Miyazaki is the best director I know of. Everything he's done has been great. (Castle in the Sky is the best, but Kiki's Delivery Service is a close second.) I think I've seen all his movies except Pom Poko and Arrietty.
I did use the japanese for cat, and added 'da' before it to give the d it's syllable in the name. the a was added because i needed a vowel to go with the d.