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Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi
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Type: Movie
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 20, 2001
Duration:
2 hr. 5 min. Rating:
PG - Children
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SynopsisOn their way to their new home, a young girl, Chihiro, and her parents stumble into what appears to be an abandoned theme park. But all is not as it seems, as the theme park is a resort for the gods, and not a place where humans are welcome. Chihiro must fend for herself and rescue her parents, as they have been turned to pigs as punishment for eating the food meant for the gods. (Source: ANN) |
Related AnimeAdaptation: Spirited Away
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This two great movies have the same creator and they both contain great stories about curse, love, and drama at the same time. If you'll notice upon watching them, the way they were drawn was also the same. In characters Haku(Spirited away) and Howl(HMC) are look alike. Both movies have great lessons and that after you watch them they will left a good memory.
Weird mystical magical realms
A mystical and enchanted storyline of romance permeates both of these wonderful creations by the same director
It's by the same producer. The art work looks the same and the movies have the same feel to them.
Similar Animation and Storyline (Disney-like)
Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle are visually stunning experiences with a strong surreal underpinning behind coming of age narratives. In both movies a magical world unfolds before bewildered young heroines who must claim a new position within apparent chaos. Spirited Away is more hectic and upbeat while Howl's focus on darker themes such as war and violence. Yet both invoke the same spirit of beautiful natural scenes rendered sublime by Miyazaki's unique style.
It's the same producer. IMO spirited away is way better than this movie
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They are oth coming of age tales with romance and basically little kids growing up. They have the same artwork and the same feel to them. If you like on you will like the other.
Both are Studio Ghibli films and both deal with the a girl's emotions in different ways.
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Jun 19, 20081 of 1 episodes seen 17 of 24 people found this review helpful Spirited Away is one of the great examples of a solid and well done anime movie. A tale that will rattle your imagination, Spirited Away will take you into a new world.
Spirited Away's story is a captivating one that is full of imagination which is expected from Miyazaki (the films director). Right from the start the viewer is thrown right into the action of the tale. Many aspects of spirits and strange creatures dominate the main story arc but the story is also a tale of facing... your fears. The main character struggles to hold it all together throughout most of the film and she is presented to audience as a character with whom the viewer should sympathsize with and Miyazaki does a good job in handling this aspect adding a nice layers of character development along the way. The movie is just over 2 hours long but thankfully it never drags (the pacing is actually quite good) but you are still left with many questions throughout but most of the film but they mostly just stem from curiosity about the world or creatures within it. The story is highly original and that is the main reason it sets itself apart from other movies around it. The story has an ok ending but it did not seem to do that much justice due to the fact that the movie is over 2 hours long but it served its main purpose nonetheless. The art in Spirited Away is very detailed and full of vibrant colors and hues. The animations of the many creatures make them appear life like and the entire "world" of the film is portrayed extremely well adding to the uniqueness of the tale. The music is equally great. The music never overly dominates the movie but it is always there and adds a nice tough to the main scheme and flow of the film with its classical/ethereal score. The cast is good overall but they seemed to lack perfect chemistry with each other but they were still very well done anyway. Spirited Away is an enjoyable tale through and through that will send you into another world just as its protagonist. Its a great movie that all fans should see.
Spirited Away is a superb anime film that showcases anime at its near best (that is why it won an academy award after all). An enticing tale, great animation, and high fun factor make this movie a must see. Highly recommended. read more
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Jun 11, 20081 of 1 episodes seen 11 of 16 people found this review helpful As an Oscar-nominated animated feature by a world renowed director and studio, everyone had high expectations for this movie.
STORY - I rather liked the basic premise for this movie; it's very simple and reminiscent of a lot of traditional Asian children's stories, not to mention My Neighbor Totoro, with the whole moving away thing. In addition to Chihiro's task of saving her parents, the story very quickly expands to include an assortment of other strange charact...ers, all with their issues and goals, and there are times when we are completely wrapped up in these secondary characters' problems. This makes it almost seem like Spirited Away should have been a short anime series rather than a full-length film. The randomness of some of the side stories really disconnected from the main plot, and I felt like it was a bit too unfocused at times.
