Spirited Away

2001 · directed by Hayao Miyazaki

Rating

98/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

BFI Top 100, TSPDT 250, Criterion

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.

Spirited Away (2001), directed by Hayao Miyazaki, rates 98/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Rumi Hiiragi
• Miyu Irino
• Mari Natsuki
• Takashi Naito
• Yasuko Sawaguchi
• Tatsuya Gashuin
• Ryunosuke Kamiki
• Yumi Tamai
• Yo Oizumi
• Koba Hayashi

Crew

• Atsushi Okui — Director of Photography
• Takeshi Seyama — Editor
• Joe Hisaishi — Original Music Composer
• Hayao Miyazaki — Screenplay

More from Hayao Miyazaki

1. Princess Mononoke (1997) — 88/100 · hit
2. My Neighbor Totoro (1988) — 88/100 · hit
3. Howl's Moving Castle (2004) — 84/100 · hit
4. Warriors of the Wind (1984) — 83/100 · hit
5. Castle in the Sky (1986) — 83/100 · hit
6. Porco Rosso (1992) — 82/100 · hit

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