Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi

Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi) follows Chihiro Ogino, a ten-year-old girl who, while moving to a new home with her parents, stumbles upon an abandoned theme park. Unaware that it is a realm inhabited by spirits who are active at night, Chihiro’s parents eat food from a mysterious restaurant and are transformed into pigs. This event traps Chihiro in the spirit world, separated from the human world by a vast, magical river.

In this unfamiliar environment, Chihiro meets Haku, a boy who claims to have known her previously, and who helps her secure work at a bathhouse that serves the spirits. Throughout her time there, Chihiro encounters a variety of supernatural beings, learns the rules of this strange society, and gradually adapts to the challenges of her new surroundings.

The film explores themes such as courage, personal growth, and resilience, emphasizing Chihiro’s development as she navigates the spirit world, forms friendships, and confronts obstacles that test her determination and ingenuity.