Recently we watched the movie “Spirited Away” by Studio Ghibli. I noticed that the film mainly focused on the loss of loved ones especially in Japanese culture. I recently visited Tokyo and Osaka in Japan and I can see a straight resemblance to the small towns and scenery that I saw while I was on my trip. The producers of the movie clearly used the small ghost town to resemble an after life for the spirits of citizens. It really makes you appreciate your family and friends, and gives you a different outlook on death; as well as investing in Japanese culture within an afterlife.
The space the film makers used allowed for a lot of plot development, but also silent but yet intimate scenes with their characters, showing the tranquility of the after life that they live in. Though this can be chaotic, they used a mysterious detour to explain how fast things can change, how fast your parents may leave you, and how easy it is to lose everything you care about.
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