Spirited Away (2001)

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Synopsis
Master animation director Hayao Miyazaki follows up on his record-breaking 1997 opus Princess Mononoke with this surreal Alice in Wonderland-like tale about a lost little girl. The film opens with ten-year-old Chihiro riding along during a family outing as her father races through remote country roads. When they come upon a blocked tunnel, her parents decide to have a look around -- even though Chihiro finds the place very creepy. When they pass through the tunnel, they discover an abandoned amusement park. As Chihiro's bad vibes continue, her parents discover an empty eatery that smells of fresh food. After her mother and father help themselves to some tasty purloined morsels, they turn into giant pigs. Chihiro understandably freaks out and flees. She learns that this very weird place, where all sorts of bizarre gods and monsters reside, is a holiday resort for the supernatural after their exhausting tour of duty in the human world. Soon after befriending a boy named Haku, Chihiro learns the rules of the land: one, she must work , as laziness of any kind is not tolerated; and two, she must take on the new moniker of Sen. If she forgets her real name, Haku tells her, then she will never be permitted to leave. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide

Cast

Michael Chiklis	Chihiro's father [USA Version]
Lauren Holly	Chihiro's mother [USA Version]
Jason Marsden	Haku [USA Version]
Suzanne Pleshette	Yubaba/Zeniba [USA Version]
John Ratzenberger	The Bathhouse Manager [USA Version]
Yasuka Sawaguchi	Chihiro's mother, Yugo
David Ogden Stiers	Boiler Room Man [USA Version]
Bunta Sugawara	Kamaji
Takashi Naito	Chihiro's father, Akio
Susan Egan	Lin [USA Version]
Tsunehiko Kamijyo	School principal
Takehiko Ono	Employee
Tatsuya Gasyuin	Frog man
Mari Natsuki	Yubaba/Zeniba
Koba Hayashi	River God
Rumi Hiiragi	Chihiro
Miyu Irino	Haku
Ryunosuke Kamiki	Boh
Yo Oizumi	Foreman of the frog men
Yumi Tamai	Lin
Tara Strong	Baby Boh
Daveigh Chase	Chihiro [USA Version]

Production Crew

Cindy Davis Hewitt	Adaptation
Donald H. Hewitt	Adaptation
Masashi Ando	Animation Director
Lori Korngiebel	Associate Producer
Joe Hisaishi	Composer (Music Score)
Hayao Miyazaki	Director
Takeshi Seyama	Editor
Banjiro Uemura	Executive Producer
Hironori Aihara	Executive Producer
John Lasseter	Executive Producer
Koji Hoshino	Executive Producer
Seiichiro Ujie	Executive Producer
Takeyoshi Matsushita	Executive Producer
Yasuyoshi Tokuma	Executive Producer
Yutaka Narita	Executive Producer
Atsushi Takahashi	First Assistant Director
Masayuki Miyagi	First Assistant Director
Donald W. Ernst	Producer
Toshio Suzuki	Producer
Cindy Davis Hewitt	Screenwriter
Donald H. Hewitt	Screenwriter
Hayao Miyazaki	Screenwriter
Yumi Kimura	Singer
Kazuhiro Takeshige	Sound/Sound Designer
Shuji Inoue	Sound/Sound Designer
Michihiro Ito	Special Effects
Jim Hubbert	Translator
Linda Hoaglund	Translator

Genre
Children's/Family
Fantasy

Awards
2002 - Best Animated Feature - Academy
2002 - Best Animated Feature - Broadcast Film Critics Association
2002 - Best Animated Feature - National Board of Review
2002 - Best Animated Film - L.A. Film Critics Association
2002 - Best Animated Film - New York Film Critics Circle
2002 - Best Foreign Film - French Academy of Cinema
2002 - Golden Bear - Berlin International Film Festival
2002 - Best Animated Feature - Academy
2002 - Best Animated Feature - Los Angeles Film Critics Association
2002 - Best Animated Feature - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
2002 - Golden Bear - Berlin International Film Festival
2002 - Best Animated Feature - New York Film Critics Circle
2002 - Film Presented - Telluride Film Festival
2003 - Best Animated Feature - Broadcast Film Critics Association

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