Spirited Away (2001) Mystery Fantasy Adventure Family Animation

Spirited Away (2001) Movie Release Dates / Movie Details

Updated: August 29, 2024

Spirited Away Plot Synopsis:

Chihiro and her parents are moving to a small Japanese town in the countryside, much to Chihiro's dismay. On the way to their new home, Chihiro's father makes a wrong turn and drives down a lonely one-lane road which dead-ends in front of a tunnel. Her parents decide to stop the car and explore the area. They go through the tunnel and find an abandoned amusement park on the other side, with its own little town. When her parents see a restaurant with great-smelling food but no staff, they decide to eat and pay later. However, Chihiro refuses to eat and decides to explore the theme park a bit more. She meets a boy named Haku who tells her that Chihiro and her parents are in danger, and they must leave immediately. She runs to the restaurant and finds that her parents have turned into pigs. In addition, the theme park turns out to be a town inhabited by demons, spirits, and evil gods. At the center of the town is a bathhouse where these creatures go to relax. The owner of the bathhouse is the evil witch Yubaba, who is intent on keeping all trespassers as captive workers, including Chihiro. Chihiro must rely on Haku to save her parents in hopes of returning to their world.

Synopsis / Plot Summary: During her family"s move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches, and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts.

Tagline: (The tunnel led Chihiro to a mysterious town...)

Spirited Away Movie Information:

Browse: Must See Best Horror Movies for Kids / Horror Movies for Kids List

Whistle (2025), Forgive Us All (2025), Hell House LLC: Lineage (2025), 28 Years Later: The Bone… (2026), 28 Years Later (2025), We Bury the Dead (2024), Strange Harvest: Occult Murder… (2024), Bring Her Back (2025), Parvulos (2024), and ZombieCON Vol. 1 (2024)

Check Out the Best Horror Movies of 2026 You Must See!

Check out more movies that start with S and movies from 2001. Spirited Away is part of the kids horror movies sub-genre(s), check out more movies like Spirited Away. Also, here is a list of more fantasy movies that start with S.

(11) Movie Recommendations

Similar Movies to Spirited Away (2001)(Click to Expand)

1. Fight Club (1999)
2. Interstellar (2014) / (read Interstellar (2014) review)
3. The Matrix (1999) / (read The Matrix (1999) review)
4. WALL-E (2008)
5. Toy Story (1995)
6. Monsters, Inc. (2001) / (read Monsters, Inc. (2001) review)
7. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse…
8. Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
9. Princess Mononoke (1997)
10. My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
11. Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)

Spirited Away (2001) Cast (Click to Expand)

Fun Facts: 15 Real AGES of Cast

Source: IMDB, Metacritic, Rotten Tomatoes, HellHorror.com fans like you!