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Spirited Away
Hayao Miyazaki
(2001)
124min
PG Certificate
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Review
Our Score
by
David Parkinson
Having broken box-office records and added an Oscar to its share of Berlin's Golden Bear, this animated fantasy adventure about a sulky girl who learns the importance of being true to oneself has become a Japanimation classic. It contains echoes of
Alice in Wonderland
that are reinforced by the gallery of rogues and grotesques that resourceful heroine Chihiro encounters after she's trapped inside a fantasy world ruled by twin witches. Director Hayao Miyazaki's insistence on hand-drawn graphics gives the CGI visuals an ethereal charm that ensures the story is always a pleasure to behold, even during its rare moments of inaction.
Summary
A petulant 10-year-old enters an abandoned amusement park while accompanying her parents on a family outing, and finds herself transported to a fantastical world controlled by two witches, where she must follow the rules if she is ever to return home. Oscar-winning Japanese animated fantasy directed by Hayao Miyazaki, with the voices of Daveigh Chase, Jason Marsden, Suzanne Pleshette and Susan Egan.
Cast & Crew
Chihiro
Daveigh Chase
Yubaba / Zeniba
Suzanne Pleshette
Haku
Jason Marsden
Lin
Susan Egan
Kamaji
David Ogden Stiers
Chihiro's mother
Lauren Holly
Chihiro's father
Michael Chiklis
Assistant manager
John Ratzenberger
Baby Boh
Tara Charendoff
Director
Hayao Miyazaki
Director
Kirk Wise
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Other Information
Language:
Japanese dubbed
Colour
Theatrical distributor:
Optimum Releasing
Guidance:
Contains scenes that some younger viewers may find frightening.
Available on:
video, DVD and Blu-ray
Released on:
12 Sep 2003
Drama
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