I've been trying to get a hand on several of Miyazaki's short films, but it proves rather difficult. So I'm quite pleased to have been able to watch these 7 minutes and I don't regret it at all. It's about two friends and their mission to free an angel-like winged girl from her harrowing imprisonment. The animation is well done, but that's a given with Miyazaki of course and the characters' emotions are displayed in a captivating manner just like their journey together. Also the song, which runs throughout the whole short film, is as simple as it's catchy and already stuck in my head.Recently, 18 years after this short film, there have been rumors that Miyazaki is going into retirement with the release of his newest project "The Wind Rises". He's 72 years old and has left us a filmography that's only matched by very few in the business, so it would be understandable, but I'd love to see him expand a feature film on the mysterious winged creature in this little short movie. I'm sure he'd come up with something great.

This video helped myself get into anime. I too have also used it to get people into anime who think all Japanese animation is like the stuff found over on American television.The video is without dialog and leaves you to determine the storyline of the video. On top of that, it also seems to not stick to a regular time line.The way I find it is two soldiers find a winged female during a raid. While rescuing her, officials in contamination suits apprehend her from them for study. The two men plan a break out. The part I love most about this video is that Miyazaki in the video added it's own alternate ending (or the woman has special gifts to rewind time). There is one where the two men are trapped in their falling vehicle while getting the girl outside to fly off, and the other is they escape and set her free.

If you Like Hayao Miyizaki's work it's hard not to like this music video. While the music may not be to everyone's tastes I can't say I wasn't enjoying it, plus it would be hard to enjoy on your mark without its soundtrack.What is most stunning about On Your Mark is Miyizaki's converging of many of his traits and themes. It's great to see Imagery from Miyizaki's Long serialised 'Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind' Manga, Even though that appeared as a film in 1985, we get to see much of what wasn't in the film but was in the Manga. Also familiar are the two leads who aren't too far from his interpretation Of Lupin and Jigen from Miyizaki's Cinematic Debut 'The Castle of Cagliostro'. Present too are so may other touches, not least his depiction of the girl and his love of flight. What is new territory is how the future is envisioned, Many of Miyizaki's Films are set in the past, but On Your Mark is actually stylistically similar to other Anime that being a Blade Runner, Metropolis Dystopia, perhaps a set not too far in the future, whereas Miyizaki's only other future world in Nausicaa is far more sparse and Sombre.Anyway, On You Mark is a truly wonderful and entertaining piece off work. It all seems too easy?

This is Miyazaki's first music video anime short. It's only like 6 minutes long, but it's still considered a masterpiece like his other works. This is also his first anime that's 2-D animated(with the help of computers). There's no dialog besides the singers who are singing in the background.Pretty much the whole music short is taken place in a time yet to be, it's a sci-fi related short and has some high tech stuff in it. Contains a Flying reference in it like an average Miyazaki film.Contains repeated scenes just for the flow of music and lyrics. But besides that it's a great music short to see. Might of made a good movie to someone, but I think it's perfect as a music video.I rate it 8/10. If you want to see it, I suggest internet search till you find a download of it.