Compare fictional worlds with beliefs and landscapes without assuming a shared origin.
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Spirited Away is Studio Ghibli’s 2001 animated film, written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, produced by Toshio Suzuki, with music by Joe Hisaishi. It opened in Japan on 20 July 2001 and runs approximately 125 minutes.
Princess Mononoke is a Studio Ghibli animated feature written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, released in Japan on 12 July 1997. Ashitaka’s westward journey connects an ironmaking community, San—the human girl raised by wolves—and the beings of the forest.
Kami are beings and presences venerated in Shinto. They include deities known from classical narratives, powers associated with places or natural phenomena, and people worshipped after death. Their identities and rites vary with the particular tradition.
Studio Ghibli began operating in 1985 as a Japanese animation studio. Directors, producers, animators, background artists, photography teams, musicians and distributors contribute different work. Its films are collaborative productions.
Hayao Miyazaki, born in Tokyo in 1941, is an animator, director and manga creator. His career spans animation companies, television series, feature films and comics. His films bring his writing and direction together with the work of producers, animators, composers and performers.
