The Radish Spirit, also known as Oshira-sama, is a minor yet memorable character from Spirited Away. This towering, silence-bound figure is often overlooked but exudes a benign presence.

There are also striking similarities between the scene in which Chihiro is crammed into an elevator next to the gargantuan Radish Spirit, and a scene in My Neighbor Totoro in which one of the ...

Susana: Truly, whom amongst us does not want to be buds with the Radish Spirit? Tasha: And the hopping lantern that makes squeaky-toy noises when it travels. Susana: The Pixar lamp’s ancestor.

My favorite part is Chihiro’s encounter with the Radish Spirit, a giant, taciturn daikon monster. Seriously, amazing. And! Upon Googling the Radish Spirit, I discover that he has entered the ...

Could Haku the dragon, the Radish Spirit, No-Face, and the Kodama tree creatures be at once otherworldly and exist in real life? Olié is no stranger to complex puppeteering challenges ...

Chihiro (voiced by Daveigh Chase) crowds into the elevator at the magic bathhouse next to a dreaded radish spirit–and the reference is inescapable. It’s a visual nod to the iconic umbrella ...

Overlong but magical, ravishing, funny animated fable from Japan (dubbed into English) about 10-year-old girl who overcomes fear to rescue parents from world of earthly spirits (Radish Spirit ...