Spirited Away

In the movie, Chihiro Ogino is a little girl who is moving to a new town with her parents, Akio and Yuko (Yūko). She is clearly unhappy about the move and appears rather petulant. They lose their way and come across a tunnel, and out of curiosity enter it, unaware that it actually provides access into a spirit world—specifically, to a spirit bathhouse, where the spirits and gods (drawn from the Shinto religious tradition) go to rest and relax. The family enters what is apparently an abandoned theme park populated with restaurants, ...

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Spirited Away, Spirited Away - Story, Spirited Away - Music, Spirited Away - Possible themes, Spirited Away - Differences between the Japanese and English versions, Spirited Away - Credits, Spirited Away - Cast, Spirited Away - Awards

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Sus barbatus Sus bucculentus Sus cebifrons Sus celebensis Sus domesticus Sus heureni Sus philippensis Sus salvanius Sus scrofa Sus timoriensis Sus verrucosus Pigs are ungulates native to Eurasia collectively grouped under the genus Sus within the Suidae family. They have been domesticated and raised as livestock by some peoples for meat (called pork) as well as for leather. Their bristly hairs are also traditionally used for brushes. Wild pigs continue to fill thes ...

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• Pig - Pig species
• Pig - Hybrid Swine
• Pig - Pig vocabulary
• Pig - As food
• Pig - Cultural references to pigs
• Pig - Religious references
• Pig - Pigs and people
• Pig - Pig-related idioms
• Pig - Other pig-related words
• Pig - Music and art

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Daveigh Chase (born July 24, 1990) is an American actress. Chase was born in Las Vegas, Nevada as Daveigh Elizabeth Schwallier. She began performing professionally at the age of eight. Some of her major roles have included Donnie Darko (2001), The Ring (2002), and the television series Oliver Beene (2003-2004). Chase also works as a voice over artist, performing the voice of Lilo in Lilo & Stitch (2002) and in Lilo & Stitch: The Series (2003-2005) and the American dub of Spirit ...

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This is a list of film-related events in 2001. 2000 in film 2001 in film 2002 in film 2000 in home video 2001 in home video 2002 in home video 2000 in television 2001 in television 2002 in television 2001 in film - Events. August 8 - Actor Tom Cruise and actress Nicole Kidman get divorced. November 2 - Monsters, Inc. debuts with the bes ...

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• 2001 in film - Events
• 2001 in film - Academy Awards presentations
• 2001 in film - Top grossing films
• 2001 in film - Academy Awards
• 2001 in film - Births
• 2001 in film - Deaths
• 2001 in film - Other movies released
• 2001 in film - 0-9
• 2001 in film - A-B
• 2001 in film - C-F
• 2001 in film - G-J
• 2001 in film - K-O
• 2001 in film - P-R
• 2001 in film - S-T
• 2001 in film - U-Z

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David Ogden Stiers (b. October 31, 1942) is an American actor and musician, most famous for his role as Major Charles Emerson Winchester III in the television sitcom M*A*S*H. Stiers was born in Peoria, Illinois. He began his acting career in northern California and later moved to New York City, where he joined John Houseman's Acting Company. Stiers joined the cast of M*A*S*H in 1977. His character (CE3 as Hawkeye liked to call him) was not a replacement of Larry Linville's character, Frank Burns, but a comp ...

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• David Ogden Stiers - Trivia
• David Ogden Stiers - External link

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Anime - History. The history of anime begins at the start of the 20th century, when Japanese filmmakers experimented with the animation techniques that were being explored in the West. During the 1970s, anime developed further, separating itself from its Western roots, and developing unique genres such as mecha. In the 1980s, anime was accepted in the mainstream in Japan, and experienced a boom in production. The 1990s and 2000s saw an increased acceptance of anime in overseas market ...

