Spirited Away (2001)

Name: Spirited Away
Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Released: 2001-07-20
Duration: 125 min
Rating: 8.5
Cast: Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino, Mari Natsuki, Takashi Naito, Yasuko Sawaguchi

Beyond the tunnel was a mysterious town.

AnimationFamilyFantasy

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.

Release Date: July 20, 2001
Runtime: 2h 5m
Rating: 8.5/10 (18241 votes)

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

Cast: Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino, Mari Natsuki, Takashi Naito, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Tatsuya Gashûin, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Yumi Tamai

Production: Studio Ghibli, Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Mitsubishi, dentsu

witch parent child relationship darkness bath house magic spirit parallel world amusement park youkai japanese mythology

IMDb Official Site

Budget: $19M
Revenue: $275M

Full Cast (48 people)

Rumi Hiiragi as Chihiro (voice)
Miyu Irino as Haku (voice)
Mari Natsuki as Yubaba / Zeniba (voice)
Takashi Naito as Father (voice)
Yasuko Sawaguchi as Mother (voice)
Tatsuya Gashûin as Aogaeru (voice)
Ryunosuke Kamiki as Boh (voice)
Yumi Tamai as Rin (voice)
Yo Oizumi as Bandai Frog (voice)
Koba Hayashi as River Spirit (voice)
Tsunehiko Kamijô as Chichiyaku (voice)
Takehiko Ono as Aniyaku (voice)
Bunta Sugawara as Kamaji (voice)
Shigeru Wakita as (voice)
Shirou Saitou as (voice)
Michiko Yamamoto as (voice)
Keiko Tsukamoto as (voice)
Akio Nakamura as Kaonashi (voice)
Shinji Tokumaru as (voice)
Kaori Yamagata as (voice)
Tsuzuki Kayako as (voice)
Masahiro Asano as (voice)
Kazutaka Hayashida as (voice)
Ikuko Yamamoto as (voice)
Mina Meguro as (voice)
Tetsurô Ishibashi as (voice)
Katsutomo Shîbara as (voice)
Shinobu Katabuchi as (voice)
Noriko Kitou as (voice)
Naoto Kaji as (voice)

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Reviews

ZeBlah - 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 :)

June 29, 2019

CinemaSerf - 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 ...

December 28, 2024

Spirited Away

Beyond the tunnel was a mysterious town.

Animation

Family

Fantasy

Spirited Away

Beyond the tunnel was a mysterious town.

125 min

Beyond the tunnel was a mysterious town.

8.5

125 min

2001

Production Info

StatusReleased

Original LanguageJapanese

Budget$19,000,000

Revenue$274,925,095

Release Date7/20/2001

Director & Writers

Directed by

Written by

Produced by

Production Companies

Studio Ghibli

Tokuma Shoten

Nippon Television Network Corporation

Mitsubishi

dentsu

TFC

Keywords

witch

parent child relationship

Spoken Languages

Japanese

Production Countries

Japan

More Info:

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Rate & Review

Cast

Rumi Hiiragi

as Chihiro (voice)

Miyu Irino

as Haku (voice)

Mari Natsuki

as Yubaba / Zeniba (voice)

Takashi Naito

as Father (voice)

Yasuko Sawaguchi

as Mother (voice)

Tatsuya Gashûin

as Aogaeru (voice)

Ryunosuke Kamiki

as Boh (voice)

Yumi Tamai

as Rin (voice)

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Images

Poster

Backdrop

Videos

Official Trailer [Subtitled]

Trailer

Ghibli Fest 2023 Trailer

Trailer

Studio Ghibli Fest 2022 Spot

Teaser

Lin Guides Chihiro Through The Bathhouse

Clip

Official Trailer

Trailer

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Spirited Away about?▾

How long is Spirited Away?▾

2h 5m

When was Spirited Away released?▾

July 20, 2001

Who directed Spirited Away?▾

Hayao Miyazaki

Who stars in Spirited Away?▾

Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino, Mari Natsuki

What genre is Spirited Away?▾

Animation, Family, Fantasy

Is Spirited Away available to stream?▾

Yes, on HBO Max and HBO Max Amazon Channel