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Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi
(Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi)
  
 

July 2001 (projected) / Feature Film / 115 minutes (projected)
Written and Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Based on an original story by Hayao Miyazaki


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Preview shown on TV in Japan on January 26, 2001
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"For the people who used to be 10 years old,
and the people who are going to be 10 years old."
--Hayao Miyazaki

Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi is an adventure-fantasy film set in modern-day Japan. The story revolves around a young girl named Chihiro whose parents are changed into pigs (you know how Miyazaki loves pigs!). She then travels into the Land of Spirits on an adventure to return her parents to their former selves.

Studio Ghibli announced the movie at a press conference held on December 13, 1999. Some of the staff and voice actors have been announced.

News about the new movie has been featured on television in Japan:

  • A 40-minute special was shown on NHK on May 4th, 2000 [read our illustrated summary].
  • A 45-second preview was shown on NTV on January 26th, 2001 [read our summary].

The projected budget for the film is ¥1.9 billion. The movie is being produced by Tokuma Shoten, Buena Vista International, and Studio Ghibli. The official film page can be found on Studio Ghibli's site.

Images, characters, and story © 2001 Nibariki, TGNDDTM (Tokuma Shoten, Studio Ghibli, NTV, Dentsu, Disney, Touhoku Shinsha, and Mitsubishi Commercial Affairs).
 
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