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Spirited Away

Original title: Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi
  • 20012001
  • PGPG
  • 2h 5m
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
738K
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POPULARITY
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Spirited Away (2001)
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  • Adventure
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During her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches, and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts.During her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches, and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts.During her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches, and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts.
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
738K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
513
58
  • Director
    • Hayao Miyazaki
  • Writer
    • Hayao Miyazaki
  • Stars
    • Daveigh Chase(English version)
    • Suzanne Pleshette(English version)
    • Miyu Irino(voice)
Top credits
  • Director
    • Hayao Miyazaki
  • Writer
    • Hayao Miyazaki
  • Stars
    • Daveigh Chase(English version)
    • Suzanne Pleshette(English version)
    • Miyu Irino(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 1.5KUser reviews
    • 214Critic reviews
    • 96Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #31
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 58 wins & 31 nominations total

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    Photos254

    Mari Natsuki and Suzanne Pleshette in Spirited Away (2001)
    Daveigh Chase, Rumi Hiiragi, Mari Natsuki, and Suzanne Pleshette in Spirited Away (2001)
    Daveigh Chase and Rumi Hiiragi in Spirited Away (2001)
    Jason Marsden, Daveigh Chase, Rumi Hiiragi, and Miyu Irino in Spirited Away (2001)
    Jason Marsden, Bob Bergen, Daveigh Chase, Rumi Hiiragi, and Miyu Irino in Spirited Away (2001)
    Daveigh Chase and Rumi Hiiragi in Spirited Away (2001)
    Jason Marsden, Daveigh Chase, Rumi Hiiragi, and Miyu Irino in Spirited Away (2001)
    David Ogden Stiers, Daveigh Chase, Rumi Hiiragi, and Bunta Sugawara in Spirited Away (2001)
    Tara Strong, Daveigh Chase, Rumi Hiiragi, and Ryûnosuke Kamiki in Spirited Away (2001)
    Jason Marsden and Miyu Irino in Spirited Away (2001)
    Daveigh Chase and Rumi Hiiragi in Spirited Away (2001)
    Jason Marsden, Daveigh Chase, Rumi Hiiragi, and Miyu Irino in Spirited Away (2001)

    Top cast

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    Daveigh Chase
    Daveigh Chase
    • Chihiroas Chihiro
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Suzanne Pleshette
    Suzanne Pleshette
    • Yubabaas Yubaba
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • …
    Miyu Irino
    Miyu Irino
    • Hakuas Haku
    • (voice)
    Rumi Hiiragi
    Rumi Hiiragi
    • Chihiro Oginoas Chihiro Ogino
    • (voice)
    • …
    Mari Natsuki
    • Yubabaas Yubaba
    • (voice)
    • …
    Takashi Naitô
    • Akio Oginoas Akio Ogino
    • (voice)
    Yasuko Sawaguchi
    • Yûko Oginoas Yûko Ogino
    • (voice)
    Tatsuya Gashûin
    Tatsuya Gashûin
    • Aogaeruas Aogaeru
    • (voice)
    Ryûnosuke Kamiki
    Ryûnosuke Kamiki
    • Bôas Bô
    • (voice)
    Yumi Tamai
    • Rinas Rin
    • (voice)
    Yô Ôizumi
    Yô Ôizumi
    • Bandai-gaeruas Bandai-gaeru
    • (voice)
    Koba Hayashi
    • Kawa no Kamias Kawa no Kami
    • (voice)
    Tsunehiko Kamijô
    • Chichiyakuas Chichiyaku
    • (voice)
    Takehiko Ono
    • Aniyakuas Aniyaku
    • (voice)
    Bunta Sugawara
    Bunta Sugawara
    • Kamajîas Kamajî
    • (voice)
    Shigeru Wakita
      Shirô Saitô
        Michiko Yamamoto
          • Director
            • Hayao Miyazaki
          • Writer
            • Hayao Miyazaki
          • All cast & crew
          • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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          Storyline

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          Did you know

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          • Trivia
            Despite having a rich plot with developed characters, Spirited Away (2001) was not made with a script. In fact, Miyazaki's films never had scripts. "I don't have the story finished and ready when we start work on a film," the filmmaker told Midnight Eye. "I usually don't have the time. So the story develops when I start drawing storyboards. The production starts very soon thereafter, while the storyboards are still developing." Miyazaki does not know where the plot is going, and he lets it happen organically. "It's not me who makes the film. The film makes itself and I have no choice but to follow".
          • Goofs
            After Haku flies out of the bedroom we see Sen's left hand touching more of the blood on the railing. The elevator attendant sees it on the same hand after grabbing her arm as she tries to board it. Not much later we see her looking at the same hand again before running across the pipe. It isn't till after being held captive by the baby under the cushions that the blood switches hands as he holds her by the left arm revealing no blood on that hand at all.
          • Quotes

            Zeniba: Once you do something, you never forget. Even if you can't remember.

