Spirited Away Film Summary & Analysis

Context

Spirited Away is an animated Japanese film. When viewers first meet the main character, Chihiro, she and her family are moving to a new town. They are running late, so her father decides to take a shortcut. As with most shortcuts, this one just gets them lost. They find an abandoned building, and her parents decide to explore despite Chihiro's feelings that all is not quite right.

The family ends up entering a magical spirit world where her parents are turned into pigs for their gluttony, and Chihiro must save them. She makes her way into the world with help from Haku. Eventually, she is given the chance to save him, herself and her parents. When they can finally go home, her parents don't even remember the lost time.

Hayao Miyazaki is one of the best animation directors in Japan. Although many of his films are popular in Japan, few...
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