Spirited Away (2002)

 Rated A for A-OK for all audiences.

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Episode #48 in the Next 100 Project series takes us to a mystical fantasy world in Japan. Hayao Miyazaki’s well-loved animated opus was a Godzilla-level hit. It remains as fascinating and moving as it was 15 years ago. Go get your Sparkplug Coffee and then soak in our final January podcast.

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Rotten Tomatoes reviews

IMDb’s Top 250

BBC Culture Top 100

2002 U.S. Box Office

AFI’s Top 100 Lists

2002 in film

The concept of “Ma” in Japanese culture

2002 Academy Award winners and nominees

Links to: The Wizard Of Oz and Alice In Wonderland and My Neighbor Totoro and Princess Mononoke and Shrek

YouTube links: Chihiro’s parents become pigs and Haku saves Chihiro and “Can I have a job?!” and the train scene

Previously on the Next 100 Project: Moonstruck

February 6th on the Next 100 Project: Chicago