One morning earlier this month, as Japanese tabloid Flash spotted famed animator Hayao Miyazaki as he was leaving the house to pick up trash around his neighborhood.
Spirited Away is the highest-grossing anime in Japanese movie history, and Demon Slayer is on track to beat it.
Flash wanted to know Miyazaki’s opinion on Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba The Movie: Mugen Train surpassing Spirited Away’s initial Japanese box office success.
In Japan, neighborhood associations meet a few times a year with residents gathering to pick up litter and pull weeds.