Spirited Away

Theatrical - Wide 2002-09-20

Cast Daveigh Chase Michael Chiklis Lauren Holly Jason Marsden Suzanne Pleshette John Ratzenberger David Stiers Susan Egan
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Written by Hayao Miyazaki

Genres: Animation Drama

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6/10

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In this traditional Japanese anime film, a young girl is taken away to an inhuman world inhabited by strange spirits. Her slovenly parents are turned into pigs, and she is faced with the task of turning them back to human form... See more and finding her way home.

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