a river dragon in human form. One defining feature of "Spirited Away" is its lack of hesitance to liberally use elements of Shintoism, a Japanese belief that "kami" (or spirits) are omnipresent ...

Tasha: Spirited Away also crowds the screen with significant ... significant is happening as the water bubbles. The River Spirit’s dragon form is animated traditionally, but still seems special ...

the slender three-dimensional river spirit dragon suspends in a traditional overlapping knotwork pose with elegant trailing whiskers and flowing mane.” These Spirited Away pieces range from $85 ...