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Original title: Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi
Release Date
• USA: Sep 20, 2002
DVD Release Date
• R1: Apr 15, 2003
• R2: 29 Mar 2004
Budget JPY 1,900,000,000
Official Website:
Spirited Away Website
MPAA Rating
Rated PG for some scary moments.
Running Time
2 hours, 5 minutes
Country Japan
Studio Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Dentsu, Nippon TV Network Co., Studio Ghibli, Tohokushinsha Film Co., Tokuma Shoten
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Other Titles
• Spirited Away (2002)
• Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi
• Miyazaki's Spirited Away (2002)
• Sen (2001)
• Sen and the Mysterious Disappearance of Chihiro (2001)
• The Spiriting Away of Sen and Chihiro (2002)
• Chihiros Reise ins Zauberland (2003)
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Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Romance, Animation, Drama, Anime, Witches, Wizards & Magic, Fantasy, Animals, Ghosts, Surreal, Gore, Kidnapping, Fairy Tale, Supernatural
Tagline: Tunnel no mukou wa fushigi no machi deshita
Plot: Directed by animation legend Hayao Miyazaki, SPIRITED AWAY is the tale of Chihiro (voiced by Daveigh Chase), a young girl who is taken down an unusual road by her parents while moving to a new home in an unfamiliar town. The curiosity of Chihiro's mother (Lauren Holly) and father (Michael Chiklis) leads the reluctant child into what appears to be an abandoned amusement park. Soon her parents are greedily feasting on various delights from an enticing food stand and are literally turned into pigs. The frightened and bewildered girl then encounters a young man named Haku (Jason Marsden), who explains what she must do to navigate this strange and magical realm. Finding employment in a bathhouse for spirits and other odd characters--including kimono-wearing frogs, lumbering tentacled monsters, and a mysterious apparition named No Face--Chihiro attempts to figure out how she can free her parents from the clutches of the resort's owner, a powerful witch named Yubaba (Suzanne Pleshette). In the process, she makes some very eccentric friends--and has to deal with some notoriously stinky customers.A surreal adventure reminiscent of Lewis Carroll's ALICE IN WONDERLAND, SPIRITED AWAY continues Miyazaki's streak of groundbreaking animated films that also includes PRINCESS MONONOKE and MY
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Spirited Away is a brilliant, fantastical and sometimes confusing anime film that will delight audiences young and old (but may frighten the very little ones). Look for this one during Oscar time.  --Stacie Hougland (Hollywood.com)
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| Directed by |
Hayao Miyazaki
Princess Mononoke, Howl's Moving Castle, My Neighbor Totoro |
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| Written by |
Hayao Miyazaki
Whisper of the Heart, Princess Mononoke, Howl's Moving Castle |
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Joe Hisaishi
Princess Mononoke, Howl's Moving Castle, My Neighbor Totoro |
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