Part of a series of animated short films shown at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka called "Film Guru Guru". 
Yubaba, a character from Spirited Away, returns in this short. She turns to the front, opens her mouth and laughs, and when she turns 180 degrees and turns backward, a small bird comes out of her hair and screams. When the little bird retracts into her hair, Yubaba turns 180 degrees again, turns to the front, and laughs once more.

On the way to their new home, 10-year-old Chihiro Ogino's family stumbles upon a deserted theme park. Intrigued, the family investigates the park, though unbeknownst to them, it is secretly inhabited by spirits who sleep by day and appear at night. When Chihiro's mother and father eat food from a restaurant in the street, angry spirits turn them into pigs. Furthermore, a wide sea has appeared between the spirit world and the human one, trapping Chihiro, the sole human, in a land of spirits. Luckily for her though, a mysterious boy named Haku appears, claiming to know her from the past. Under his instructions, Chihiro secures a job in the bathhouse where Haku works. With only her courage and some new found friends to aid her, Chihiro embarks on a journey to turn her parents back to their original forms and return home.


Part of a series of animated short films shown at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka called "Film Guru Guru". 
A sewing dummy turns on itself. Her white dress then reveals her different layers of colors. It then returns to a stationary state.

Part of a series of animated short films shown at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka called "Film Guru Guru". 
The hero, Rambutan, fights against a rival inside an old convertible launched at high speed. His opponent manages to rush him out of the vehicle and then bends over the hero’s girlfriend who desperately resists by kicking him in the face. Meanwhile, Rambutan catches up with the car running. He throws himself on his enemy and gets rid of him then kisses his girlfriend. The rival arises again, separates the two lovers and he and Rambutan fight again. The cycle resumes.

Part of a series of animated short films shown at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka called "Film Guru Guru". 
A small white fish enters the frame and is eaten by a larger one, then the latter is in turn eaten by an even larger fish… At the end, only a huge white fish remains which seems to shrink in size. swimming towards the bottom of the screen. He leaves the frame and the cycle resumes.

Part of a series of animated short films shown at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka called "Film Guru Guru". 
An octopus goes up an escalator placed in the water.

Part of a series of animated short films shown at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka called "Film Guru Guru". 
A short film of a fire demon called "Bobo-kun," eating one piece of coal after another. This character would later be re-used as Calcifer, who appears in Howl's Moving Castle.

Part of a series of animated short films shown at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka called "Film Guru Guru". 
The universe of strange and colorful creatures that are born, eat, are eaten… and are reborn indefinitely on the screen.

Part of a series of animated short films shown at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka called "Film Guru Guru". 
The story of evolution, from the first aquatic organisms to modern man (and woman).

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