When i first rented it, i watched it six times, in a row. It is my favorite movie of all time, with a sweet ending that reveals that love and innocence can pull you through. Starring a plucky young girl surviving fantastical adventures in the spirit realm, it is a delightful tale that continues to inspire and amaze fans of all ages. Trailer for spirited away 2001 captured from the castle in the sky 1986 vhs tape. During her familys move to the suburbs, a sullen 10yearold girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches, and spirits, and where humans are changed into. Mar 22, 2015 trailer for spirited away 2001 captured from the castle in the sky 1986 vhs tape. Sen and chihiros spiriting away, is a 2001 anime film of proportions featuring a 10 year old girl named chihiro ogino who is moving into a new house with her parents. Spirited away is a dazzling, enchanting, and gorgeously drawn fairy tale that will leave viewers a little more curious and fascinated by the world around them. About for books the art of miyazaki s spirited away studio ghibli library for kindle.
This time i began to focus on the elements in the picture that didnt need to be there. Sep 20, 2002 rather than spirited away, the movie could better be considered the director hayao miyazaki s through the looking glass. Written and directed by none other than the legendary anime giant hayao miyazaki of studio ghibli, spirited away, also known by its japanese title sen to chihiro no kamikakushi lit. During her family s move to the suburbs, a sullen 10yearold girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches, and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts. The entertaining plots, compelling characters, and breathtaking animation in his films have earned him international renown from critics as well as public recognition within japan. Chichiro thinks she is on another boring trip with her parents. Disney brings bewitching japanese spirited away to u. Director hayao miyazaki won an oscar for his supernatural adventure the highest grossing film in japanese history. Oct 28, 2018 hayao miyazakis academy awardwinning masterpiece spirited away was the biggest box office hit of all time in japan and helped redefine the possibilities of animation for american audiences and a generation of new filmmakers.
I would watch it, then rewind it, and so on and so fourth. Spirited away original japanese version youtube movies. The walt disney companys commitment to introduce the films to. Miyazakis spirited away to finally open in china after 18 years, eyes anime box office record miyazakis oscar winner remains the highest grossing movie at the japan box office. Hayao miyazakis academy awardwinning masterpiece spirited away was the biggest box office hit of all time in japan and a film that helped redefine the possibilities of animation for american audiences and a generation of new filmmakers. Miyazakis spirited away film score joe hisaishi songs. Jul 01, 2016 hayao miyazaki was already japans most famous director of animated movies when he wrote and directed spirited away in 2001.
Miyazakis spirited away dubbed on dvd movie synopsis. From hayao miyazaki, one of the most celebrated filmmakers in the history of animated cinema, comes the academy award winning masterpiece, spirited away. Spirited away is no exception, but is in fact the ideal example of such a miyazaki brand movie. From academy awardwinning filmmaker hayao miyazaki best animated feature, spirited away, 2002 comes a spellbinding movie beyond compare. Hayao miyazaki was already japans most famous director of animated movies when he wrote and directed spirited away in 2001. Parents need to know that hayao miyazaki s magical adventure spirited away is widely considered an animated masterpiece, but it can be a creepy and frightening experience for younger viewers. Though the worlds created in the films are often fantastical, there is certainly inspiration for the settings drawn from real places. Its not a crafty, confusing film that you need a roadmap to navigate. Consequently, the folks at disney and pixar have produced an english language version of miyazakis movie.
Spirited away is a dazzling, enchanting, and gorgeously drawn fairy tale that will leave viewers a. Dec 16, 2019 spirited away original japanese version youtube movies. In fact, the movie last year became the biggest box office success ever in japan. There are dozens of freakylooking creatures that threaten each other or the protagonist, who is trying to save her parents. Hayao miyazaki is one of japan s greatest animation directors. Sep 20, 2002 the pictures are worth a thousand words in miyazaki s spirited away, disney studio s delightful english language version of the japanese feature cartoon that holds that country s alltime box. Combining japanese mythology with through the looking glasstype whimsy, spirited away cemented miyazakis reputation as an icon of inspired animation and wondrous, lyrical storytelling. Sep 09, 2017 if there is something unique about many of miyazaki s movies, it is the fact that such movies often incorporate elements of symbolism and personification to illustrate specific themes. Sep 20, 2002 spirited away is the best anime movie i have ever seen.
