enrolment into their school. Muto was formerly from Tokyo, and her sophistication, condescension, aloofness and brusqueness made it difficult for her classmates to accept her. Nevertheless, Matsuno was quickly captivated by her icy beauty; being his best friend, Morisaki felt obligated to temper his attitude with cordiality. However, a few incidents drew Muto and Morisaki closer, eventually driving a wedge between the two young men.
	Detroit Metal City DVD  Retail Price: S$24.90 Member’s Price: S$22.50 Available in Simply Toys Raffles Place Synopsis: The story is about a pure-hearted 23-year-old boy (Kenichi Matsuyama “Death Note” “L ”), who cherishes French pop / bossa nova music, happens to be a member of a Death Metal band "Detroit Metal City" (DMC) and turns out to be its charismatic vocalist under the fictitious name of "Johannes Krauser II". Despite the intention of becoming a pop celebrity, he makes a triumphant debut as the Death Metal vocalist, and the story hilariously describes the array of his woes until he finally faces off against the legendary and world-renowned Death Metal vocalist "Jack IL Dark" (played by Gene Simmons of KISS) on the stage.
	L Change the World DVD  Retail Price: S$19.90 DVD / S$9.90 VCD Member’s Price: S$18.00 DVD / S$9.00 VCD Available in Simply Toys Raffles Place Synopsis: “The human whose name is written in the Death Note shall die.” A God of Death dropped a notebook which had the power to kill people. Light Yagami (Tatsuya Fujiwara) found the notebook and tried to become Kira, God of a new crime-free world by executing criminals with the notebook. L (Kenichi Matsuyama), a genius detective confronted Kira who was his toughest enemy ever. At last, L managed to close the case of Kira but had to pay a painful price. After making the hardest decision ever, another serious case confronts L. There are only 23 days left and without his best partner Watari (Shunji Fujimura), L has to solve the case all by himself for the very first time. A boy and a girl hold the keys to solving this case and L had to get into a desparate situation to protect the kids. L has solved many cases previously through monitors and using his brain power as he has never appeared in public as L. This is the first and last case that he has to deal with people in person... A person who obtains the most horrible weapon “Death God” created by human says the same thing as Kira... ”I am going to change the world.” What will happen to L? Is anything in the world going to be changed? The turbulent 23 days even L cannot predict awaits him. The most exciting and moving countdown has now begun!