Porco Rosso, Howl's Moving Castle, My Neighbor Totoro, and Princess Mononoke are good. In fact, they're arguably some of his best.
But my favorites will always be Kiki's Delivery Service, Castle in the Sky, and Whisper of the Heart. They may not be Miyzaki at his best, but they were the films that I loved the most.
The Wind Rises may also join the latter category. Either way, it's a really good film.
Finally, it should be noted that Kaze Ni Naru from The Cat Returns is possibly one of my favorite songs from any anime, ever. And I watch a lot of anime.
Suffice to say it's up on the list with A Cruel Angel's Thesis, and Tank. For you anime fans who know what that means, yes, it's that good, IMHO. YMMV.
Thank you for recommending Kaze Ni Naru, which I had not heard (of) before.
Also, if your Hacker News activity is any representative proxy, you seem like a pretty cool person [0] in general [1]; I would hope to talk with you some thread, should a suitable post of common interest be submitted.
[0] That is, possessing similar affinities to me.
[1] I hope you will not begrudge such a public declaration, but I do not know of any of your more direct means of contact.
Although, if you think I'm cool, you should probably know that I'm a highschooler, not somebody actually working in the industry.
I don't know if you care, or if that changes your opinion, but it felt like a relevant disclaimer to put beneath anybody saying really nice things about me based on my online presence.
Then I am glad to see Scheme still circulates amongst the younglings. Carry bravely forward the spirit of (the chip [0] of) '79 - we shall have our year of the Lisp-1 desktop yet!
But my favorites will always be Kiki's Delivery Service, Castle in the Sky, and Whisper of the Heart. They may not be Miyzaki at his best, but they were the films that I loved the most.
The Wind Rises may also join the latter category. Either way, it's a really good film.
Finally, it should be noted that Kaze Ni Naru from The Cat Returns is possibly one of my favorite songs from any anime, ever. And I watch a lot of anime.
Suffice to say it's up on the list with A Cruel Angel's Thesis, and Tank. For you anime fans who know what that means, yes, it's that good, IMHO. YMMV.