Still, all of the subplots were entertaining, and if you look at the movie as a story of friendship and growth as well, then I suppose they could all be considered relevant. It also adds an element of realism to the film, since it's sometimes difficult to concentrate solely on one matter when there's so much else going on. The scatteredness of everything is also rather typical of Miyazaki's style, so most fans are probably used to it anyway. In the end, it's really just a matter of personal preference in the way of storytelling.
CHARACTER - I'm not sure how much I actually sympathized with Chihiro. By now, if you've been reading any of my other reviews, you would know that I'm not a big fan of characters with spotless morals, and Chihiro is one of them. She always knows what the right thing to do is, is never greedy, and never does errs on the side of "darkness," even for a little bit. This is especially evident in the No-Face incident. Being primarily a children's movie, I can understand the need for a role model, but I also think it would be easier to relate to Chihiro if she made some mistakes.
The rest of the cast is a bit better with having varied principles. The ambiguity of Haku's alliance was an interesting element that I enjoyed, though once again, it did irk me that Chihiro seemed unwaivering in her good judgment. Zeniiba and Yu-Baaba were rather generic as characters, but as a huge Alice in Wonderland fan, I did appreciate the references to the Duchess and her gigantic baby. The collection of creatures that came to follow Chihiro around were a little gimmicky, but they weren't very important and were fun to watch, so I guess there really isn't a point in critiquing that too much.
ARTSTYLE & ARTWORK - I don't think I've ever been a big fan of how people are drawn in Miyazaki's style, but it's bothered me the most in Spirited Away. Chihiro looks like a monkey to me. I can't un-see it! That's just me though, I know. The rest of the art is, as usual, gorgeous. All of the bath house guests, the creatures that appeared now and again, all of the details in the wrinkles and warts of the old women -- they were all great. And not to mention the detail in the environment! Every door and wall and floor and machine looked amazing, and if you paused the movie on a background, you could spend ten minutes just looking for and staring at all the little details that were included. It aways blows me away the kind of time and effort they spend on things that the audience only sees for about five seconds at a time. Just beautiful.
MUSIC - I wouldn't consider Spirited Away one of Joe Hisaishi's best scores, especially not compared to something like Princess Mononoke. Still, the tracks were always very fitting and appropriate, fun when need be, suspenseful when need be, as should be expected of any soundtrack.
VOICE ACTING - I've seen both the sub and dub. Stick with the former. Chihiro's English voice just irritated the hell out of me, and while admittedly, her Japanese original isn't all that much better, it's somehow easier to bear. Haku's English voice also could have been much better, and I really wasn't impressed with how most of his lines were delivered. Zeniiba and Yu-Baaba had pretty nice English voices, but I think it's a lot easier to cast for older characters since there isn't as much variation to their voices. The Japanese performance isn't outrageously amazing by any means, but it's at least better than the dub.
OVERALL - I liked Spirited Away. Though the pacing wasn't that great and some parts dragged on for much longer than they should have, as long as you're watching it with friends, it remains an entertaining film with lots of visual grandeur. And maybe if you emptied your head a bit and tried to think like a kid, you'd enjoy it just a little more, rather than being a grouchy, old critic like me. D;
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Feb 26, 20081 of 1 episodes seen 13 of 19 people found this review helpful Spirited Away
Spirited Away is about a 10-year-old girl named Chihiro who with her parents, enters an ominous looking tunnel that leads them to a mysterious town filled with restaurants.
Chihiro's parents are quick sit down and begin eating. Unable to get through to them that they should leave, Chihiro wanders off and comes across what she recognizes as a bathhouse where a young boy suddenly appears and warns her t...o leave before nightfall.
However, as the sun sets, the town begins to fill up with Spirits, and Chihiro returns to find that her parents have undergone a mysterious transformation.
Now alone Chihiro must fend for herself as she meets strange spirits and creatures, and without her parents she must find a way to save them from being served up for dinner. With help from friends, will Chihiro succeed in her quest to save her parents and leave the mysterious town? Watch the movie and find out.
My Thoughts:
Spirited Away is one of Hayao Miyazaki's best works. I so enjoyed this movie. Chihiro grows from a self-centered girl to one of courage and willingness to put others before herself. The graphics in the movie are awesome and the characters are simply superb. Spirited Away may seem at first a child's movie but it isn't, it's a family movie and worth watching. read more
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Opening Theme"Day of the River/Ano hi no kawa" by Joe Hisaishi
Ending Theme"Itsumo Nando demo (Always with Me)" by Yumi Kimura
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