Hayao MIYAZAKI 宮崎駿
Spirited Away
千と千尋の神隠し
Nippon Cinema ª
Chihiro must learn to care for herself after her parents unexpectedly turn into pigs on a family outing. She starts a job in a bathing house for the gods and meets a bizarre collection of characters. Visually arresting and morally complex, this is one of the animation masterpieces of all times .
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Spirited Away (NC 2003)
千と千尋の神隠し
Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi
Japan 2001
124 minutes
Production
Studio Ghibli
Distribution
Universum
About Hayao MIYAZAKI
宮崎駿
Hayao Miyazaki, born in Tokyo in 1941, is known as Japan’s most famous and popular anime director. Starting in 1963, he worked for Toei Animation on series like HEIDI (1974). FUTURE BOY CONAN (1978 / NC ’23) was his anime series directorial debut, followed by his feature film debut THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO a year later. In 1985, he founded Studio Ghibli together with fellow director Isao TAKAHATA and created anime hits such as MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO (1988 / NC ’22) and PRINCESS MONONOKE (1997). The latter was the most successful Japanese film of all time before being overtaken by SPIRITED AWAY (2001 / NC ’03), which went on to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.