The Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki classic film, Spirited Away, is a wild and imaginative story, but some of the story's details barely make sense. ... turns her parents into pigs.

The bathhouse in Spirited Away represents the transition of Chihiro into maturity and sets the stage for a coming-of-age story.

SPIRITED AWAY (2001) Breakdown | Easter Eggs, Hidden Details, ... The story follows ten-year-old Chihiro and her parents as they end up at an abandoned amusement park inhabited by supernatural beings.

“Spirited Away” exemplifies director Hayao Miyazaki’s unique style of storytelling through fantastical, bizarre worldbuilding, complex yet understandable characters, and a message that transcends time ...

Spirited Away is the only anime film to ever win Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards ... She’s willing to help anyone in order to get her parents back throughout the film, ...

“Spirited Away,” by contrast, keeps the visuals coming until you are full to bursting, much like Chihiro’s gluttonous parents. Was I emotionally transported, or spirited away? Alas not.