Overall, while spirited away may not be as complex and imaginative as princess mononoke in some areas, it is as beautifully rendered and no less sophisticated in its outlook. In comparison, there was a bluray release of spirited away in the uk and it got the same extras that were in the english dvd release. Dec 16, 2019 winner of the academy award for best animated feature, hayao miyazakis wondrous fantasy adventure is a dazzling masterpiece from one of the most celebrated filmmakers in the history of. Spirited away is a wondrous fantasy about a young girl named chihiro who. Jul 11, 2012 viewing hiyao miyazaki s spirited away for the third time, i was struck by a quality between generosity and love. Behind the microphone go behind the scenes of the englishlanguage version with the voice cast, including suzanne pleshette and jason mardsen. To forestall the flow of superlatives that this movie deserves allow for a little admin.
Spirited away is full of riches, thematic and visual, and the best way to understand them is simply to watch the film and take it all in. The pictures are worth a thousand words in miyazakis spirited away, disney studios delightful english language version of the japanese feature cartoon that holds that countrys alltime box. The towering, lost dreaminess at the heart of this magnificent animated film is remarkable. Viewing hiyao miyazakis spirited away for the third time, i was struck by a quality between generosity and love. Hayao miyazakis wondrous fantasy adventure is a dazzling masterpiece from one of the most celebrated filmmakers in the history of. Spirited away takes influences from alice in wonderland and the wizard of oz and uses them to fashion a highly original story about a 10 yearold girl, chihiro voiced by daveigh chase, who, along with her parents, ventures through a tunnel that leads to the world of spirits. Spirited away 2001 spirited away is an oscar winning japanese. About for books the art of miyazaki s spirited away studio. Youtube a new hayao miyazaki documentary has been made available online to stream for free by japanese broadcaster nhk. Hidden meaning in spirited away miyazaki earthling. May 03, 2010 one of the best animated movie ever made. Rumi hiiragi was born on august 1, 1987 in tokyo, japan. Parents need to know that hayao miyazakis magical adventure spirited away is widely considered an animated masterpiece, but it can be a creepy and frightening experience for younger viewers.
Kamikakushi means spirited away with kami meaning spirit or god and kakushi meaning hidden. Spirited away is chinas highestgrossing japanese film of. Spirited away is one animation movie really stands out the crowd. I would honestly pay 20 dollars a month to watch that one part. The topgrossing japanese film was hayao miyazakis 2001 anime feature spirited away, which was released 18 years after its original release in japan. Sep 16, 2014 from hayao miyazaki, one of the most celebrated filmmakers in the history of animated cinema, comes the academy award winning masterpiece, spirited away. Magnificent movie with scary creatures and a strong heroine. Miyazakis genius generally is that his films are so obvious without being obnoxious about it, and this is perhaps the greatest of them. The family is on its way to a new home in a new town, and chihiro doesnt want to move. Master animation director hayao miyazaki follows up on his recordbreaking 1997 opus princess. This item 27x40 miyazakis spirited away movie poster cgc huge poster glossy finish spirited away movie poster studio ghibli stg036 24 x 36 61cm x 91. The fourpart series can be viewed on nhks website right now in their entirety. Clearly the people who didnt enjoy this film are emotional cripples.
The walt disney company s commitment to introduce the films to the rest of the world will let. Miyazakis new movie, spirited away, takes full advantage of that context. On earlier viewings i was caught up by the boundless imagination of the story. Spirited away is the studio ghibli, miyazaki film that made of me a full on fan.
