2001 · 125 min · Animation, Fantasy, Adventure
Spirited Away is Hayao Miyazaki's Academy Award-winning masterpiece and the highest-grossing film in Japanese history, following 10-year-old Chihiro who stumbles into a fantastical spirit world where her parents have been transformed into pigs. The film is widely regarded as one of the greatest animated films ever made — and one of the greatest films of any kind.
Spirited Away streams on Netflix and Max. Both platforms include it with standard subscriptions.
Yes — Spirited Away won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2003. It was the first anime film to win the award and remains the only non-English-language film to win the category.
Spirited Away is rated PG and appropriate for children, though its imagery can be intense for very young viewers. Most children 6 and older handle it well.
Both options are available. The English dub features the voice of Daveigh Chase as Chihiro and is considered one of the finest anime dubs ever produced.
Spirited Away is the most celebrated Ghibli film, though many fans consider Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro, or Howl's Moving Castle equally essential.