Spirited Away
2001
In the middle of her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by witches and monsters, where humans are changed into animals. Read more
| Director | Hayao Miyazaki |
|---|---|
| Run time | 124 mins |
| Genres | Children, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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Critics' reviews (6)
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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 one's self has become an instant 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.
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Miyazaki's first digitally animated feature (the highest-grossing Japanese film ever) initially seems like a Through... read more on Time Out
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80 out of 85 people found this review helpful
Beautifully Drawn Animation
The single most impressive thing about this Japanese animation is that it is a wonderful hand drawn work of art. You have to go right back to the Disney animations of the 1940's and 50's to see anything this well crafted. And unlike American animations, the characters feel real and the Japanese work ethic shines all the way through. Whether young children will enjoy it as much as the Hollywood movies, I doubt. But as an adult, I adored it.
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Most recent members' review
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Very realistic movements of the characters in this cartoon. Kids loved it, adults loved it. Lovely bright colours. try it out.
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