Japan Release: 2001
Running Time: 125 minutes

Spirited Away

Japanese Title

千と千尋の神隠し
[Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi]

Distributor: Production:

Toho
Studio Ghibli / NTV / Dentsu / Tokuma Shoten

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Titles

International Title

Spirited Away

Initial US Title

Spirited Away
US Distributor: Disney (2002) / Time: 125 minutes

Alternate Titles

Sen and Chihiro's Spiriting Away
[Literal translation]

Chihiro's Trip to a Magical Land
[German title]

Staff

Cast

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Writing credits Hayao Miyazaki
Produced by Toshio Suzuki, Yasuyoshi Tokuma
Music by Joe Hisaishi, Youmi Kimura
Cinematography by Atsushi Okui
Film Editing by Takeshi Seyama
Production Design by Norobu Yoshida, Yoji Takeshige
Assistant Directors Masayuki Miyagi, Atsushi Takahashi

Chihiro/Sen Rumi Hiragi
Haku Miyu Irino
Yubaba Mari Natsuki
Akio, Chihiro's Father Takashi Naito
Yugo, Chihiro's Mother Yasuko Sawaguchi
Zeniba Mari Natsuki
Aogaeru, Frog Men Assistant Manager Tatsuya Gashuin
Boh Ryunosuke Kamiki
Lin Yumi Tamai
Bandai-gaeru, Frog Men Foreman Yo Oizumi
River God Koba Hayashi
Chichiyaku Tsunehiko Kamijo
Aniyaku Takehiko Ono
Kamaji Bunta Sugawara
- Ikuko Yamamoto
- Kaori Yamagata
- Keiko Tsukamoto
- Ken Yasuda
- Makiko Oku
- Mayumi Sako
- Michiko Yamamoto
- Noriko Kitou
- Rina Yamada
- Shigeyuki Totsugi

Posters

Japan

France

Germany

Box Office

Release Date: July 20th, 2001 (Japan)
Budget: ¥1,100,000,000 / $9,000,000 (Rough Figure)
Initial Release Total: ¥30,800,000,000 / $245,000,000 (Japan, Rough Figure)
Total: ¥31,680,000,000 / $252,000,000 (Japan, Rough Figure)

Release Date: September 20th, 2002 (US)
Opening Weekend: $449,839 (US, 26 Theaters)
Total: $10,055,859 (US)

DVDs and Blu-rays

	Region 1 Spirited Away Disney (2003)
	Region 2 Spiriting Away of Sen and Chihiro Buena Vista (2002)
	Region 2 Spirited Away Optimum (2004)
	Region 4 Spirited Away Madman (2004)
	Blu-Ray Spirited Away Disney (2015)
	Blu-Ray Spirited Away GKIDS (2017)
	Blu-Ray Spirited Away: Steelbook Shout! Factory (2020)

CD Soundtracks

Spiriting Away of Sen and Chihiro - Image Album
(TKCA-72100)

Spiriting Away of Sen and Chihiro - Soundtrack
(TKCA-72165)

Spiriting Away of Sen and Chihiro - Single
(TKCA-72166)

Background and Trivia

On December 15th, 2020, Toho revised the box office take of the movie. The updated figure included subsequent screeings of the film, including those done during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the movie's final tally moved from ¥30,800,000,000 to ¥31,680,000,000.
The character of Chihiro is based on the daughter of a friend of director Hayao Miyazaki's. Similarly, Chihiro's father is based on his friend, having similar traits such as eating too much and getting lost. For her mother, she was based on a staff member at Studio Ghibli. It's cited that the way she eats, with her elbow straight down, was modeled after the staff members habit of eating that way. Noted in the Spirited Away Nippon Television Special.
The town in the movie is based on the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum. Mentioned in the Spirited Away Nippon Television Special.

Concept Art

Chihiro

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