Spirited Away
“Prepare to be spirited away.”
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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Cast
48 people
Rumi Hiiragi
Chihiro (voice)
Known for
From Up on Poppy Hill
Ponyo
Miyu Irino
Haku (voice)
Known for
A Silent Voice: The Movie
Haikyu!!
Mari Natsuki
Yubaba / Zeniba (voice)
Known for
The Hunted
Samurai Fiction
Takashi Naito
Father (voice)
Known for
From Up on Poppy Hill
Tales from Earthsea
Yasuko Sawaguchi
Mother (voice)
Known for
The Return of Godzilla
Tatsuya Gashuin
Aogaeru (voice)
Known for
Howl's Moving Castle
The Taste of Tea
Ryunosuke Kamiki
Boh (voice)
Known for
Your Name.
Godzilla Minus One
Yumi Tamai
Rin (voice)
Also in
Xam'd: Lost Memories
Fusé: Memoirs of a Huntress
Yo Oizumi
Bandai Frog (voice)
Known for
Howl's Moving Castle
I Am a Hero
Koba Hayashi
River Spirit (voice)
Also in
Tokyo Lullaby
The Whispered City
Tsunehiko Kamijô
Chichiyaku (voice)
Known for
Princess Mononoke
Porco Rosso
Takehiko Ono
Aniyaku (voice)
Known for
Key of Life
Lady Snowblood
Hayao Miyazaki Director · Joe Hisaishi Composer Atsushi Okui Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $275M · Budget $19M · United States release September 20, 2002
Box office
Budget
$19,000,000
Worldwide gross
$274,925,095
Gross vs. budget
14.5×
Production
Studio Ghibli
Production · Studio
Tokuma Shoten
Production
Nippon Television Network Corporation
Production
Mitsubishi
Production
dentsu
Production
TFC
Production
The Walt Disney Company (Japan)
Production
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Production
Tohokushinsha Film Corporation
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
千と千尋の神隠し
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · July 20, 2001
Theatrical
United States · September 20, 2002
Limited theatrical
United States · April 15, 2003
Physical · DVD / VHS
United States
April 2, 2002 · Premiere · San Francisco International Film Festival
January 5, 2006 · TV · Turner Classic Movies
June 16, 2015 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
December 17, 2019 · Digital
October 18, 2025 · Theatrical · Studio Ghibli Fest
Argentina
July 17, 2003 · Theatrical
Australia
December 12, 2002 · Theatrical
June 11, 2003 · Physical · DVD
Austria
June 20, 2003 · Theatrical
Belgium
April 2, 2003 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 18, 2003 · Theatrical
December 11, 2003 · Physical · DVD / VHS
June 1, 2007 · TV · Exibido na TV Cultura
March 1, 2020 · Digital · Netflix
June 24, 2020 · Digital · Kinopop
September 18, 2025 · Theatrical · Ghibli Fest
February 19, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Ghibli Fest
Canada
September 20, 2002 · Theatrical
Chile
September 18, 2003 · Theatrical
China
June 21, 2019 · Theatrical
Colombia
November 14, 2003 · Theatrical
Czechia
April 3, 2003 · Theatrical
December 8, 2003 · Physical · DVD / VHS
November 19, 2004 · Physical · DVD (remastered)
September 3, 2006 · TV · ČT2
January 4, 2024 · Theatrical · Re-release
Denmark
October 10, 2003 · Theatrical
January 1, 2007 · Theatrical
Finland
November 29, 2002 · Theatrical
October 30, 2003 · Physical · DVD
France
April 10, 2002 · Theatrical
November 26, 2002 · Physical · DVD
March 24, 2005 · Physical · DVD [Édition Prestige]
December 27, 2025 · TV · France•4
Germany
June 19, 2003 · Theatrical
November 3, 2003 · Physical · DVD / VHS
December 4, 2004 · TV · Premiere 4
October 10, 2014 · Physical · Blu-ray
August 18, 2026 · Theatrical · 25th Anniversary
Hong Kong SAR China
December 13, 2001 · Theatrical
July 19, 2002 · Physical · DVD / VHS
Hungary
May 22, 2003 · Physical · DVD
India
March 1, 2020 · Digital · Netflix
Indonesia
December 5, 2026 · Premiere · Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
Ireland
September 12, 2003 · Theatrical
Israel
July 3, 2003 · Theatrical
Italy
April 18, 2003 · Theatrical
October 23, 2003 · Physical · DVD / VHS
June 25, 2014 · Limited theatrical
July 1, 2022 · Limited theatrical · Un Mondo di Sogni Animati
Japan
July 19, 2002 · Physical · DVD / VHS
January 24, 2003 · TV · Nippon TV
Malaysia
November 7, 2002 · Theatrical
Mexico
January 16, 2004 · Physical · DVD / VHS
Netherlands
April 23, 2003 · Theatrical
October 30, 2003 · Physical · DVD
New Zealand
April 3, 2003 · Theatrical
Norway
January 28, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Poland
April 4, 2003 · Theatrical
September 22, 2003 · Physical · DVD / VHS
January 1, 2007 · TV · TVP Kultura
March 1, 2020 · Digital · Netflix
June 25, 2021 · Digital · iTunes
May 10, 2024 · Limited theatrical · Re-Release
December 27, 2025 · Digital · TVP VOD
Portugal
February 28, 2003 · Theatrical
November 8, 2003 · Physical · DVD / VHS
Puerto Rico
October 18, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Studio Ghibli Fest
Russia
June 29, 2002 · Premiere · Moscow International Film Festival
December 31, 2002 · Theatrical
March 25, 2003 · Physical · VHS
September 8, 2005 · Physical · DVD
December 27, 2018 · Theatrical · Re-release
Singapore
December 20, 2001 · Theatrical
Slovenia
February 13, 2003 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 28, 2002 · Theatrical
December 7, 2002 · Physical · DVD
February 5, 2015 · Theatrical · Re-Release
Spain
October 11, 2002 · Premiere · Sitges Film Festival
October 25, 2002 · Theatrical
April 2, 2003 · Physical · DVD
Sweden
September 19, 2003 · Theatrical
March 3, 2004 · Physical · DVD / VHS
February 15, 2016 · Physical · Blu-ray
December 21, 2018 · Theatrical
Switzerland
April 10, 2002 · Theatrical
March 27, 2003 · Theatrical
Taiwan
December 28, 2001 · Theatrical
July 19, 2002 · Physical · DVD
August 5, 2022 · Theatrical · Digitally-Restored Version
November 27, 2026 · Theatrical · 25週年重映
Türkiye
June 18, 2004 · Theatrical
Ukraine
February 7, 2019 · Theatrical
August 19, 2021 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 12, 2003 · Theatrical
March 29, 2004 · Physical · DVD
January 26, 2008 · TV
March 13, 2017 · Physical · Blu-ray
Vietnam
January 3, 2025 · Theatrical
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