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.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 58 wins & 31 nominations total
Daveigh Chase
- Chihiro
- (English version)
- (voice)
Suzanne Pleshette
- Yubaba
- (English version)
- (voice)
- …
Miyu Irino
- Haku
- (voice)
Rumi Hiiragi
- Chihiro Ogino
- (voice)
- …
Mari Natsuki
- Yubaba
- (voice)
- …
Takashi Naitô
- Akio Ogino
- (voice)
Yasuko Sawaguchi
- Yûko Ogino
- (voice)
Tatsuya Gashûin
- Aogaeru
- (voice)
Ryunosuke Kamiki
- Bô
- (voice)
- (as Ryûnosuke Kamiki)
Yumi Tamai
- Rin
- (voice)
Yô Ôizumi
- Bandai-gaeru
- (voice)
Koba Hayashi
- Kawa no Kami
- (voice)
Tsunehiko Kamijô
- Chichiyaku
- (voice)
Takehiko Ono
- Aniyaku
- (voice)
Bunta Sugawara
- Kamajî
- (voice)
Storyline
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- TriviaAlthough it has a rich plot with developed characters, Spirited Away (2001) was not made with a script. Hayao Miyazaki's films never had scripts during their production. "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 soon 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."
- GoofsAfter 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.
- Crazy creditsThe 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 versionsVarious 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.
- ConnectionsEdited into Miyazaki Dreams of Flying (2017)
Featured review
Great
Despite an overlong run time, Spirited Away is a visually stunning film filled with some of the most imaginative characters I've ever seen. In addition to the visuals, the music is beautiful, and the story has something for audience members of all ages.
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Details
Box office
- Budget
- $19,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $15,205,725
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $449,839
- Sep 22, 2002
- Gross worldwide
- $357,561,772
- Runtime2 hours 5 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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