Spirited Away

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10-year-old Chihiro (Daveigh Chase) moves with her parents to a new home in the Japanese countryside. After taking a wrong turn down a wooded path, Chihiro and her parents discover an amusem*nt park with a stall containing an assortment of food. To her surprise, Chihiro's parents begin eating and then transform into pigs. In this supernatural realm, Chihiro encounters a host of characters and endures labor in a bathhouse for spirits, awaiting a reunion with her parents.

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Critics Consensus

Spirited Away is a dazzling, enchanting, and gorgeously drawn fairy tale that will leave viewers a little more curious and fascinated by the world around them.

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Sukhdev Sandhu

Daily Telegraph (UK)

The film is strewn with casual poetry. Its colors, often blue and green, are muted and weak, like a tear-spattered love letter.

Jul 17, 2023

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Scott Von Doviak

Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com

Spirited Away is no secondhand fairytale retread; it's a fully imagined universe, populated by wondrous beings and haunting landscapes.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 17, 2023

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Jeff Strickler

Minneapolis Star Tribune

The plot starts suffering from dèjá vu before it's even half over. There are only so many octopus men, stink spirits and pig people you can take before they all start to blend together.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 17, 2023

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Jeffrey Peterson

The Streamr

Spirited Away reminds me of how our friends, our work family, or the people we pass by in life can become more familial than our blood relations.

Jan 2, 2024

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Carla Monfort

Espinof

Spirited Away is one of those films that you have to see at least once in your life: a milestone in animation that shines both in form and substance. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 5/5

Oct 2, 2023

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Jordan Brooks

Vague Visages

A careful reframing of the typical coming-of-age narrative, Spirited Away displays a fondness those infinitely awkward years, while showing us all how important they were in making us who we are today.

Aug 1, 2023

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Vicious0 Favorite movie of all time. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/03/22 Full Review AnnaMarie R We own all of Hayao Miyazaki works, he is the best. We look forward to seeing them in the theater nothing better than seeing your favorites on the big screen. A must see for all ages! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/03/22 Full Review Lav I love Spirited Away so much. It was surreal experiencing this film in theaters. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/03/22 Full Review Brady Such a god damn fantastic movie. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/06/22 Full Review Joseph B Awesome to see this movie on the big screen. Very clean and was happy they used original Japanese audio. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/02/22 Full Review KE Great sound quality in this remaster. Epic visual in cinematic mode Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/02/22 Full Review Read all reviews

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Cast & Crew

Hayao Miyazaki Director Daveigh Chase Chihiro Suzanne Pleshette Yubaba, Zeniba Jason Marsden Haku Susan Egan Lin David Ogden Stiers Kamaji

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Spirited Away (2001)

A mysterious youth named Haku becomes Chihiro's friend and ally when she enters a strange spirit world.

A ten year old girl named Chihiro remembers falling into a river as a very young firl and nearly drowning.

A ten year old girl named Chihiro encounters "No Face," a mysterious transparent spirit whose unfulfilled desires pose a danger to all who come near.

Chihiro (left) and Lin, a no-nonsense bathhouse girl who dreams of the outside world, have their work cut out for them cleaning up after a foul-smelling monster.

The assistant manager (left) and his frog foreman keep a watchful eye on activities at the bathhouse.

Chihiro accompanies "No-Face" (left) to the home of the sorceress Zeniba (right) to seek help in breaking a spell.

Yubaba's giant baby boy, Boh, and the workers at the bathhouse give Chihiro a big send off.

Chihiro and a transparent spirit named "No-Face" travel by train to the home of Yubaba's more compassionate twin sister sorceress, Zeniba.

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Movie Info

Synopsis 10-year-old Chihiro (Daveigh Chase) moves with her parents to a new home in the Japanese countryside. After taking a wrong turn down a wooded path, Chihiro and her parents discover an amusem*nt park with a stall containing an assortment of food. To her surprise, Chihiro's parents begin eating and then transform into pigs. In this supernatural realm, Chihiro encounters a host of characters and endures labor in a bathhouse for spirits, awaiting a reunion with her parents.

Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Producer: Donald W. Ernst, Toshio Suzuki
Screenwriter: Hayao Miyazaki
Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures
Production Co: Studio Ghibli, Walt Disney Pictures, Tokuma Shoten
Rating: PG (Some Scary Moments)
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 20, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 19, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.0M
Runtime: 2h 5m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)