The Sea Railway (海原電鉄, Unabara Dentetsu) is a mysterious railway used by the shadow-like denizens of the Spirit Realm, as seen in Spirited Away. The Sea Railway is a one-way train …

Jul 20, 2021 · In a particularly haunting moment, the train pulls away from a station and Miyazaki focuses on the spirit of a solitary young girl, probably Chihiro’s own age, watching it depart. …

Jul 20, 2016 · After spending so long in the bathhouse, which functions as a gigantic shrine to greed, classism, xenophobia and consumerism, Chihiro rides the train and gets a glimpse of …

Oct 27, 2017 · The little train that regularly chugs toward the horizon is throughout the film built up as a point to a world beyond the bathhouse town. Lin dreams of boarding the train and letting …

Jan 2, 2025 · Chihiro — our protagonist — sits silently, only a vague idea of where the train will take her. A light piano piece twinkles in the background, and we watch as shadowy …

A high definition version of the train sequence from Spirited Away.

May 23, 2020 · After some tense scenarios, including a rather frightening chase sequence, Chihiro finds herself boarding a lonely train on the ocean. Her friend, Haku, has been badly …

Sep 23, 2018 · Owing to the nature of the world examined throughout Spirited Away, it seems that the train becomes further allegory for the afterlife, and the journey toward spiritual closure that …

May 25, 2024 · The tie-up is a perfect one, as the red of the Keikyu N1000 series train is reminiscent of the red lanterns that feature heavily in the movie, and the line itself runs along a …

Nov 13, 2020 · Melancholic, hauntingly beautiful, intimate, thought-provoking, atmospheric, emotional, deep, perfectly-scored, surreal, and moves the story while retaining its identity, the …