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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode Five: ‘Spirited Away’

January 3, 2012February 25, 2025

This week, Josh takes a look at a whole new world of animation, from Japanese auteur Hayao Miyazaki from Studio Ghibli. Pixar honcho John Lasseter introduced Americans to Spirited Away in 2002; ten years later, can Josh share Lasseter’s enthusiasm? Does admiring something equal liking it? Is Miyazaki a modern successor to Walt Disney? Can river spirits be dragons? Find out on this week’s Mousterpiece Cinema!

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