Spirited Away (2001) |
Genres: Animation, Adventure, Family |
Taglines: (The tunnel led Chihiro to a mysterious town...) |
Director: Hayao Miyazaki |
Writers: Hayao Miyazaki |
Stars: Rumi Hiiragi, Takashi Naitô, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Miyu Irino, ... |
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 ... |
Itsumo Nando-demo ("Always With Me") Lyrics by Wakako Kaku Original Music/Vocal Performance by Youmi Kimura Tokuma Japan Communications |
Ano Natsu He ("One Summer Day") Composed by Joe Hisaishi |
Toorimichi ("A Road to Somewhere") Composed by Joe Hisaishi |
Dare mo Inai Ryouriten ("The Empty Restaurant") Composed by Joe Hisaishi |
Yoru Kitaru ("Nighttime Coming") Composed by Joe Hisaishi |
Ryuu no Shounen ("The Dragon Boy") Composed by Joe Hisaishi |
Boiraa-Mushi ("Sootballs") Composed by Joe Hisaishi |
Kamisama-tachi ("The Procession of the Spirits") Composed by Joe Hisaishi |
Yubaba Composed by Joe Hisaishi |
Yuya no Asa ("Bathhouse Morning") Composed by Joe Hisaishi |
Ani Hi no Kawa ("Day of the River") Composed by Joe Hisaishi |
Shigoto wa Tsuraize ("It's Hard Work") Composed by Joe Hisaishi |
Okusaregami ("The Stink Spirit") Composed by Joe Hisaishi |
Sen no Yuuki ("Sen's Courage") Composed by Joe Hisaishi |
Sokonashi Ana ("The Bottomless Pit") Composed by Joe Hisaishi |
Kaonashi ("No-Face") Composed by Joe Hisaishi |
6 Banme no Eki ("The Sixth Station") Composed by Joe Hisaishi |
Yubaba no Kyouran ("Yubaba's Panic") Composed by Joe Hisaishi |
Numa no Soko no Ie ("The House at Swamp Bottom") Composed by Joe Hisaishi |
Futatabi ("Reprise") Composed by Joe Hisaishi |
Kaeru Hi ("The Return") Composed by Joe Hisaishi |
Paradise Written by Mike Castonguay, Marc Terenzi, Ben Bledsoe Performed by Natural and Ben Bledsoe Produced by Ben Bledsoe and Mike Castonguay BMG Records and Trans Continental Records (German Release) |