Hayao Miyazaki

Spirited Away

8.6

During her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches, and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts.

Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Main Cast: Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino, Takashi Naito, Mari Natsuki
Soundtrack: Joe Hisaishi
Cinematography: Atsushi Okui
Screenplay: Hayao Miyazaki

Original title in Japan is Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi.

Cinema Premiere: September 12, 2003

Reviews by critics from other countries

Foreign Reviews

5 foreign reviews of Spirited Away (2001)

1. Game Reactor

9 / 10

Translated from swedish: "Spirited Away" offers humor, excitement, sorrow, and laughter in a perfect blend. Miyazaki said it best himself: "(a film) for those who have been ten years old, and for those who will be ten years old."
- Mikael Sundberg
Swedish: gamereactor.se »
2. Svenska Dagbladet

8.3 / 10

Translated from swedish: Fascinating and imaginative world
- Karoline Eriksson
Swedish: svd.se »
3. Dubbningshemsidan

8 / 10

Translated from swedish: The film is completely teeming with symbolism, allegories, references, undertones, and morals, to such a mild extent that it is absolutely impossible to perceive all the points, and to truly understand everything that is happening is too much to ask.
- Daniel Hofverberg
Swedish: dubbningshemsidan.se »
4. Dagens Nyheter

Positive, no rating

Translated from swedish: It is the beautiful and lively environments, the imaginative plot, and the surprising design of the fantasy characters that elevate "Spirited Away".
- Mårten Blomkvist
Swedish: dn.se »
5. Moviezine

6 / 10

Translated from swedish: I will never be someone who loves anime but "Spirited Away" has still made me willing to give the genre more chances in the future, and I will probably watch some more movies from Studio Ghibli.
- Rebecca Unnerud
Swedish: Magical and wacky work of art