Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 0786936213850
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
Label: Walt Disney Video
Languages: EnglishUnknownAnalogEnglishOriginal LanguageAnalog
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Walt Disney Video
Release Date: April 15, 2003
Running Time: 125 minutes
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2002

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
The highest grossing film in Japanese box-office history (more than $234 million), Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away (Sen To Chihiro Kamikakushi) is a dazzling film that reasserts the power of drawn animation to create fantasy worlds. Like Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz and Lewis Carroll's Alice, Chihiro (voice by Daveigh Chase--Lilo in Disney's Lilo & Stitch) plunges into an alternate reality. On the way to their new home, the petulant adolescent and her parents find what they think is a deserted amusement park. Her parents stuff themselves until they turn into pigs, and Chihiro discovers they're trapped in a resort for traditional Japanese gods and spirits. An oddly familiar boy named Haku (Jason Marsden) instructs Chihiro to request a job from Yubaba (Suzanne Pleshette), the greedy witch who rules the spa. As she works, Chihiro's untapped qualities keep her from being corrupted by the greed that pervades Yubaba's mini-empire. In a series of fantastic adventures, she purges a river god suffering from human pollution, rescues the mysterious No-Face, and befriends Yubaba's kindly twin, Zeniba (Pleshette again). The resolve, bravery, and love Chihiro discovers within herself enable her to aid Haku and save her parents. The result is a moving and magical journey, told with consummate skill by one of the masters of contemporary animation. MPAA Rated: PG ("Some scary moments") --Charles Solomon

Description:
From one of the most celebrated filmmakers in the history of animated cinema comes the most acclaimed film of 2002. Hayao Miyazaki's latest triumph, filled with astonishing animation and epic adventure, is a dazzling masterpiece for the ages. It's a "wonderfully welcoming work of art that's as funny and entertaining as it is brilliant, beautiful, and deep" (Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal). SPIRITED AWAY is a wondrous fantasy about a young girl, Chihiro, 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 herself and return her family to the outside world. An unforgettable story brimming with creativity, SPIRITED AWAY will take you on a journey beyond your imagination. "To enter the world of Hayao Miyazaki is to experience a kind of lighthearted enchantment that is unique to the world of animation" (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times). It's a fantastic tale the whole family will want to experience over and over again.




Rating: - A wonderful metaphorical coming of age
Chihiro is a "typical" pre-teen that is moving with her parents to a new town. After taking some short cut they find a tunnel where "the wind is blowing in". The first thing that I noticed is that Chihiro doesn't want to go trough, but her parents have no problem going inside. They eventually find a deserted town alla Japan circa 1800's that only has restaurants. They find one with lots of food and her parents eat and eat. Again, Chihiro doesn't want to try the food. Everything happens with beautiful ... Read More

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Rating: - I am so grateful for this movie...
I am 35 now, and "Spirited Away" remains my favorite movie, nearly 10 years after its release. I have watched this DVD over 100 times. During a prolonged illness in 2005-2006, I did my best to continue working full-time, and I could do this by remembering what was awaiting me when I got home, and what would keep me company after my family went to bed and I remained in the living room, in too much pain to sleep: the most incredible world ever conceived, where, by watching, I actually felt temporarily ... Read More

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Rating: - Fantastic Film
Amazing animation + intriguing story + great music + super creative characters = Amazing Film

This is one of my all-time favorite films. It's one of few films that I own that I keep coming back to for another viewing.

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Rating: - Spirited Away - Very impressed with this movie
I was impressed with this movie. The story line was great. I watched it three times. I would recommend people to buy this one. I don't have any idea how a child would rate it, it might not be for young children. Twelve and over would understand it.

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Rating: - Simply Amazing!
When i sat down to watch this movie with my 3 and a half yr old daughter i was hoping that she would not lose interest in it. As the movie went on I along with my daughter became mesmerized. As soon as it was over my daughter says Lets watch it again!I said ok. She started to refer to is as the pig movie as i do to this day.
I recomment it to everyone young and old. It is just fantastic.
I also recently watched castle in the sky and i will not let my daughter watch that one. It is too violent ... Read More

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