Well since a lot of time passed and a bluray edition of the movie was released in Japan, I reuploaded this scene in his HD glory.
A couple of notes about this scene:
– remember that Chiyoko life, career and Japan history are all intertwined
– you can see Chiyoko running as the Japan progress through history (like an arrow)
– but history is circular. A lot of this is hinted through the scene and through the movie as well:
+ Chiyoko costantly getting closer to her lover and losing him again
+ At the same time history can be seen as a cicle as well
+ In this scene you can find a recurring close up of a wheel
+ The ghost woman that Chiyoko meet is using a spindle wheel
+ In the OST of Susumu Hirasawa you can find track titles like “Circle in Circle” and “Rotation”
+ The music playing in this scene (“Run”) has a circular structure
WACOCA: People, Life, Style.