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-Synopsis-
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Ten year old Chihiro is a typical spoiled little girl. She reluctantly is forced to move to a new place, and while on the road trip her and her parents get lost near their new home. They find themselves "drawn in" to an abandoned amusement park/town area. Chihiro finds a huge bathhouse in the town area and after the sun sets she finds herself transitioned into a world of spirits. Her parents are changed into animals by the witch who rules mystical Bathhouse, and she finds herself trapped in this strange world. She has to work in the bathhouse to try and find a way to save her parents and herself.

The movie is about her journey and the people she meets along the way.

-Disney's Relation to the Movie-

Disney did not produce or have any influence on the original production of this movie. They just wanted to bring it from Japan to English audiences. I don't have any major problems with Disney, but when I found out that they were releasing this movie in the U. S., I did have concerns. Many people wondered if they'd butcher it in English translation. I feel as though a good job was done in translating. The differences are subtle, mostly cultural things. Specifically, it was Disney/Pixar that brought the film to the U. S.

-Awards that the Film Won-

I believe this is a good majority of the awards the film has won; it was good to see an animated movie get some credit for a change.

-Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards
2004 Nominated Silver Condor Best Foreign Film
-BAFTA Awards
2004 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Film not in the English Language
-Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
2004 Nominated Nebula Award Best Script
-Academy Awards, USA
2003 Won Oscar Best Animated Feature
-British Independent Film Awards
2003 Nominated British Independent Film Award Best Foreign Film
-Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2003 Nominated CFCA Award Best Foreign Language Film
-Cinema Writers Circle Awards
2003 Nominated CEC Award Best Foreign Film
-César Awards, France
2003 Nominated César Best Foreign Film
-Dallas-Forth Worth Film Critics Association Awards
2003 Won DFWFCA Award Best Animated Film
-European Film Awards
-Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
2003 Won BFCA Award Best Animated Feature
-Berlin International Film Festival
-Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
2003 Won FCCA Award Best Foreign Language Film
-Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
2003 Won FFCC Award Best Animation
-Golden Satellite Awards
2003 Won Golden Satellite Award Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media
-Hugo Awards
2003 Nominated Hugo Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form
-International Horror Guild
2003 Nominated Award Best Movie
-Young Artist Awards
2003 Nominated Young Artist Award Best Family Feature Film
-Motion Picture Sound Editors
-Online Film Critics Society Awards
2003 Award Best Animated Feature
-2003 Nominated Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Editing in Animated Features
-2002 Berlin Film Festival
Won Golden Berlin Bear
-Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films
2003 Won Saturn Award Best Animated Film
-Nominated Saturn Award Best Music
Best Writing
-Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival
2003 Won Silver Scream Award
- Annie Awards
2003 Won Annie Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Theatrical Feature
-Outstanding Directing in an Animated Feature Production
-Outstanding Music in an Animated Feature Production
-Outstanding Writing in an Animated Feature Production
-Awards of the Japanese Academy
2002 Won Award of the Japanese Academy Best Picture
-Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
2002 Won Special Commendation for artistic contribution to the field of animation
-Catalonian International Film Festival, Sitges, Spain
2002 Won Special Mention
-Cinekid
2002 Won Cinekid Film Award
-2002 Nominated Screen International Award
-Hong Kong Film Awards
2002 Won Hong Kong Film Award Best Asian Film
-Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
2002 Won Award Best Animation
-Mainichi Film Concours
2001 Won Mainichi Film Concours Best Animated Film
-National Board of Review, USA
2002 Won Best Animated Feature
-New York Film Critics Circle Awards
2002 Won NYFCC Award Best Animated Film
- San Francisco International Film Festival
2002 Won Audience Award Best Narrative Feature