Spirited Away
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A sulky ten-year-old stumbles into a bathhouse for spirits and must work to free herself and her transformed parents from a powerful witch.
Why watch: The greatest animated film ever made. Period.
Cast
Rumi Hiiragi as Chihiro (voice)
Miyu Irino as Haku (voice)
Mari Natsuki as Yubaba / Zeniba (voice)
Takashi Naito as Father (voice)
Yasuko Sawaguchi as Mother (voice)
Tatsuya Gashûin as Aogaeru (voice)
Ryunosuke Kamiki as Boh (voice)
Yumi Tamai as Rin (voice)
Yo Oizumi as Bandai Frog (voice)
Koba Hayashi as River Spirit (voice)
Tsunehiko Kamijô as Chichiyaku (voice)
Takehiko Ono as Aniyaku (voice)
Bunta Sugawara as Kamaji (voice)
Shigeru Wakita as (voice)
Shirou Saitou as (voice)
Crew
Hayao Miyazaki — Director
Hayao Miyazaki — Screenplay
Toshio Suzuki — Producer
Yasuyoshi Tokuma — Executive Producer
Atsushi Okui — Director of Photography
Takeshi Seyama — Editor
Yoji Takeshige — Art Direction
Joe Hisaishi — Original Music Composer
Community Reviews
Apr 3, 2026
Beautiful story, beautifully told. So many creative ideas adding detail to every corner the world. Worth watching for that sense of wonder alone, but of course there's so much more.