Xiao Gan tells the love story of poor scholar Ning and female ghost Nie. Ning, who collected debts all the way, strayed into the ghost domain and fell in love with Nie at first sight. Nie originally wanted to learn from Ning, but was moved by Ning's true feelings. They overcame many obstacles, and in the end, everything will be fine, and all shall be well.
● "Xiao Gan" poster
Spirited Away tells the story of Chihiro's hardships to save his parents who became pigs. I guess everyone knows the story by heart, so I won't repeat it here.
Xiao Gan is a work written and directed by Tsui Hark. 1997 was released in Hongkong, while Spirited Away was released in Japan on 200 1. In terms of time, Xiao Gan was released earlier than Spirited Away. After watching Xiao Gan, Miyazaki Hayao's team had enough time to create Spirited Away.
● Spirited Away poster
Netizens cited many examples to prove that Spirited Away and Xiao Gan are "highly similar". The author here comprehensively combs the similarities between the two. For example:
Men and women are set by people and non-people. The protagonists in both films are accompanied by "pets". Ning has a golden sword dog and a little baby in a mouse's nest transformed by the magic of money.
● The protagonists of both films have "pets".
In addition to many ghosts and gods haunting the film, there is also a blackened monster. On one side is Xiao Gan 'ai's "idol" the old demon in Montenegro, and on the other side is Kaonashi who is full of food.
Grandma and Tang Dou are villains' old wives, and they both have the scene of "running away".
● The villains in both films are "old women"
At the same time, the scenes and plots of the two films are similar. For example:
Street view, the land of ghosts and gods singing and dancing at night, the architectural layout is similar. On the bridge, Ning He talked on the bridge and met the white dragon on the bridge.
● Street view comparison
Vehicles, reborn trains and trams all have the characteristics of "gone forever"
● A vehicle that will never return.
Water, in order to avoid the sun, in diving, it is better to associate with water; The river used to be the habitat of the white dragon, and it was also the place where Chihiro first met him.
Application of water element in two tablets
In the plot, the plot is that human beings stray into the land of ghosts and gods, and then one side helps the other escape. Ghosts and gods repel human beings, and Xiao Gan's ghost hears the heartbeat of human beings and wants to catch Ning Cai Chen; Chihiro was mixed into the oil room and was rejected because of the smell of human beings.
Falling, Ning fell from the sky with him, but also the plot of falling with the injured white dragon, as well as the outbreak of the black monster and the old woman mentioned above.
● Both movies have a "fall" plot.
Although the author agrees that when Miyazaki Hayao's team created Spirited Away, it is possible to make some reference to Xiao Gan, which is also set in the world of ghosts and gods, some items with the same elements are even more coincidental, which can't be called "plagiarism" in any case.
Because although the two films seem to have the same place, the core plot and the moral conveyed by the films are different.
In terms of role setting, since the theme of ghosts and gods has been chosen, it is normal for one person and one ghost (non-human) to set the male and female masters and a large number of ghosts and gods to appear.
So it is normal to use black. The blackening of the old demon in Montenegro made Xiao Gan reflect on love. Kaonashi itself is a humble "little transparency", and its stealth skills need to be gradually expressed from black to transparent, while its blackening is the embodiment of "social failure". There are blackened monsters in both films.
As for "pets", the role of Ning's dog in the film is purely for the sake of sprouting and adding jokes, while the baby in the mouse workshop is not a pet in essence. He was turned into a pet by magic, and followed Chihiro to explore the outside world, which has the growth meaning of "giant baby breaking the protective barrier".
And the villain image, grandma is a thousand-year-old tree demon, "old" because she lost the nourishment of Yang's soul; Don flew into a rage when he realized that all the important things around him had been lost. This profile is used in the film because it is really the best angle to express facial emotions.
Both men and women in the two films are talking on the bridge.
In terms of scenes, the haunting of ghosts and gods at night is a normal setting, and the street view layout is somewhat similar. It is not ruled out that there have been references here, but there are still differences between painting style and architecture itself. Speaking of bridges, people will think of Naihe Bridge, a bridge that spans life and death. Therefore, the bridge can be said to be one of the commonly used elements in the ghost world.
As far as the use of water is concerned, in Xiaogan, water is just a medium, while in Chihiro, water is not only an opportunity for people to meet, but also a metaphor for human environmental damage and pollution.
● The polluted river god in Spirited Away.
In the plot, the main lines of the two stories are completely different. Xiao Gan is mainly a love story between ghosts and people, while Spirited Away is richer in plot and more intriguing in connotation. Without the conflict between people and ghosts, there would be no ups and downs of the plot. Different kinds of existence are always incompatible and mutually exclusive at first.
As for the plot of the man and woman falling, it is because the one who is not mortal can fly, and there is a plot of falling from a height in the injured plot.
● The White Dragon was attacked by pieces of paper.
There are similar elements in the works, which may be borrowed or accidental. After all, these cultures, such as legends of ghosts and gods and ancient architectural styles, are similar in themselves. It would be disrespectful to define plagiarism as the appearance of elements in previous works.
