#yubaba
8- Yubaba and Zeniba (Spirited Away 2001).
These sisters are really phenomenal and show a very unique interpretation of the dual nature of a witch. Miyazaki films have several witches, and unfortunately I’ve only really gotten to Kiki. Yubaba and Zeniba show completely different sides of witchcraft than a witch like Kiki, being a dual-nature version of the Crone. Yubaba is an entrepreneur and a fierce mother. Zeniba is loving, kind, and protective.
Spirited Away Stage Play
With previews starting on February 28, the stage play officially opened on March 2nd, 2022 at the Imperial Theater in TokyoMost of the characters were double cast, including Chihiro, played by Kanna Hashimoto and Mone Kamishiraishi, and Yubaba/Zeniba, played by Mari Natsuki (the original voice actress in the anime movie!), and Romi Park
~ Enterstage photos
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Yubaba’s bird (Yu-Bird)
Spirited Away is one of my all time favorite films, an opinion I am sure I am not alone in having.
While it wasn’t the 1st “Anime” I saw, that was Princess Mononoke when I was still quite young, It was the film that truly introduced and expanded my knowledge beyond American animated films.
Do you remember the 1s animated film that changed/expanded your perspective of the genre?
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