Hayao Miyazaki Makes Ramen at Studio Ghibli

CLICK SHOW MORE INFO FOR FAQS, INCLUDING A LINK TO THE FIRST SONG
It turns out that crunching on an animated movie is a lot like crunching on a video game. The staff starts making dinner in rotation and one night, it's the director's turn...

FAQs:

* Where is this from? How can I see the whole thing?

This is from "The Making of Spirited Away - Nippon Television Special", which is an extra on the DVD version of Spirited Away. If you buy the Blu-ray version, make sure to get the Blu-ray/DVD combo, because the Blu-ray disc does NOT have this on it.

* Are they eating plain spaghetti noodles?

No. Eating spaghetti with a heavy red sauce is only common in England and America. Elsewhere, spaghetti is typically dressed with light sauces or olive oil and herbs. You can actually see the cook putting a bottle of olive oil down next to the plate of spaghetti and someone grating parmesan onto theirs. That's what they are eating.

* What is the song at the beginning?

The song at the beginning of the video is "It's Hard Work", by Joe Hisaishi, from the Spirited Away soundtrack. This version has backing vocals and was released on the "Spirited Away Image" album in Japan in 2000. Fortunately, you can now listen to this version on Spotify!

https://open.spotify.com/track/4HDrJZ...