Spirited Away

## Spirited Away *Spirited Away* (*Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi*) is the crown jewel of Studio Ghibli's filmography — winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and the highest-grossing Japanese film of all time until 2020. Ten-year-old Chihiro is moving to a new town with her parents when they stumble upon what appears to be an abandoned theme park. Her parents eat food from an empty stall and are transformed into pigs by the powerful witch Yubaba. Trapped in a spirit world that hosts a supernatural bathhouse, Chihiro must adapt, work, and find the courage to save her parents and return home. Along the way she encounters river spirits, soot sprites, and the mysterious boy Haku, who holds the key to her escape. A visionary work about identity, labor, and the resilience of childhood.