Those who are familiar with Ghibli will recognize that this is clearly not Miyazaki's work, even without looking at the credits. Gong's works are much better than Gao in terms of plot coherence and rationality. Gao's works particularly like to start small, preferring extremely meticulous and realistic details of life, and the small burdens often shake. But there was always a bit of confusion.
The display of many monster allusions and Shinto folk customs in this film is a big highlight. But on the whole, Gao's works always lack wisdom and atmosphere. This is also the reason why Gong is more master-like and enjoys a higher international reputation, so that Ghibli's works are often mistakenly attributed to him alone.
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