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Spirited Away

Original title: Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi
  • 20012001
  • PGPG
  • 2h 5m
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
739K
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POPULARITY
513
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Spirited Away (2001)
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  • Animation
  • Adventure
  • Family
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
739K
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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    Spirited Away
    Trailer 1:35
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    A Guide to the Films of Hayao Miyazaki
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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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          • 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
          10/10
          Mystical, engaging, wonderful!
          Spirited Away is one of the most perfect movies I have ever seen. The least I can say about it is that there was not a single moment during it that my attention wasn't completely focused. The plot was fantastic and full-bodied. Each character was given so much personality, even the little soot spiders weren't treated as two-dimensional.

          In a way the whole film felt like a dream, in that it is seamless. It flows, effortlessly, from scene to scene, from emotion to emotion - straight from terror and tragedy to comedy - without the subtle bump that wakes you up, that lets you know that the makers of the movie and the creator of the script had wanted you to be crying but now you really should be laughing. It was so LIFELIKE. Sometimes in real life the most grim moments contain honest elements of comedy that do not seem out-of-place. But trying to put that sort of convoluted emotion into a film creates a very thin line that too many have fallen off of.

          There was no part of the film that felt fake, or rushed, or shaky; the intensity of the story line and the determination of the lead character was obvious throughout. More than causing interest, this movie made me FEEL. I was sucked into the drama. I can rarely say that a movie made me laugh and cry without feeling like an idiot, but the caliber of this picture is so high that I don't even feel embarrassed. I laughed. I cried. And you will too.
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          • Vapaja
          • Oct 16, 2002

          FAQ8

          • Is 'Spirited Away' based on a book?
          • What are the ages of the characters?
          • How long was Chihiro in the other world?

          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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