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• Anime - History
• Anime - Terminology
• Anime - Pronunciation
• Anime - Spelling
• Anime - Syntax
• Anime - Synonyms
• Anime - Characteristics
• Anime - Target audience
• Anime - Genres
• Anime - Music
• Anime - Animation style
• Anime - Production types of anime
• Anime - Franchising
• Anime - Licensing and distribution
• Anime - Fansubs
• Anime - Notes

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Baba Yaga (Czech Baba Jaga, Polish Baba Jaga, Slovene Jaga Baba, Macedonian Баба Рога, Russian Бáба-Ягá, Bulgarian Баба Яга, Ukrainian Баба Яґа, Serbian: Baba Roga) in Slavic mythology is the wild woman, the dark lady and mistress of magic. She is also seen as a forest spirit, leading hosts of spirits. The word baba in most Slavic languages means ...

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• Baba Yaga - Baba Yaga in arts

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Japanese cinema (映画; Eiga) has a history in Japan that spans more than 100 years. Cinema of Japan - Genres. Anime: Japanese animation. Jidaigeki, period pieces featuring samurai, also known as Chambara (onomatopoeia describing the sound of swords clashing). Horror films such as Ringu, also known as J-Horror Cult Horror, such as Battle Royale or Suicide Club Kaiju: monster films, such as Goj ...

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• Cinema of Japan - Genres
• Cinema of Japan - History
• Cinema of Japan - The Silent Era
• Cinema of Japan - The 1930s
• Cinema of Japan - The 1940s
• Cinema of Japan - The 1950s
• Cinema of Japan - The 1960s
• Cinema of Japan - The 1970s
• Cinema of Japan - The 1980s
• Cinema of Japan - The 1990s
• Cinema of Japan - 2000 and after

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Six schoolgirls and two teachers make up the main cast alongside a few secondary characters, including a creepy male teacher and another girl in the same grade who seems to have a crush on Sakaki, the most distant of the main characters. Four of the girls were included in Newtype Magazine's top 100 anime heroines of 2002: Osaka was awarded 7th, Chiyo 11th, Sakaki 21st, and Yomi 78th. Together they made Azumanga Daioh the 2nd most popular series of 2002 for female characters. Azumanga Daioh - Main characters. Character profiles are given in Western order, with ...

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Azumanga Daioh, Azumanga Daioh - Plot, Azumanga Daioh - Reasons for popularity, Azumanga Daioh - Characters, Azumanga Daioh - Main characters, Azumanga Daioh - Minor characters, Azumanga Daioh - Viewpoints and speculation, Azumanga Daioh - Important places, Azumanga Daioh - Differences between manga and anime, Azumanga Daioh - Popular cultural references, Azumanga Daioh - Voice actors

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Orchestra Stories of Tonari no TOTORO, Original Edition ENCORE, Original Edition a string quartet"QUARTET" Piano Stories There are also numerous television and cinema soundtracks created by Joe Hisaishi which were never released for sale. Joe Hisaishi's catalogue has also been extensively bootlegged by Taiwan's popular bootleg labels EverAnime and Son May; none of the titles which are bootlegged are even out of print. ...

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Joe Hisaishi, Joe Hisaishi - Discography, Joe Hisaishi - DVDs, Joe Hisaishi - Scores released by Zen-On Music Company Ltd., Joe Hisaishi - External link

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The coal-carrying sprites in the Hayao Miyazaki animated film Spirited Away are fed kompeito by Lin after their work shift in the bathhouse boiler room. Katase Shima, the protagonist of the animated series Stellvia of the Universe, keeps a jar of kompeito in her room as a sentimental reminder of her homeland. As a recurring theme of the series, Shima is often seen eating the candy or sharing it with others. In episode 32 of the popular anime series Bleach, Abarai Renji gives Kuchiki Rukia kompeito, and Rukia later defends a child who ...

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Kompeito, Kompeito - Kompeito in Fiction

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Professional artists usually lip sync while recording music videos. The technique of recording video clips consists of recording a film to pre-recorded music, so artists have to lip-sync to their songs (and often imitate playing musical instruments as well). Regarding new techniques in recording music videos, artists sometimes move their lips to music playing at different speed, or even backwards, to make unusual effects in the final clip. It is also common for singers to lip sync on live television, especially when making short guest ...

