Spirited Away

is a 2001 anime movie directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It was first released in Japan. The movie was a success, and went on to win an Academy Award for animation.

Based on 153 reviews at Rotten Tomatoes, it is the second-best animated movie, having a 97% rating on the site.  The movie occupies the rank of #60 on the IMDb Top 250 Movies list as of December 2008.  The Anime Critic gave it a 4 and 1/2 out of five stars.

 Plot 
Chihiro Ogino and her parents are trapped in a spirit world, when they arrive. Chihiro meets a young apprentice named Haku, who tells him that she  must return to the human world. Chihiro meets Yubaba, the owner of the bathhouse and Haku's master. Yubaba allows Chihiro to stay by having her sign a contract, causing her name to change into Sen. After days of working and solving past memories, Chihiro returns to the normal world, after her parents reverted into humans.

 Soundtrack listing 
 Original soundtrack listing 
  Track  Author  Duration 1      3:09 2    2:07 3    3:15 4    2:00 5    2:12 6    2:33 7    3:00 8    3:30 9    2:02 10    3:13 11    2:26 12    4:01 13    2:45 14    1:18 15    3:47 16    3:38 17    1:38 18    1:29 19    4:53 20    3:20 21      3:35

 Image album track listing 
  by Umi (3:54)
  by Joe Hisaishi (4:25)
  by Shizuru Otaka (3:55)
  by Tsunehiko Kamijō (3:56)
  by Joe Hisaishi (3:20)
  by Monsieur Kamayatsu (3:41)
  by Rieko Suzuki and Hiroshi Kondo (3:49)
  by Joe Hisaishi (3:22)
   by Rikki (3:33)
  by Joe Hisaishi (3:20)

 References 

Notes

 Other websites 



 Spirited Away at Metacritic
 Spirited Away at Rotten Tomatoes
 Spirited Away at SparkNotes 
 Spirited Away at the Japanese Movie Database  

Category:2001 movies
Category:Japanese movies
Category:Anime
Category:Studio Ghibli
Category:Movies directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Category:Movies that won the Best Animated Feature Academy Award
Category:Movies set in Japan