Updated Apr 3, 2026
In Miyazaki’s 2001 Spirited Away, this train sequence is shown as the emotional core of the film. A pause, he used the Japanese concept of “ma” (emptiness) here, by creating a breathing space to rest from all the pain. It symbolizes a one-way journey from childhood to adulthood.
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88th day of the year, 88 keys on the piano—today is #PianoDay 2026! To celebrate, here is an excerpt from #JoeHisaishi ‘s beautiful score to #SpiritedAway “One Summer’s Day”
I’m watching #SpiritedAway for the first time and Chihiro’s parents pissed me TF off with their nosey fatass selves smh 😒
The top scene (2001) is from Spirited Away, where Haku sheds his scales mid-flight. The bottom (1987) is from Twilight Q's second episode, "Labyrinth Objects: File 538," where a JAL plane morphs into a giant koi fish—possibly a symbolic reference to the 1985 JAL Flight 123 crash. Show more
