Even if CG cartoons come to dominate Japan as they do much of the world, there's a corner of the animation field that will be forever Miyazaki.
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09/03/03
Spirited Away (2002)
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Reviews Counted:154
Fresh:150
Rotten:4
Average Rating:8.5/10
Consensus: Hayao Miyazaki's dazzling, enchanting Spirited Away takes viewers, young and old alike, through the looking glass.
Runtime: 2 hrs 12 mins
Genre: Childrens
Synopsis: Directed by animation legend Hayao Miyazaki, SPIRITED AWAY is the tale of Chihiro (voiced by Daveigh Chase), a young girl who is taken down an unusual road by her parents while moving to a new home... [More]
Starring: Daveigh Chase, Jason Marsden, Michael Chiklis, Susan Egan
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Reviews for Spirited Away
Spirited Away is wonderful.
09/03/08
Top CriticInitially seems like a Through the Looking-Glass fantasy, but rapidly picks up a resonance, weight and complexity that make it all but Shakespearean.
06/24/06
Top CriticOne of the most impressive animated features of this year, or any other.
09/03/03
Top CriticA genuinely magical experience that both adults and children will enjoy. See it -- you’ll be glad you did.
08/17/03
Despite a dip midway through, this is a captivating fantasy that sets a new benchmark for animation.
12/30/06
Top CriticI could hardly wait for the next plot twist or astonishing set piece, not to mention what visual magic Miyazaki still had up his sleeve (and he has plenty!).
04/13/03
This animated adventure from genre superstar Hayao Miyazaki has spirit to spare.
09/20/02
It almost goes without saying that the animation is jaw dropping.
09/20/02
La cinta animada más hermosa que he visto jamás.
10/22/02
Spirited Away is a trip, in the literal, metaphorical and indeed lysergic senses of that word.
09/26/02
'Alice in Wonderland meets the East...taking full advantage of the complex powers of anime and its freedom to go wherever the mind can imagine.'
10/12/02
It races along with the speed of a bullet train, visiting weird, enchanted places the likes of which have never been seen before.
10/28/03
It's the sort of film that gives rise to the awed question, 'How did he do that?'
01/05/03
Not as visually awesome as 'Princess Mononoke,' but more appealing to youngsters. A wonderful combination of simplicity and spectacle.
09/19/02
...brilliant in its imagery and astonishing in its creativity. Many films are billed as voyages into fantasy, but this one actually delivers.
10/04/02
What separates Miyazaki's animation from everyone else's is the way he imagines his worlds.
04/28/03
A two-hour feast of visual imagination, consistently rendered at the highest level of graphic art.
09/20/02
Packed with strange beings amid painterly settings, Spirited Away delivers one of the most colorful fantasy worlds since the similarly surreal Yellow Submarine.
10/04/02
To call this film inventive is to grossly understate its accomplishment.
05/07/03
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