Spirited Away (2001) with Stephen Hilger (Into the Aether)

Listeners, it’s time to remember your name.

We’re getting Spirited Away this week to a Studio Ghibli production that is often called the most influential animated film of all time. Joining us to help purify the stink spirits and return the river gods to their kingdom is our old friend Stephen Hilger.

Topics discussed this week: the enduring mystery of No-Face, why the Radish Spirit rules, whether or not SPIRITED AWAY is the TENET of Miyazaki’s filmography, Ghibli’s art style in the digital era, and of course, MARIO ODYSSEY.

Next week, it’s the most Hot Topic of Miyazaki’s oeuvre, the very moody HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE (2004). Join the conversation on our Discord at https://discord.com/invite/RssDc3brsx and get more Eye of the Duck on our Patreon show, After Hours https://www.patreon.com/EyeoftheDuckPod

References: 

• The Art of Miyazaki's Spirited Away
• Sharing a House with the Never-Ending Man by Steve Alpert
• Turning Point by Hayao Miyazaki
• The Works of Hayao Miyazaki: The Japanese Animation Master by Gael Berton
• Miyazakiworld by Susan Napier
• Spirited Away Making of Documentary
• Time Magazine Production History

Credits:

Eye of the Duck is created, hosted, and produced by Dom Nero and Adam Volerich.

This episode was researched by Parth Marathe.

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