Bath Token from Spirited Away

 In Hayao Miyazaki's breathtaking film Spirited Away, these tokens are used by employees of a magical bathhouse to signal that a customer's bath needs filling.

They are honestly kind of minor in terms of the movie and plot, but I really love the aesthetic and decided I wanted one, despite not knowing what exactly I would do with it once I had it.

Step 1: Materials

Keep in mind, just because I used these materials doesn't mean they are the only materials that one could use. You can do it! Improvise!
I used:
- 1/4" plywood
- acrylic craft paint (Folk Art brand, 938 Licorice and 957 Burgundy colors)
- paint brushes
- band saw
- drill press
- sandpaper
- spray on lacquer (Rustoleum brand)

Comments

[ScreamsOnScreen]

Ahhh i want to theme my bathroom around this! How awesome would that look?Very awesome, that's how it would look! Nice one!

[LoveLilly]

Love the movie. also watch the other movies that is by that derector

[The Last Gunslinger26]

This is AWESOME I love that movie

[mmia]

I'm making one right now. Thankyou. GREAT idea!

[Ward_Nox]

be neat if you could work out what kind of bath the token is for

[sparrowheart]

 The one with the three black stripes is the one given to Chihiro by No Face, and is later referred to by one of the frog foremen as "our best herbal formula" and by Len as "dried worm salts; it's supposed to be good for you".

The T-shaped one arrives in Kamaji's boiler room at the same time as Chihiro, prompting him to exclaim "Four bath tokens at once?!" and at a later point the foreman hands it to a guest with the comment "Mugwort bath? Relax and enjoy it!"

[valhallas_end]

Heh, excellent movie.  I agree, it's the little details like these tokens that really gave it charm.
I like the level of detail you put into this instructable, even while pointing out the simplicity.  Nicely done.