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Spirited Away

Movie · 2001 · 125 min

A mesmerizing plunge into a strange, beautiful spirit world that is both wondrous and unsettling, anchored by a quiet girl's brave journey.

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2001 anime film directed by Hayao Miyazaki
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Class
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Year
2001
Runtime
125 min
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • family
  • survival
  • greed
Places
  • fantasy world
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour4
Realism2
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, fantasy, children's, supernatural, fantasy anime and manga, isekai, coming-of-age
Directed by
Hayao Miyazaki
Written by
Hayao Miyazaki
Music
Joe Hisaishi
Cinematography
Atsushi Okui
Runtime
125 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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