What's interesting is that there are rice paddies surrounding a train line just down the coast of Taiwan from the village that inspired Spirited Away. The area gets an absurd amount of rain and when inundated, it can look like this. Particularly if vuewed from the road to the west, the coastal backdrop can guve an illusion of water almost stretching out infinitely. One can only speculate that Miyazaki travelled south on his trip and saw this.

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supreme_bagel t1_jdgjgjx wrote on March 24, 2023 at 6:10 AM

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Literally read my freaking mind!!

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CornusKousa t1_jdgkcyw wrote on March 24, 2023 at 6:22 AM

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Flood or no flood, the barriers still work!

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GoodLordBatman t1_jdgnk0k wrote on March 24, 2023 at 7:05 AM

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Definitely my favorite in the bunch. Nice work!

Abrahamlinkenssphere t1_jdgosr6 wrote on March 24, 2023 at 7:23 AM

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It’s so sad in a way that nobody can even explain too

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VAMPHYR3 t1_jdgs3mv wrote on March 24, 2023 at 8:10 AM

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Real life train ride to Enies Lobby.

d3m3ns99 t1_jdgshau wrote on March 24, 2023 at 8:16 AM

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Yes. I live there and this happens every year for about a month.

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gaiusm t1_jdgsunz wrote on March 24, 2023 at 8:21 AM

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Good thing the crossing barriers are still working.

dnielbloqg t1_jdgt77i wrote on March 24, 2023 at 8:26 AM

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Guess it's by design then?

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BeefCentral t1_jdguutk wrote on March 24, 2023 at 8:51 AM

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Is that Peter Gallagher?

d3m3ns99 t1_jdgw5nf wrote on March 24, 2023 at 9:10 AM

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Yes. Its calles "Flussauen". Those are big grass fields with small river between them. When the water rises and the fields get flooded.

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R-8TN t1_jdgy5jw wrote on March 24, 2023 at 9:39 AM

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Found Terry Gilliam's Reddit account!

CraziedHair t1_jdgyvnz wrote on March 24, 2023 at 9:49 AM

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I’d actually pay you to make a video for me. I absolutely love this song and love seeing every rendition. It’s the best part of the movie, and completes it fully.

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captain_zavec t1_jdh0pv5 wrote on March 24, 2023 at 10:14 AM

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Wow I'll definitely have to visit there someday, sounds magical. What's it called?

otroquatrotipo t1_jdh0w6i wrote on March 24, 2023 at 10:16 AM

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Replying to Abrahamlinkenssphere (#2,331,685)

There has to be a German word for a sense of loss for a place that never existed

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Lt_Schneider t1_jdh3oqy wrote on March 24, 2023 at 10:50 AM

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i can't think of one right of the bat

i mean, i could just invent the word "Traumplatzverlust" loss of a dream place but that's not exactly the same

Yuki_Kutsuya t1_jdh3ox0 wrote on March 24, 2023 at 10:50 AM

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Sharks :D!

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Cheesemacher t1_jdh5q0v wrote on March 24, 2023 at 11:13 AM

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I just realized the Sea Train in One Piece was probably inspired by Spirited Away

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beleg_tal t1_jdhag5f wrote on March 24, 2023 at 12:01 PM

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no it's superman

dusmeyedin t1_jdhck2b wrote on March 24, 2023 at 12:20 PM

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In Portuguese the word "saudade" comes close

zatch16 t1_jdhckpn wrote on March 24, 2023 at 12:21 PM

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Natsukashii is usually referenced as the Japanese term

cantfindmykeys t1_jdhdksb wrote on March 24, 2023 at 12:29 PM

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It's due to their s-foils not being open in attack formation

FeliXTV27 t1_jdhdqny wrote on March 24, 2023 at 12:31 PM

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This looks like a level crossing for a small miniature railway that you just put up on the floor of your room to play with for a few days.

Str0ngTr33 t1_jdhee2r wrote on March 24, 2023 at 12:36 PM

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Actually the gaeilge 'Hiraeth' comes close.

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MatNomis t1_jdhmjvt wrote on March 24, 2023 at 1:41 PM

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I thought that mapped more or less 1:1 with nostalgia/fondness. But they seem to be hunting for a word that means “nostalgia for something only imagined”.. Something maybe more like “fake deja vu”.

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syu425 t1_jdhwvrh wrote on March 24, 2023 at 2:51 PM

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Well there is a city in Taiwan call Jiufen that’s where Miyazaki got his inspiration from for Spirited away. It wouldn’t be surprising if he use the surrounding area as part of design too.

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syu425 t1_jdhx2h2 wrote on March 24, 2023 at 2:52 PM

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Jiufen in Taiwan

King_Neptune07 t1_jdi0l3a wrote on March 24, 2023 at 3:15 PM

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Exactly what I thought

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Nabrok_Necropants t1_jdi293r wrote on March 24, 2023 at 3:26 PM

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Probably my favorite board game of all time.

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anon210202 t1_jdim64v wrote on March 24, 2023 at 5:32 PM

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The sentimental music is a huge part of it. As well as the story revolving around a young child who is in a scary new environment and fears for her parents. It really is a tremendously emotional story. I don't know if I can ever watch it again.