In addition, Miyazaki Hayao once publicly expressed his love for Xiao Gan. Miyazaki Hayao and Tsui Hark have personal friendship, so it is not surprising that they exchange views on their works. ● "Xiao Gan" role animation director Endo Tetsuya
We can see several Japanese names on Xiao Gan's production list. Tetsuya Endo is from Studio Ghibli. He is the deputy director of My Neighbor Totoro. It is said that Miyazaki Hayao and Tsui Hark tried to cooperate, but failed, so Miyazaki Hayao specially sent his team members to exchange and cooperate when Tsui Hark filmed Xiao Gan.
Although some members of Ghibli participated in the production of Xiao Gan, there is no direct evidence that Tetsuya Endo participated in the production of Chihiro, and there is no direct evidence that some team members created Xiao Gan.
In a word, Chihiro does not rule out quoting Xiao Gan, but some quotations still belong to the normal operation of creation, which is essentially different from plagiarism.
The secret of Spirited Away production
Studio Ghibli is located in the suburb of Tokyo, where Spirited Away's immortal works were born.
Spirited Away's creation well interprets the sentence "from life, above life". We can find the shadow of life in the design, scene, sound effect, plot and implication of Spirited Away.
● Chihiro in progress.
Chihiro, a 10-year-old unsociable girl who wants to hide in her parents' arms, originated from the daughter of a friend in Miyazaki Hayao. Miyazaki Hayao invites his family to visit him every year, so he captures the most natural character of this 10 year old girl.
He is imagining: if she is put into a changeable world, can she stay like this all the time? So Miyazaki Hayao has motive to make the film Spirited Away.
Chihiro's father is based on his friends in Miyazaki Hayao, who is Chihiro's father. In the film, dad can't find the direction when driving, and the way he wolfs down food is the truest self. Chihiro's mother comes from a female member of Ghibli's team. In the film, Miyazaki Hayao puts all the details with elbows down vertically when eating.
It can be said that anyone who has an intersection with Miyazaki Hayao may become the source of his personality and be photographed in his works.
Chihiro and his parents are eating.
There is an open museum near Studio Ghibli, which shows the original buildings from1late 7th century to1mid 9th century. Miyazaki Hayao likes to visit museums at dusk, combining with reality, and finally these beautiful buildings can be presented in his works. For example, the facade of the oil house was taken in Japan's 40 thousand hot springs Jishan Pavilion, Hongqiao and Qingyun Bridge in front.
● "Oil House" filmed by Jishan Pavilion in 40,000 hot springs in Japan.
Every week, Studio Ghibli meets to discuss some production details. On one occasion, Miyazaki Hayao mentioned that the scene of "White Dragon Grieving for the Past" should be like this:
As a dragon, it didn't land, but hit the wall like a gecko; When it grabs the wardrobe, it should be in the same posture as a lizard; And when it falls, it should be like a poisonous snake falling from a tree. It will fall down in a posture instead of slipping limply. When the dragon is forced to resist, it should behave like a slaughtered eel.
● Injured White Dragon
In the story, there is another scene in which Duan Qianxun lets Bailong eat meatballs. To show how the dragon's mouth was forcibly opened, Miyazaki Hayao danced and said: Just like grabbing a dog's nose and forcibly feeding it something it doesn't like, the dog will try to keep its mouth shut and show its gums at the same time.
Young players can generally understand, but they can't accurately feel the resistance of dogs, because they don't have many dogs, but they all have cats. So, they specially went to the veterinary hospital to observe the dog's gums and photographed their hands in the dog's mouth to observe and study.
● The Ghibli team went to the veterinary hospital to observe dogs.
Painting is one of the most important links in animation. The team needs to draw key actions, and when the key actions are modified, they will fill the gaps in other actions. Many works are hand-painted.
According to incomplete statistics, there are tens of thousands of Spirited Away's manuscripts. At that time, it was still half a year before the release, and only half of the key actions of the team were drawn.
Low series key action diagram
In order to catch the premiere, the team had to increase to 40 key animators to improve efficiency and complete the production of key animations. They can speed up their work without reducing the quality. Completed the drawing of key actions and a lot of work such as intermediate painting, scene, animation, music sound effect, dubbing and editing.
In the face of intense work, every staff member needs to race against time to finish it. Every night 1 1, the team members will take turns cooking dinner and eating noodles to satisfy their hunger. In the past month, Miyazaki Hayao never left his office before midnight.
● Tired employees.
Sound effect is an important link to make the audience feel immersive. The team went to different places and recorded all possible sounds. Water is a lot of elements in animation, and the sound of water alone is ever-changing.
Not only the sound of splashing water, but also the sound of cleaning the floor, cleaning dishes, cooking food in the kitchen, walking in different shoes on different floors, cars, trams, ferries and so on. In order to accurately describe the sound of the car, the team also rented a car of the same model as Chihiro's father in the movie.
● Record sound.
A thousand readers have a thousand Hamlets. The audience learned a lot from the plot. Growth, environmental protection, socialization, economy, redemption, love and friendship ... all originated from life.
From characters to scenes, from pictures to sounds, from plots to meanings, Miyazaki Hayao has brought us into a fantastic world. We don't feel empty, but we feel very practical. We can find something close to life from many places, which is probably the charm of the combination of reality and imagination.