          • 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.
          • Alternate versions
            Various dialog is added to the English dub to explain settings, translate Japanese text, or traditions; for example, when Chihiro first sees the bathhouse, in the English dub, she says "It's a bathhouse", which isn't present in the Japanese version.
          • Connections
            Edited into Miyazaki Dreams of Flying (2017)
          • Soundtracks
            Ano natsu e
            ("One Summer's Day") (uncredited)

            Composed by Joe Hisaishi

          User reviews1.5K

          Review
          Top review
          a minority dissenting view
          In Hayao Miyazaki's Oscar-winning animated feature, `Spirited Away,' a young girl by the name of Chihiro and her parents stumble across an abandoned `amusement park' that turns out to be a mysterious bathhouse for the spirit world (a la `Carnival of Souls'). After her parents are turned into pigs, the young girl must infiltrate the bathhouse to find a way to make them human again. Chihiro encounters an amazing array of strange and exotic creatures abiding there, some of whom help her in her quest and some of whom don't.

          No one would ever deny the visual splendor and wealth of imagination that have gone into the look of this film. The animators have created an entire world filled with inhabitants that defy description. Moreover, the elegance of the backgrounds and the fluidity of the movement provide some of the best work in those areas that animation has ever offered. One appreciates the effort, especially in this day and age when imagination in movies is at such a premium. Therefore, I feel like a bit of an ingrate pointing out that `Spirited Away' might actually have been a somewhat better film had the filmmakers opted for a little LESS imagination in favor of a little more discipline in the storytelling. The filmmakers are so busy trying to dazzle us with their creativity that we end up with more characters and subplots than the film can reasonably cope with. The story often feels arbitrary in nature, with events that seem unrelated to each other vying for our attention just so we can be impressed with how creative everyone is trying to be. The film seems to ramble for a good part of the time, and we find ourselves yearning for a tighter, more streamlined narrative to help keep us involved. In addition, there's a certain lack of logic that runs through most of the film, making us question why certain characters do what they do. For instance, why would a bunch of spirits be so concerned with eating, sleeping, making money, riding trains, etc.? The rules of this world don't seem to be laid down rigorously enough for us to understand what it's all supposed to be about.

          I don't want to sound like a total curmudgeon in criticizing a film that, apparently, many people, including innumerable critics, have hailed as a masterpiece. And I do concede that `Spirited Away' has moments of great beauty and charm to more than compensate for its rather slow pacing and excessive length. A haunting trip on a ghostly train is, perhaps, the highlight of the film, a transcendent moment that hints at how great the rest of the film could have been had its makers not felt the need to pad out the story so consistently. Chihiro is a spunky, poignant and noble heroine, and a few of the other characters are compelling as well.

          `Spirited Away' offers much for the audience to gape and marvel at, but it lacks the drama to make us really care.
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          FAQ8

          • Is 'Spirited Away' based on a book?
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          Details

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          • Release date
            • March 28, 2003 (United States)
          • Country of origin
            • Japan
          • Official sites
            • Disney's Official Site
            • Miyazaki collection
          • Languages
            • Japanese
            • English
          • Also known as
            • Miyazaki's Spirited Away
          • Production companies
            • Tokuma Shoten
            • Studio Ghibli
            • Nippon Television Network (NTV)
          • See more company credits at IMDbPro

          Box office

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          • Budget
            • $19,000,000 (estimated)
          • Gross US & Canada
            • $13,750,644
          • Opening weekend US & Canada
            • $449,839
            • Sep 22, 2002
          • Gross worldwide
            • $355,725,195
          See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

          Technical specs

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          • Runtime
            2 hours 5 minutes
          • Color
            • Color
          • Sound mix
            • DTS-ES
            • Dolby Digital EX
          • Aspect ratio
            • 1.85 : 1

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