Join me as I travel across Japan to uncover the places which inspired Studio Ghibli's “Spirited Away“. From stunning bathhouses, to an ancient festival which Hayao Miyazaki used as the basis of his iconic Spirit World. -support us- Get access to our behind the scenes podcast, posts, and general support over on PATREON () -find us on- Instagram () X (@MidnightKotatsu) TikTok (@) -music- Footprints - Ardie Son (Artlist) Penance - warmkeys (Artlist) Beyond - ANBR (Artlist) Renewal - The David Roy Collective (Artlist) A Tender Heart - The David Roy Collective (Artlist) Lifelines - Nobou (Artlist) Heirloom - Jakub Pietras (Artlist) Murmuring - Yehezkel Raz (Artlist) Many Years Ago - idokay (Artlist) Proximity - Roie Shpigler (Artlist) Landing on the Ground - Instrumental Version - Yehezkel Raz (Artlist) Waiting and Hoping - Lance Conrad (Artlist) A Journey in Time - Nobou (Artlist) Theory of Lost Memories - Marco Martini (Artlist) Sophisticated Nostalgia - Nobou (Artlist) Daisho Two Swords - Roie Shpigler (Artlist) Moon Waltz 2nd Movement - Francesco DAndrea (Artlist) Angel’s Kiss - HUKU () Driving Home - Noam Zaguri (Artlist) -timestamps- 00:00 - Intro 01:37 - Part One 10:34 - Part Two 15:40 - Part Three 22:50 - Epilogue -sources- Books: Starting Point: 1979-1996 - Hayao Miyazaki Turning Point: 1997-2008 - Hayao Miyazaki Mixing Work with Pleasure: My Life at Studio Ghibli - Toshio Suzuki Studio Ghibli: Architecture in Animation - Studio Ghibli Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II - John Dower Essays: Spirited Away: Film of the Fantastic and Evolving Japanese Folk Symbols - Noriko T. Reider Websites: Documentaries: The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness - Mami Sunada (TOHO) The Making of Spirited Away - (Disney) Spirited Away: Human Document - Breathe Life into Pictures - Hayao Miyazaki (NHK) Films: Spirited Away - Hayao Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli) Princess Mononoke - Hayao Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli) The Wind Rises - Hayao Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli) Kiki's Delivery Service - Hayao Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli)
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