I first saw this at eleven and again at thirty-four. Both times I came out of it quiet. Almost nothing survives that.
A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.
Hayao Miyazaki
Director
Rumi Hiiragi
Actor
Miyu Irino
Actor
Mari Natsuki
Actor
Takashi Naito
Actor
Yasuko Sawaguchi
Actor
- Director
- Hayao Miyazaki
- Released
- 2001
- Runtime
- 2h 05m
- Certificate
- PG
- Language
- Japanese
What people described
3 scored
96
Rae Lindqvist
22 June 2026
Why this scoreTwo viewings decades apart with the same reported effect; exceptional.
93
Jonas Meier
4 June 2026
The bathhouse is so densely drawn I kept losing the plot to the background. Not a complaint. I paused it constantly just to look.
Why this scoreDistracted by craft in a positive way, with described behaviour; very strong.
89
Helen Amoah
15 May 2026
Watched with my niece who is seven. She was frightened at the right moments and fine by the end. I cried at the train.
Why this scoreTwo viewers' reactions described concretely, including the reviewer's own; strong.