Chihiros Reise ins Zauberland (2001)

Chihiros Reise ins Zauberland: Directed by Hayao Miyazaki. With Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino, Mari Natsuki, Takashi Naitô. During her family’s move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches, and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts.

“Personally, Iu0026#39;ve never seen anything as original in an animated film as in this deeply mythical fairytale. What a surreal idea for a movie! Itu0026#39;s hard to find an adequate description (because I also donu0026#39;t want to spoil this in the slightest way) but this film has a sense of u0026quot;othernessu0026quot; to it – for lack of a better word – like none Iu0026#39;ve ever seen. And the strange, mythical nature of this film – apart from the amazing artwork – is probably one of the main reasons for its appeal to me. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMaybe the themes of the story donu0026#39;t feel quite as strange to an eastern audience because they fit to a certain degree with some eastern/Asian mythologies – to me, this beautiful piece of wonder was something new. And a profoundly moving experience. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOutstanding animation; funny, weird, scary and touching at the same time, this unique work of art is one I canu0026#39;t recommend enough. 10 out of 10.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFavorite films: http://www.IMDb.com/list/mkjOKvqlSBs/u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eLesser-known Masterpieces: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls070242495/u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFavorite TV-Shows reviewed: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls075552387/u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFavorite Low-Budget and B-Movies: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls054808375/”