Movie #76: Spirited Away

Movie #: 76
Movie Title: Spirited Away
Year Released: 2002

Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Notable Cast: Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino, Mari Natsuki, Takeshi Naito, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Tsunehiko Kamijo, Takehiko Ono, Bunta Sugawara

Short Description: During her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches, and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts. (IMDB.com)


Rank on the Top 100 Lists (as of 1/7/2013)

AFI.com: N/A
IMDB.com: #43
Ranker.com: N/A
Lifed.com: #39
Empire.com: N/A
FilmCrave.com: #62
FlickChart.com: N/A



Date Watched: 7/23/2016

Grade: 2.5 out of 5 (Satisfactory)

Rationale: There are only a handful of Japanese anime movies or TV series that I like because the plot and animation have to be just right for me. Spirited Away meets those criteria to a point, but not fully. The animation is fine. I didn’t think it was anything to write home about. The plot is a bit odd for my liking, though. I’m not really into spirits, beasts, gods, and demons so that’s where Spirited Away lost me. The “growing up” theme for the main character Chihiro was written well and her transformation throughout was apparent. Guess I’ll stick with the anime I already know and love.