Year2001
Statusreleased
Duration124 mins
Studio
Formats Kissanime, Crunchyroll, Netflix
Opening theme"Day of the River/Ano hi no kawa" by Joe Hisaishi
Ending theme"Itsumo Nando demo (Always with Me)" by Yumi Kimura
Theatrical ReleaseJuly 20, 2001
Revenue$ 357,277,400
Synopsis

Chihiro Ogino, 10, is stubborn, pampered, and naive, so when she and her parents come across an abandoned amusement park while travelling to their new home, she is less than happy. She cautiously enters, and as twilight approaches she begins to see that there is more to this area than first meets the eye. Chihiro has unintentionally entered the spirit realm, which has already manifested itself in the form of ghostly apparitions and food that turns her parents into pigs. Now that she is imprisoned, she must find the strength to labour and live among ghosts, with the assistance of the mysterious Haku and the assortment of interesting people she encounters along the way.

Background:
Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi held the record of being the highest-grossing film in Japanese history from 2001 until 2020. As of December 2020, it has amassed a total of 31.68 billion yen from Japanese box office sales and a total of $395.8 million worldwide.

This critically acclaimed film has won numerous awards, including the Academy Award—more commonly known as the “Oscar”—for Best Animated Feature at the 75th Academy Awards in 2003 as well as the Golden Bear at the 2002 Berlin International Film Festival (alongside Bloody Sunday). It is also among the top 10 in the British Film Institute’s list of the “50 films you should see by the age of 14.”

Spirited away