Name: Spirited Away
Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Released: 2001-07-20
Duration: 125 min
Cast: Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino, Mari Natsuki, Takashi Naito, Yasuko Sawaguchi

About the film

Spirited Away at a glance.

Screen Path places this 2001 film at stop 158 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.

A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.

Principal cast

Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino, Mari Natsuki, Takashi Naito and Yasuko Sawaguchi

Key craft credits

Atsushi Okui (director of photography), Takeshi Seyama (editor), Joe Hisaishi (original music composer), Hayao Miyazaki (screenplay) and Yoji Takeshige (art direction)

Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Release: 2001-07-20
Runtime: 125 minutes
Genres: Animation, Family and Fantasy
Country: Japan
Quiz: 15 questions

The Screen Path journey

Before. After. Remember.

The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.

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Before you watch

Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.

Spoiler-free

02

After the film

Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.

Contains spoilers

03

Quiz yourself

Answer 15 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.

15 questions in this journey

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Full cast

Rumi HiiragiCharacter: Chihiro (voice)
Miyu IrinoCharacter: Haku (voice)
Mari NatsukiCharacter: Yubaba / Zeniba (voice)
Takashi NaitoCharacter: Father (voice)
Yasuko SawaguchiCharacter: Mother (voice)
Tatsuya GashuinCharacter: Aogaeru (voice)
Ryunosuke KamikiCharacter: Boh (voice)
Yumi TamaiCharacter: Rin (voice)
Yo OizumiCharacter: Bandai Frog (voice)
Koba HayashiCharacter: River Spirit (voice)
Tsunehiko KamijôCharacter: Chichiyaku (voice)
Takehiko OnoCharacter: Aniyaku (voice)

Full crew

Hayao MiyazakiCredits: Director, Original Story, Screenplay
Takeshi SeyamaCredits: Editor
Toshio SuzukiCredits: Producer
Atsushi OkuiCredits: Director of Photography
Joe HisaishiCredits: Original Music Composer
Yasuyoshi TokumaCredits: Executive Producer
Yoji TakeshigeCredits: Art Direction
Kitaro KosakaCredits: Animation Director
Megumi KagawaCredits: Animation Director
Masashi AndoCredits: Animation Director
Atsushi TamuraCredits: Compositing Artist
Hiromasa YonebayashiCredits: Key Animation
Hisaki FurukawaCredits: Key Animation
Atsuko TanakaCredits: Key Animation
Nobuyuki TakeuchiCredits: Key Animation
Ryoko InaCredits: Background Designer
Kaori FujiiCredits: Key Animation
Yoshikazu FukutomeCredits: Background Designer
Misuzu KurataCredits: Key Animation
Hideki HamasuCredits: Key Animation
Noboru YoshidaCredits: Assistant Art Director
Kenichi KonishiCredits: Key Animation
Shinji HashimotoCredits: Key Animation
Kazuo NagaiCredits: Background Designer
Kuniyuki IshiiCredits: Key Animation
Masahiro KubotaCredits: Background Designer
Sayaka HiraharaCredits: Background Designer
Hiroaki SasakiCredits: Background Designer
Kazuyoshi OnodaCredits: Key Animation
Shizue KanekoCredits: Key Animation
Masaru MatsuseCredits: Key Animation
Akihiko YamashitaCredits: Key Animation
Hiromasa OguraCredits: Background Designer
Kikuyo YanoCredits: Background Designer
Hisae SaitoCredits: Background Designer
Mariko MatsuoCredits: Key Animation
Makiko FutakiCredits: Key Animation
Shinya OhiraCredits: Key Animation
Takaaki YamashitaCredits: Key Animation
Hiroomi YamakawaCredits: Key Animation
Masaru OhshiroCredits: Key Animation
Osamu MasuyamaCredits: Background Designer
Naomi KasugaiCredits: Background Designer
Tomoe IshiharaCredits: Background Designer
Yoshihiro OsugiCredits: Key Animation
Noboru TakanoCredits: Key Animation
Shojuro YamauchiCredits: Key Animation
Banjiro UemuraCredits: Co-Executive Producer
Kenichi YamadaCredits: Key Animation
Hideaki YoshioCredits: Key Animation
Atsushi YamagataCredits: Key Animation
Hisashi MoriCredits: Key Animation
Masanori KikuchiCredits: Background Designer
Katsutoshi NakamuraCredits: Key Animation
Shigeru KimishimaCredits: Key Animation
Tamami YamadaCredits: Key Animation
Keiko ItogawaCredits: Background Designer
Masako ShinoharaCredits: Key Animation
Naoya TanakaCredits: Background Designer
Kyoko NaganawaCredits: Background Designer
Takeyoshi MatsushitaCredits: Co-Executive Producer
Takeshi InamuraCredits: Key Animation
Eiji YamamoriCredits: Key Animation
Makiko SuzukiCredits: Key Animation
Atsushi TamuraCredits: Key Animation
Yuichi TanakaCredits: Key Animation
Shougo FuruyaCredits: Key Animation
Seiichiro UjiieCredits: Co-Executive Producer
Koji HoshinoCredits: Co-Executive Producer
Masako NagataCredits: Background Designer
Junji YabutaCredits: Compositing Artist
Hironori AiharaCredits: Co-Executive Producer
Yutaka NaritaCredits: Co-Executive Producer
Mitsunori KataamaCredits: Animation Director
Atsushi TakahashiCredits: Assistant Director
Nozomu TakahashiCredits: Production Manager
Mikio MoriCredits: Dolby Consultant
Michiyo YasudaCredits: Color Designer
Masayuki MiyajiCredits: Assistant Director
Wataru TakahashiCredits: Compositing Artist
Shuji InoueCredits: Sound Mixer
Michihiro ItouCredits: Sound Effects
Tsutomu KawahigashiCredits: Dolby Consultant
Youmi KimuraCredits: Theme Song Performance, Main Title Theme Composer
Toru NoguchiCredits: Sound Effects
Nizou YamamotoCredits: Background Designer
Dave BossertCredits: Thanks
Kazuo OgaCredits: Background Designer
Yoshiyuki MomoseCredits: Key Animation
Goro MiyazakiCredits: Writers' Assistant