Spirited Away
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Spirited Away is a 2001 animated film directed by Hayao Miyazaki, starring Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino, Mari Natsuki. It drew a wide audience and shaped its genre.
Plot
Ten-year-old Chihiro Ogino and her parents Akio and Yūko travel to their new home. Akio, driving down an unexpected road, ends up in front of a tunnel leading to what appears to be an abandoned resort town, which her parents insist on exploring over Chihiro's protests. Upon finding a seemingly empty restaurant stocked with food, Chihiro's parents immediately begin to eat. While exploring further, Chihiro finds an enormous bathhouse and meets a boy named Haku, who warns her to return across the riverbed before sunset. However, spirits begin to appear, and Chihiro discovers that her parents have been transformed into pigs and that she cannot cross the now-flooded river.
Production
Written by Hayao Miyazaki, the film was produced by Studio Ghibli. Joe Hisaishi composed the score. Atsushi Okui handled the cinematography. The film runs 125 minutes. The crew and editing refined every shot.
Reception
On a budget of $19,000,000, Spirited Away grossed $274,925,095 worldwide at the box office. A critic consensus praised its screenplay and score.
Legacy
The film's influence spread across the century; its narrative and tone echo in much later cinema.
See also
References
- "The 100 Greatest Films of All Time". topfilms100. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- Ebert, Roger. The Great Movies. Broadway Books.
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