The Film Enthusiast on Instagram: "24 years ago today, Hayao Miyazaki’s masterpiece Spirited Away first enchanted Japanese audiences before becoming a global phenomenon. The film went on to become the highest-grossing movie in Japanese history and the first anime to win an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Miyazaki created this entire epic without ever writing a script. He famously said, “I don’t have the story finished and ready when we start work on a film,” allowing the story to evolve

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Hayao Miyazaki on Instagram: "Hayao Miyazaki portrays women as strong, complex, and compassionate protagonists who challenge stereotypes, often leading with courage, empathy, and resilience in fantastical yet deeply human worlds 🎖️"