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My daughters have been consuming Miyazaki's movies with delight -- and I have as well (we still have a few to go). Although I knew it was all produced by Studio Ghibli I confess to not having explored any of Takahata's works. Does anyone have a wider experience and specific recommendations?

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Grave of the Fireflies is a legitimate classic, but might not be recommended for your daughters due to high risk of emotional trauma. Pom Poko and Princess Kaguya are more family friendly, but Takahashi's films are generally less accessible than Miyazaki's.

Grave of the Fireflies destroyed me in college. I was ~20 at the time and cried like a baby for a solid 10 minutes. I'm now a grown man and I'm not sure rewatching would yield different results.

Ok, got it, definitely not for the kids.

I saw it as a teenager/kid (~16 years old) and it made me deeply sad but also more connected to people who have to experiment the atrocities of the war. I don't think it's bad for kids if they are not too young, it's not an easy movie but you can learn a lot from it.

edit: typo

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