Spirited Away
Hayao Miyazaki / US, JP, 2001 / 125 min.
This Japanese animated classic about a bathhouse full of indulgent consumers and spirits is universally loved as one of the best, most wonderous animations of all time. Spirited Away proved to be Hayao Miyazaki's breakthrough in the west.
There’s so much to see in Spirited Away from a mud regurgitating mask to a faceless cake eater, but it never becomes too much. Spirited Away is a thousand films combined with every scene is its own work of art. The story is full of spirits (Rei) and gods (Kami) that have deep roots in Japanese culture. An amusement park proves to be a convalescent zone for gods and spirits. The moment the abandoned park’s lights go on parents transform into greedy pigs and a smelly mud god takes a bizarre bath.
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Director
Hayao Miyazaki
Production year
2001
Country
US, JP
Original title
Spirited Away
Length
125 min.
Language
Japanese
Subtitles
NLD or ENG
Format
DCP
Part of
2001
In its film programme 2001 – A Time Capsule, Eye Filmmuseum is marking the 25th anniversary of the year 2001 with a generous helping of nostalgia, screening 25 films that were released in 2001.
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