Yoshie Hayashi

Movies

The Journey
Key Animation
As a ruthless invader threatens to enslave their people and destroy the Kaaba, a sacred sanctuary, the people of Mecca take up arms. Only able to muster a small force against the massive army, defeat seems all but inevitable. Aus, a seemingly simple potter fighting to protect his family, is forced to reveal his dark past. Abraha's army is fast approaching, and the fate of Mecca and its people hangs in the balance. Will the people of Mecca defeat the colossal army with nothing but their simple defenses and their love for their city?
Weathering with You
Key Animation
The summer of his high school freshman year, Hodaka runs away from his remote island home to Tokyo, and quickly finds himself pushed to his financial and personal limits. The weather is unusually gloomy and rainy every day, as if taking its cue from his life. After many days of solitude, he finally finds work as a freelance writer for a mysterious occult magazine. Then, one day, Hodaka meets Hina on a busy street corner. This bright and strong-willed girl possesses a strange and wonderful ability: the power to stop the rain and clear the sky.
Howl's Moving Castle
Animation
Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the king.
Wedding Rose
Producer
A silent film with a storyline similar to Dracula and other vampire-based stories. The protagonist-like character has received a letter from the Earl of Dracula who asks him to travel to Transylvania to finalize the purchase of a manor. Klaha is engaged to Cecil but must push back the wedding. Dracula imprisons Klaha and travels to London to meet Cecil. Meanwhile, the resident Vampire in London is not happy that Dracula has gone there to hunt. He wishes to thwart Dracula's wishes but is prevented by his sister the Nun who is a minion of Dracula.
The Nude Woman
Producer
A direct-to-video film by Akihiko Shiota.