"Acorn Republic," the specialty store for Studio Ghibli, will launch a product themed after "Spirited Away," introducing the "Spirited Away 20-Piece Finger Puppet Set"! It includes 20 different designs, with a suggested retail price of 9,900 JPY, scheduled for release in January 2024!
Studio Ghibli's highest-grossing film, "Spirited Away" (千と千尋の神隠し), directed and written by Hayao Miyazaki, premiered in Japan in 2001 and won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2003. The story follows ten-year-old Chihiro Ogino and her parents as they get lost and stumble into the spirit world, embarking on a fantastical journey through the mysterious "Bathhouse." In addition to its exquisite visuals and moving soundtrack, its rich character designs and the underlying metaphors in the plot are also topics frequently discussed by fans.
This "Spirited Away 20-Piece Finger Puppet Set" features popular characters and spirits from the film, with their vivid expressions and costumes faithfully recreated in finger puppet form! The extensive lineup includes: Chihiro, Sen, Haku, Lin, Yubaba, No-Face (translucent), No-Face (wide-mouthed), Boh, Boh (mouse form), Kamaji, as well as Oshira-sama (Radish Spirit), Ootori-sama (Big Bird Spirit), Kashira (Head Spirits), Konpeito Soot Sprites, Kasuga-sama (Spring God), River Spirit, Haku (dragon form), Pig (Chihiro's parents), Frog (worker), and Yubaba's Crow!
Spirited Away Finger Puppet 20-Piece Set
Suggested Retail Price: 9,900 JPY
Estimated Release Date: January 2024
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