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Overview

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Director:
Hayao Miyazaki
Writer:
Hayao Miyazaki (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
27 July 2001 (Japan) more
Tagline:
(The tunnel led Chihiro to a mysterious town,,,)
Plot:
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. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 35 wins & 19 nominations more
User Comments:
Best animated film I have seen! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Rumi Hîragi ... Chihiro / Sen (voice: Japanese version)
Miyu Irino ... Haku (voice: Japanese version)
Mari Natsuki ... Yubaba / Zeniba (voice: Japanese version)
Takashi Naitô ... Chihiro no otôsan (voice: Japanese version)
Yasuko Sawaguchi ... Chihiro no okâsan (voice: Japanese version)
Tatsuya Gashuin ... Aogaeru, Assistant Manager (voice: Japanese version)
Ryûnosuke Kamiki ... Bô (voice: Japanese version)
Yumi Tamai ... Rin (voice: Japanese version)
Yo Oizumi ... Bandai-gaeru (voice: Japanese version)
Koba Hayashi ... Kawa no Kami (voice: Japanese version)
Tsunehiko Kamijô ... Chichiyaku (voice: Japanese version)
Takehiko Ono ... Aniyaku (voice: Japanese version)
Bunta Sugawara ... Kamajî (voice: Japanese version)
Noriko Kitou ... Additional Voices (voice: Japanese version)
Shiro Saito ... Additional Voices (voice: Japanese version)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Miyazaki's Spirited Away (International: English title) (USA) (poster title)
Spirited Away (UK) (USA)
Sen (Japan) (informal short title)
Sen and the Mysterious Disappearance of Chihiro
The Spiriting Away of Sen and Chihiro (informal literal English title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for some scary moments.
Runtime:
125 min
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.00 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS-ES | Dolby Digital EX | Dolby (English-language version) | Dolby Digital (English-language version)
Company:
Studio Ghibli more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Director Trademark: [Hayao Miyazaki] [pigs]Chihiro's parents are turned into pigs as a result of eating food intended for the gods. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Haku has collapsed and turned back into his original form in the boiler room, he is seen clearly lying down with his head facing Kamaji's post. Then when Sen says her goodbyes to him for now, he is no longer pointing to Kamaji's Post. He is seen back facing his post when he wakes up. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Chihiro: [reading a card] I'll miss you, Chihiro. Your best friend, Rumi.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Anime: Drawing a Revolution (2007) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Shigoto wa Tsuraize more

FAQ

What are the ages of the characters?
How long was Chihiro in the "other world?"
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90 out of 103 people found the following comment useful:-
Best animated film I have seen!, 2 April 2004
10/10
Author: Thomas Jolliffe (supertom-3) from Marlow, England

This is a wonderfully imaginative and fantastical children's fantasy. It is easy to see why it was perhaps the critical hit of 2002. The film is glorious to look at. It is a testament to old fashioned animation techniques that seem to be resigned to foreign animations. Of course there is some use of computer imagery for certain shots but they blend seamlessly and the overall artistry involved is superlative.

This is the first Hayao Miyazaki film I have seen and I will certainly watch his others. The story plays on many elements successful with kids films, that transport you back to your own childhood and also allows the young audience to connect with the themes in the movie too. The story centres around Chihiro, a young girl about to move into a new place and who feels insecure about the new environment she will be living in. These fears become a part of her encounter with a strange abandoned amusement park that she and her parents find when they reach a dead end in their car. At the park they find that their is a stall that is seemingly open, with glorious displays of mouth watering food. There are no people about but Chihiros parents decide to gorge themselves on this bounty and pay later. As Chihioro explores she comes across a strange boy who warns her to get out before dark. It is too late however, because as night falls, ghosts are awakened, and then by the time she gets back to her parents they are turned into pigs. She then finds that the route she came from is gone and she is now trapped in this place, her only allie being the boy she met earlier. She is told to get a job at the centre piece of the park, a bath house run by Yubaba, an evil power mad witch. This is a bath house for the spirits and Chihiro has to find a job there before she is found and turned into an animal herself, then unable to save her parents.

The story is imaginative and the characters and animations endlessly unique and strange. This is just so much more creative than Hollywood. The characters are likeable and we become engrossed with Chihiros adventures inside this bathhouse, and the characters she comes into contact with as she tries to get her parents back as humans and whilst trying to get back to the human world. What I also loved in this film is that the animation gives it a real sense of cinematography, the drawing makes the film stand out in a way that American animations rarely do. Another film I think of that looked really good was Bellville Rendezvous. Another great point in fact the best part of it, is the fantastic score. It really is uplifting and very original. This is just great film making. *****

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