and it’s widely considered to have been Hayao Miyazaki’s inspiration for the setting of his Oscar-winning animation Spirited Away. The name of the town translates to ‘silver mountain hot ...

but the six-minute sequence of "Spirited Away" in which nothing really happens might best exemplify the secret to why the world of Miyazaki feels so spectacularly magical. The scene in question ...

forced to seek work at a lavish otherworldly bathhouse – a sort of luxury spa for the gods. Spirited Away is three hours of constant, unpredictable spectacle. There are so many scenes here ...