CINEHUNCH / YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

Back to the finderTHE FILM / 2001
Spirited Away posterA FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOK

THE FEATURE PRESENTATION

MOVIE2001 2h 4m JPN

IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU

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Spirited Away

AdventureAnimeFamilyFantasyScience Fiction
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CINEHUNCH / COMING ATTRACTIONS

Spirited Away — the trailer.

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CINEHUNCH / THE NEXT FRAME

Keep the feeling.

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

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.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Hiiragi Rumi

Hiiragi Rumi

Chihiro / Sen (voice)

Miyu Irino

Miyu Irino

Haku (voice)

Mari Natsuki

Mari Natsuki

Yubaba / Zeniba (voice)

Bunta Sugawara

Bunta Sugawara

Kamaji (Voice)

Takehiko Ono

Takehiko Ono

Aniyaku (voice)

Ken Yasuda

Ken Yasuda

Oshirasama (voice)

Akio Nakamura

Akio Nakamura

Kaonashi (voice)

Ryuunosuke Kamiki

Ryuunosuke Kamiki

Bou (voice)