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Spirited Away Actor: Miyu Irino Director: Hayao Miyazaki Number of Items: 2 Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen Format: Animated, Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Running Time: 132 minutes Studio: Walt Disney Home Video Region Code: 1 Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2003-04-15 Buy from Amazon |
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From Amazon.com The highest grossing film in Japanese box-office history (more than $234 million), Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away (Sen To Chihiro Kamikakushi) is a dazzling film that reasserts the power of drawn animation to create fantasy worlds. Like Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz and Lewis Carroll's Alice, Chihiro (voice by Daveigh Chase--Lilo in Disney's Lilo & Stitch) plunges into an alternate reality. On the way to their new home, the petulant adolescent and her parents find what they think is a deserted amusement park. Her parents stuff themselves until they turn into pigs, and Chihiro discovers they're trapped in a resort for traditional Japanese gods and spirits. An oddly familiar boy named Haku (Jason Marsden) instructs Chihiro to request a job from Yubaba (Suzanne Pleshette), the greedy witch who rules the spa. As she works, Chihiro's untapped qualities keep her from being corrupted by the greed that pervades Yubaba's mini-empire. In a series of fantastic adventures, she purges a river god suffering from human pollution, rescues the mysterious No-Face, and befriends Yubaba's kindly twin, Zeniba (Pleshette again). The resolve, bravery, and love Chihiro discovers within herself enable her to aid Haku and save her parents. The result is a moving and magical journey, told with consummate skill by one of the masters of contemporary animation. MPAA Rated: PG ("Some scary moments") --Charles Solomon |
 "One of my favorites"I bought it for my younger sister's birthday because I enjoyed the movie so much. "Oh My God"I can't understand how people can be giving this a review of one star. So many are justifying it by saying that they are a fan of anime but it's not Miyazaki's best work...Hello?! This is the largest grossing and most successful film in Japanese box office history?!!! That surely will give you some indication that this film was appreciated by a LOT of people. There are also reviews stating that this film is too scary and emotionally scarring for younger viewers... I can't think of a single moment where i felt mildly frightened. Granted, the scene where she first enters the spirit world could be 'scary' for some younger viewers but no more so than something along the lines of E.T.. and yes, there is a bit of blood in the film (dragon blood i might add) - well anyone who's watched Japanese animation will know that this is not so uncommon and truly not something to get overly worked up about. I would reccommend this film for any viewer of any age. At the end of the day..it's your call - nobody's forcing you or your children to watch it but bear in mind it was recently voted #3 in the top 100 cartoons of all time. Surely part of you wants to check this out? I just cant help but notice this film recieves almost solely 5 or 1 star ratings..and those giving it one star give the impression of being unimaginative, uncreative and unwilling to bother with a film that requires some thought to fully appreciate it for what it is. The artwork is immense. Enough said  "Spirited Away review"The imaginative quality and animation in this movie are first rate...this is a must see. The subject matter applies best to children over 4 yrs old since there are spirits, and some mild people eating scenes.  "b-o-r-i-n-g"How can so many people love this movie? It's not bad, but it just not that great. Lots of friends like this film because it's from Japan and there're some ghoust and stuff. The art did nice job but the story is way too weak. This guy's early film are better, this one is pretty boring. "Amazing"I really enjoyed the movie. I usually see a movie a couple of time, but his one... i've seen it almos 6 times, a record to me. Well all I can say is that's full of magic! |
