Spirited Away

Beyond the tunnel was a mysterious town.

2001 • 125 min • Animation · Family · Fantasy

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Synopsis

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.

Our family guide

Best from age 8

Movie Knight Score

18645 reviews

100 Reviewers · 2 · 51%
85 Audience · 18643 · 49%

Chihiro, a young girl, finds herself in a mysterious spirit world after her parents are transformed. To save them, she must navigate this strange new place, work at a bathhouse for spirits, and find inner strength.

Violence & peril: 2/10
Language: 1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 2/10
Romance & sensuality: 1/10
Scary moments: 6/10

Heads up

Characters can be frightening or grotesque
Intense and suspenseful situations
Parents are transformed into pigs
Some brief nudity in a bathhouse setting

What it models well

Courage in the face of fear
Importance of hard work
Empathy and kindness
Protecting nature

Talk about it after

Coping with change and fear
What makes someone brave?
The impact of our actions on others
How different cultures view spirits and nature

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Top billed cast

Director: Hayao Miyazaki • Crew: Hayao Miyazaki

Trailers & clips

Official Trailer [Subtitled]

Spirited Away - English Theatrical Trailer [4K] [35mm Film Scan]

Ghibli Fest 2023 Trailer

Studio Ghibli Fest 2022 Spot

Lin Guides Chihiro Through The Bathhouse

Official Trailer

Reviewer notes

Recommended
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 tha...
Geronimo1967, TMDB Community

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers
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 :)
TheBlah, TMDB Community