Academy awardnominated director hayao miyazakis beloved classic my neighbor totoro comes to theaters for its 30th anniversary on september 30th, october 1st, and october 3rd. The lush, otherworldly animation of studio ghibli meets fables pulled from japanese folklore in the amazing spirited away. After a witch, yubaba suzanne pleshette, turns mom and. When her father gets lost taking a short cut, they discover the entrance to an abandoned theme park. Hayao miyazakis spirited away returns to theaters in. Miyazakis inspiration for spirited away popsugar smart. Hayao miyazaki is one of japans greatest animation directors. The director hayao miyazakis imagination and story telling with signature visual sequence of flying scene is phenomenal. It won two saturn awards from the academy of science fiction, fantasy and horror films, a silver. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, chihiro.
That part has the best music and is soo cool and full of symbolism. The various characters and settings in the movie hold different. One of the legendary hayao miyazakis many studio ghibli animated classics, spirited away sen to chihiro no kamikakushi, which won an oscar for best animated feature, is set to return to. Away 2001 full moviethe secret life of pets 2 fullhd movie. Spirited away introduction academy awardrwinning director and miyazaki admirer john lasseter special achievement award, 1995 introduces the film.
Miyazaki has provided another triumph, and, in the midst of the quality falloff of disneys inhouse animated projects, a reason for animationlovers to rejoice. May 28, 2019 miyazakis spirited away to finally open in china after 18 years, eyes anime box office record miyazakis oscar winner remains the highest grossing movie at the japan box office. With daveigh chase, suzanne pleshette, miyu irino, rumi hiiragi. Chihiro, a tenyearold girl, sulks in the back seat of her parents car. However, when they stop at a mysterious village, her parents undergo a puzzling transformation, and she is whisked into a world of fantastic spirits, shapeshifting dragons and a witch who never wants to see her leave. By 2003, the movie had swept the boards, winning an academy award for best animated feature in 2003, plus 4 nominations. Spirited away is too intense for the youngest viewers, but teenagers will enjoy it an illsmelling stinkgod character is almost worthy of a kevin smith grossout movie and grownups.
In this case, youmi kimura sings the lilting always with me in japanese the cd booklet includes an english translation. Spirited away hayao miyazaki, 2001 dcp 125 mins pg 10yearold chihiro is on another seeminglyboring trip with her parents. Miyazaki movies are like pieces of still artwork brought to life. Hayao miyazakis film spirited away is a story about a 10 year old girl named chihiro who. As is the custom with a miyazaki film, a vocal track plays during the closing credits. A tenyearold girl named chihiro discovers a secret world when she and her family get lost and venture through a hillside tunnel. June 21, 2019 marked the premiere of studio ghibli and hayao miyazakis spirited away anime film in china, which waited 18 years for it to hit theaters. Animation is a painstaking process, and there is a tendency to simplify its visual elements. From hayao miyazaki, one of the most celebrated filmmakers in the history of. Sen to chihiro no kamikakushi, sen and chihiros spiriting away is a 2001 japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by hayao miyazaki, animated by studio ghibli for tokuma shoten, nippon television network, dentsu, buena vista home entertainment, tohokushinsha film and mitsubishi, and distributed by toho. It scores well because mostly only anime buffs have seen it. Hayao miyazakis spirited away returns to theaters in december.
Spirited away 2001 animation movies full movies english. During her familys move to the suburbs, a sullen 10yearold girl. She is an actress, known for spirited away 2001, ponyo 2008 and from up on poppy hill 2011. Miyazaki is the legendary japanese animator whose back catalogue consists of some of the best features in the last few decades.
The movie itself is original, scintillating and breathtaking. Sen means a thousand, but the pronunciation of the character can change to chi as it does in the name chihiro. Hayao miyazaki s wondrous fantasy adventure is a dazzling masterpiece from one of the most celebrated filmmakers in the history of. During her familys move to the suburbs, a sullen 10yearold girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches, and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts.
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