In this episode of the Spiraken Manga Review, Xan finishes the Month of Totoros Tanukis and Tenacious Children without the assistance of his usual cadre of co-hosts but does have a surprise guest host to assist him in this great endeavor. He reviews arguably one of Hayao Miyazaki's best films of all time: The mystical action/adventure/fantasy/environmental film Mononoke Hime/The Princess Mononoke, starring Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Minnie Driver, Billy Bob Thorton, John Di Maggio, John DeMita, Jada Pinkett Smith, Keith David and Gillian Anderson. For the original Japanese it is starring Yoji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yuko Tanaka, Kaoru Kobayashi, Tsunehiko Kamijo, Sumi Shimamoto , Akihiro Miwa, and Hisaya Morishige But that's not all, our intrepid hosts also review the newest Studio Ghibli film, Kari-gurashi no Arietti/ Arrietty/The Secret World of Arriety which was directed by newcomer Hiromasa Yonebayashi and stars (well for the UK release anyway) Saoirse Ronan, Mark Strong, Olivia Colman, Like Allen-Gale, Tom Holland, Phyllida Law, Geraldine McEwan and Ray Gillon. For the original Japanese Dub we have Mirai Shida, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Shinobu Otake, Keiko Takeshita, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Tomokazu Miura, and Kirin Kik as the stars of the film. For the abysmal US Dubm there is Bridget Mendler, David Henrie, Amy Poehler, Gracie Poletti, Moises Arias, Will Arnett, and Carol Burnett. There is also an in depth discussion about the history of Studio Ghibli as well as some of the other things that Hayao Miyazaki has worked on in his long illustrious career. We also discuss the misadventures of our possible mascot, Barry the Kodama and why some actors should not be voice actors Please send us any comments concerns and ideas on how to make this podcast better. Let us know so we can do something about it. Also check out the facebook fan group Spiraken Movie Review, And finally, listen to the primary podcast, The Spiraken Manga Review and check out Xan's sidekickery on the fightbait.com podcast Hope you enjoy. Music For Episode: Intro Music -The Legend of Ashitaka by Joe Hisashi ( Mononoke Hime OST ), Background Music - The Journey To The West by Joe Hisashi ( Mononoke Hime OST), Background Music - Kodamas by Joe Hisashi ( Mononoke Hime OST), Background Music - Evening At The Ironworks by Joe Hisashi ( Mononoke Hime OST), Background Music - The Tatara Women Work Song by Joe Hisashi ( Mononoke Hime OST), Background Music - The Demon God III by Joe Hisashi ( Mononoke Hime OST), Background Music - The Young Man From The East by Joe Hisashi ( Mononoke Hime OST), Background Music - San and Ashitaka In The Forest of the Deer God by Joe Hisashi ( Mononoke Hime OST), Background Music - Adagio of Life and Death by Joe Hisashi ( Mononoke Hime OST), Background Music - The World of the Dead by Joe Hisashi ( Mononoke Hime OST), Background Music - The World of the Dead II by Joe Hisashi ( Mononoke Hime OST), Background Music - Adagio of Life and Death II by Joe Hisashi ( Mononoke Hime OST), Background Music - Kodamas by Joe Hisashi ( Mononoke Hime OST),Background Music - The Demon God by Joe Hisashi ( Mononoke Hime OST), Background Music - Our House Below by Cecile Corbel ( Karigurashi no Arietti OST ), Background Music - The Neglected Garden by Cecile Corbel ( Karigurashi no Arietti OST),Background Music - Sho's Lament by Cecile Corbel ( Karigurashi no Arietti OST), Background Music - Arriety's Song (Instrumental) by Cecile Corbel ( Karigurashi no Arietti OST),Ending Music Arrietty's Song by Cecile Corbel ( Karigurashi no Arietti OST) Our Website http://www.spiraken.com Our Email Spirakenmovie@gmail.com My Email xan@spiraken.com Our Twitter Spirakenmovie Our facebook fan group Spiraken Movie Review Xboxlive Gamertag Xan Spiraken Our Voicemail 206-350-8462 Random Question of the Week: What is your favorite Studio Ghibli film?
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