i have see just about all of miyazaki film and and they be all beautiful and captivate . but this one rise above the rest . this movie totally impressed me . i fell in love with pazu and sheeta and and their sweet and care friendship . they be what make the movie for me . of course and the animation be also superb and the music capture the feeling in the film perfectly . but the character be the shin point in this movie represent they be so well developed and full of personality . now and let me clarify represent i be really talk about the japanese version of the movie ( with english sub ) . while the english dub be good ( mostly ) and it simply pal in comparison to the original language version . the voice be well and the dialogue and everything . so i suggest see ( and hear ) the movie the way it originally be .