A 2001 Japanese animated [[fantasy]] film written and directed by [[miyazaki_hayao_(person)|Miyazaki Hayao]] and produced by [[Studio Ghibli]]. 

Known in America simply as [b]Spirited Away[/b], this movie is about a a shy and timid girl, [[ogino chihiro|Chihiro]], whose family is moving. In the process they visit an abandoned theme park, which turns out to be the entrance to the spirit world. Trapped there, she gets a job at the local bath house, where she learns about the magnificent world of spirits. She is guided by a mysterious boy named [[haku (sen to chihiro no kamikakushi)|Haku]] as she tries to make her way home.

It garnered the [[the academy awards|Oscar]] for Best Animated Feature in 2002, the first anime movie to win an Oscar.

h4. Characters

* [[haku (sen to chihiro no kamikakushi)|Haku]]
* [[Kaonashi]]
* [[Kashira (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi)]]
* [[Kawa no Kami (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi)]]
* [[Lin (sen to chihiro no kamikakushi)|]]
* [[Ogino Chihiro]]
* [[Susuwatari]]
* [[Yubaba]]
* [[Okusaresama]]
* [[Oshira-sama]]

h4. External links

* "Wikipedia: Spirited Away":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirited_Away]
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