The Boy and the Heron

Another "final" (hopefully not) anime film by the magnificent and beloved Hayao Miyazaki, based on the novel "How Do You Live?" by Genzaburo Yoshino. Teenager Mahito loses his mother in World War II. He moves to a new home with his father and stepmother, where he discovers a portal to a magical world where the hero's mother is still alive.

 The masterful film by Hayao broke all global box office records and won the Oscars, Golden Globe, and BAFTA awards.