A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.

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Spirited Away (2001)

Beyond the tunnel was a mysterious town.

★ 8.5/10 July 20, 2001 125 min

AnimationFamilyFantasy

Director: Hayao Miyazaki  ·  Writer: Hayao Miyazaki

A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.

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Cast

Rumi Hiiragi Rumi Hiiragi Chihiro (voice) Miyu Irino Miyu Irino Haku (voice) Mari Natsuki Mari Natsuki Yubaba / Zeniba (voice) Takashi Naito Takashi Naito Father (voice) Yasuko Sawaguchi Yasuko Sawaguchi Mother (voice) Tatsuya Gashuin Tatsuya Gashuin Aogaeru (voice) Ryunosuke Kamiki Ryunosuke Kamiki Boh (voice) Yumi Tamai Yumi Tamai Rin (voice) Yo Oizumi Yo Oizumi Bandai Frog (voice) Koba Hayashi Koba Hayashi River Spirit (voice) Tsunehiko Kamijô Tsunehiko Kamijô Chichiyaku (voice) Takehiko Ono Takehiko Ono Aniyaku (voice)

User Reviews (2)

ZeBlah
ZeBlah June 29, 2019
★ 10/10

One of the great "masters" of the anime art. Somehow, if I would personally associate "Akira" to "self-destruction", then this anime would be the opposite :)

CinemaSerf
CinemaSerf December 28, 2024
★ 7/10

I quite liked the look of the new house that "Chihiro" and her parents were to move to, but she isn't so keen, and being ten had the weight of the world on her shoulders. En route to meet the removal men, her dad takes a wrong turning and soon, together with her mum, end up at the end of a tunnel. What would you do? Go in of course! Luckily it's quite a short walk before they find themselves in a small village that's full of shops all laid out for a banquet. Mum and dad tuck in but the young girl just wants to get going. Ignored, she explores a little as they gorge themselves and that's when she encounters the young "Haku" who suggests that she might like to leave. Snag is - her parents have quite literally now gone a bit porcine and she's going to have to rely on her new friend if she is to rescue them from an impending visit to the abattoir. A job is her first task, and for that she ne…