Spirited Away (2001)

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125 min - Animation | Adventure | Family - 20 July 2001 (Japan)

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Ratings: 8.6/10 from 166,249 users Metascore: 94/100
Reviews: 731 user | 189 critic | 37 from Metacritic.com

In the middle of her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches, and monsters; where humans are changed into animals; and a bathhouse for these creatures.

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Storyline

Chihiro and her family are on their way to their new house in the suburbs when her father decides to take a shortcut along a lonely-looking dirt road. After getting out of the car and walking along a path for a while, they discover an open-air restaurant filled with food but with no workers or customers present. Mom and Dad don't hesitate to sit down and dig in, but Chihiro senses danger and refuses. As night falls, she is terrified to see the area fill with faceless spirits, but when she runs to find her parents, she discovers that they have been turned into pigs. She is found by a mysterious boy named Haku, who promises to help her. He gets her a job working in a nearby building, which turns out to be a bathhouse for the thousands of Japan's gods and spirits. Though the work is hard and the people strange, she does as well as she can. Her parents, however, are still waiting in the hotel's stockyard... Written by Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>

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(The tunnel led Chihiro to a mysterious town...)

Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some scary moments See all certifications »

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Official Sites:

MSN France (French) | Miyazaki collection | See more »

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

20 July 2001 (Japan) See more »

Also Known As:

El viaje de Chihiro See more »

Box Office

Budget:

¥1,900,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$8,898,000 (Japan) (29 July 2002) (318 Screens)

Gross:

$230,308,036 (Japan) (7 March 2002)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Studio Ghibli, Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV), DENTSU Music And Entertainment See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

125 min

Sound Mix:

DTS-ES | Dolby Digital EX | Dolby (English-language version) | Dolby Digital (English-language version)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

First Studio Ghibli film produced in full digital process with DLP technology. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Yubaba flies back to the Aburaya with the bag, she clearly flies above the side of the deck. However, in the next shot, the bag hits the side of the deck. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Chihiro: [reading a card] I'll miss you, Chihiro. Your best friend, Rumi.
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Crazy Credits

The credits have a series of still images from the film. The last image
before the film fades is Chihiro's shoe in the river. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Weakest link: Hitori gachi no hôsoku: Episode #1.1" (2002) See more »

Soundtracks

"Yubaba"
Composed by Joe Hisaishi See more »

Spirited Away (2001)
Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (original title)

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