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Lip sync, Lip sync - Lip synching songs, Lip sync - Lip synching films, Lip sync - Lip synching video games, Lip sync - Transmission synchronization, Lip sync - Lip synching in the headlines, Lip sync - Singers that have been caught lip-synching

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The origins of the Japanese sentō and the Japanese bathing culture in general can be traced to the Buddhist temples in India, from where it spread to China, and finally to Japan during the Nara period (710 to 784). Sento - Religious bathing from the Nara period to Kamakura period. Initially, due to its religious background, baths in Japan were usually found in a temple. These baths were called yūya (湯屋, lit. hot water shop), or later when they increased in size ōyuya (大湯屋, lit. b ...

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Sento, Sento - Sentō layout and architectural features, Sento - Entrance area, Sento - Changing room, Sento - Bathing area, Sento - Boiler room, Sento - Sentō etiquette, Sento - Equipment, Sento - Entering and undressing, Sento - Bathing area, Sento - Getting dressed and leaving, Sento - Social and cultural aspects, Sento - Communication, Sento - Voyeurism and related problems, Sento - Tension between social groups, Sento - History of the sentō, Sento - Religious bathing from the Nara period to Kamakura period, Sento - The start of the commercial baths during the Kamakura period, Sento - Bathing in the Edo period, Sento - The beginning of the modern bath house in the Meiji period, Sento - Rebuilding the baths after the great Kantō earthquake, Sento - Rebuilding the baths again after World War II: the golden era of the sentō, Sento - The decline of the sentō in the modern times, Sento - The future of the sentō

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List of anime, List of anime - Anime series, List of anime - Symbols, List of anime - A, List of anime - B, List of anime - C, List of anime - D, List of anime - E, List of anime - F, List of anime - G, List of anime - H, List of anime - I, List of anime - J, List of anime - K, List of anime - L, List of anime - M, List of anime - N, List of anime - O, List of anime - P, List of anime - Q, List of anime - R, List of anime - S, List of anime - T, List of anime - U, List of anime - V, List of anime - W, List of anime - X, List of anime - Y, List of anime - Z

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Films that have been considered the greatest ever - Animation. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) is the highest-grossing animated film of all time when adjusted for inflation. Snow White also appeared at #49 on the American Film Institute's list of the 100 greatest American movies (compiled in 1998), higher than any other animated film. Fantasia (1940) is the only animated film besides Snow White to appear on the American Film Institute's list of the 100 greatest Am ...

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Films that have been considered the greatest ever, Films that have been considered the greatest ever - Films acclaimed by critics and filmmakers, Films that have been considered the greatest ever - Films acclaimed in audience polls, Films that have been considered the greatest ever - Biggest box office successes, Films that have been considered the greatest ever - Worldwide highest grossing films Not adjusted for inflation^[4], Films that have been considered the greatest ever - Prior highest-grossing films, Films that have been considered the greatest ever - Highest USA grossing film adjusted for inflation, Films that have been considered the greatest ever - Films that have received the most Academy Awards, Films that have been considered the greatest ever - Films that are considered the greatest in their particular genre, Films that have been considered the greatest ever - Animation, Films that have been considered the greatest ever - Comedy, Films that have been considered the greatest ever - Concert, Films that have been considered the greatest ever - Disaster, Films that have been considered the greatest ever - Documentary, Films that have been considered the greatest ever - Epic, Films that have been considered the greatest ever - Film noir, Films that have been considered the greatest ever - Horror/thriller, Films that have been considered the greatest ever - Musical, Films that have been considered the greatest ever - Propaganda, Films that have been considered the greatest ever - Romance, Films that have been considered the greatest ever - Science fiction, Films that have been considered the greatest ever - Silent, Films that have been considered the greatest ever - War, Films that have been considered the greatest ever - Western, Films that have been considered the greatest ever - In particular countries, Films that have been considered the greatest ever - Australia, Films that have been considered the greatest ever - Canada, Films that have been considered the greatest ever - China, Films that have been considered the greatest ever - Finland, Films that have been considered the greatest ever - France, Films that have been considered the greatest ever - Germany, Films that have been considered the greatest ever - India, Films that have been considered the greatest ever - Japan, Films that have been considered the greatest ever - United Kingdom, Films that have been considered the greatest ever - United States

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There are several things that Pixar puts in every one of their feature films. Pixar - John Ratzenberger. John Ratzenberger (most widely known as the character Clifford Clavin from the television sitcom Cheers) is always a character voice, referred to by the studio as their "good luck charm". The following is a list of his roles in the first seven Pixar movies: Toy Story - Hamm (a piggy bank) A Bug's Life - P.T. Flea (the manager of a travelling insect circu ...

