Spirited Away
The tunnel led Chihiro to a mysterious town.
A sulky ten-year-old is trapped in a bathhouse for spirits and has to work to win her parents back.
- Director
- Hayao Miyazaki
- Signature
- Emotional · Humor · Drama
- Worldwide
- $275M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
20 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Spirited Away actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
Spoiler-free. Read the analysis below for the full argument.
A sulky ten-year-old is trapped in a bathhouse for spirits and has to work to win her parents back.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Spirited Away appears in 3 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Family Movies Ranked #1
Ranked #1 because it never once condescends, and it never once explains.
A sulky child works her way through a bathhouse for spirits.
- Fantasy Movies Ranked #1
Ranked #1 because rated 9.4 by the Nutevio editors — one of the strongest fantasy titles in the catalogue.
A sulky ten-year-old is trapped in a bathhouse for spirits and has to work to win her parents back.
- Animation Movies Ranked #1
Ranked #1 because rated 9.4 by the Nutevio editors — one of the strongest animation titles in the catalogue.
A sulky ten-year-old is trapped in a bathhouse for spirits and has to work to win her parents back.
The record
Awards
5 wins · 2 nominations
Academy Awards
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Animated Feature
Berlin International Film Festival
1 win
- WinnerGolden Bear
Critics' Choice Awards
1 win
- WinnerCritics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature
Animation Kobe Theatrical Film Award
1 win
- WinnerAnimation Kobe Theatrical Film Award
Annie Awards
1 win
- WinnerAnnie Award for Best Animated Feature
European Film Award for Best Non-European Film
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerEuropean Film Award for Best Non-European Film
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Spirited Away returned 14.5× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $19M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $275M
- Release date
- Jul 20, 2001
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- MPAA rating
- PG
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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