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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

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 oneself has become a 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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Credits

Cast

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ChihiroDaveigh Chase
Yubaba / ZenibaSuzanne Pleshette
HakuJason Marsden
LinSusan Egan
KamajiDavid Ogden Stiers
Chihiro's motherLauren Holly
Chihiro's fatherMichael Chiklis
Assistant managerJohn Ratzenberger
Baby BohTara Charendoff

Crew

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DirectorHayao Miyazaki
DirectorKirk Wise

Details

Theatrical distributor
Optimum Releasing
Released on
2003-09-12
Languages
Japanese
Guidance
Contains scenes that some younger viewers may find frightening.
Available on
video, DVD and Blu-ray
Formats
Colour
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