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Spirited Away

Spirited Away

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Spirited Away

"Beyond the tunnel was a mysterious town."

2001

2h 5m

8.5(18822 votes)

Animation

Family

Fantasy

Overview

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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Production Companies

Studio Ghibli

Tokuma Shoten

Nippon Television Network Corporation

Mitsubishi

dentsu

TFC

The Walt Disney Company (Japan)

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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)

Creative team

Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Written by: Hayao Miyazaki
Produced by: Toshio Suzuki

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