In our first exclusively animation episode, friend of the podcast Hayden Chauffe joins Alex to talk about three films by Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki: My Neighbor Totoro (1988), Spirited Away (2001), and The Wind Rises (2013). We discuss the unique possibilities of animation, children's entertainment that doesn't sugar coat the world, and reflection of Miyazaki's life in his films.

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8:56 - My Neighbor Totoro

31:30 - Spirited Away

45:50 - The Wind Rises

58:35 - Overall

1:08:00 - Coming Attractions

For links to things we talked about, visit the blog:

https://thefilmlings.wordpress.com/2017/03/14/mystical-miyazaki/