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Pixar, Pixar - Early history, Pixar - Business in transition, Pixar - Executive leadership, Pixar - Disney and Pixar, Pixar - Feature films, Pixar - Feature Film Traditions, Pixar - John Ratzenberger, Pixar - Cameo appearances, Pixar - A113, Pixar - The Pizza Planet Truck, Pixar - Teaser trailers, Pixar - Feature Film Inside References, Pixar - Harryhausen's, Pixar - Short films Shorts

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Pig - Religious references. In ancient Greece, a sow was an appropriate sacrifice to Demeter and had been her favorite animal since she had been the Great Goddess of archaic times. Initiates at the Eleusinian Mysteries began by sacrificing a pig. The pig is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. Believers in Chinese astrology associate each animal with certain personality traits. See: Pig (Zodiac). Muslims are forbidden to consume pork by the Qur'an. Jews are also forbi ...

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Pig, Pig - Pig species, Pig - Hybrid swine, Pig - Pig vocabulary, Pig - As food, Pig - Cultural references to pigs, Pig - Religious references, Pig - Pigs and people, Pig - Pig-related idioms, Pig - Other pig-related words, Pig - Music and art

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The origins of Japanese animation are hard to define. In pre-movie times versions of Shadow play (imported from China) existed, which also had incredible impact on the development of animation in Japan as well as the animation pioneer Emil Cohl, who inspired a lot of Japanese artists. The first documented time an animated movie was shown to the public was in the Kabukiza (cinema centre in Tokyo). It was named "Tekugukan". The earliest known anime (discovered in 2005) was produced circa 1907 and consists of fifty frames drawn directly ...

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History of anime, History of anime - Origins, History of anime - The First Generation of Japanese Animators, History of anime - The Second Generation of Japanese Animators, History of anime - During the War, History of anime - Toei Animation and Mushi Productions, History of anime - The 70s, History of anime - The Golden Age of Anime, History of anime - The 90s to present

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Anime features a wide variety of artistic styles which vary from artist to artist and is characterized by stark, colorful graphics and stylized, colorful images depicting vibrant characters in a variety of different settings and storylines, aimed at a wide range of audiences. Anime - Genres. Anime has many genres, with as many as traditional, live action cinema. Such genres include adventure, science fiction, children's stories, romance, medieval fantasy, erotica (h ...

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Anime, Anime - History, Anime - Terminology, Anime - Pronunciation, Anime - Spelling, Anime - Syntax, Anime - Synonyms, Anime - Characteristics, Anime - Genres, Anime - Music, Anime - Animation style, Anime - Production types of anime, Anime - Franchising, Anime - Licensing and distribution, Anime - Fansubs, Anime - Notes

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2001 in film - Academy Awards presentations. The annual Academy Awards served out gongs for Best Actor in Gladiator to Russell Crowe. Ridley Scott's Gladiator took the Academy Award for Best Picture. Best Supporting Actress and Actor were won by Marcia Gay Harden for Pollock and Benicio del Toro for their roles in Traffic which also won its director, Steven Soderbergh the Directing statue. ...

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2001 in film, 2001 in film - Events, 2001 in film - Academy Awards presentations, 2001 in film - Top grossing films, 2001 in film - Academy Awards, 2001 in film - Births, 2001 in film - Deaths, 2001 in film - Other movies released, 2001 in film - 0-9, 2001 in film - A-B, 2001 in film - C-F, 2001 in film - G-J, 2001 in film - K-O, 2001 in film - P-R, 2001 in film - S-T, 2001 in film - U-Z

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