Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi) (English Subtitles)

Academy Award winner (for Best Animated Feature Film of the Year) at the 75th annual Academy Awards. Four years since Princess Mononoke, Hayao Miyazaki has done it again. Each time his new film comes out, expectations are so high that many of us just wonder how can he possibly top his previous oeuvre. To our amazement, that's just what he accomplishes each time bringing added depth to his work. Winner of several international film awards (including the Golden Berlin Bear at Berlin International Film Festival, the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Asian Film, and the Japanese Academy Award for Best Picture), Spirited Away charms us by presenting the power of life through the adventures of its 10-year-old heroine, Chihiro who learns the "joy of giving" in spite of her predicament. Like some of the Meastro's other works, the film's world is inhabited by a throng of unique characters. Here, we have Haku (the mysterious boy who helps Chihiro), Yubaba (the witch who runs the public bath house), Kamajii (the boiler keeper), Kaonashi (the faceless spirit), Susuwatari (those creatures we had previously met in Totoro), and a host of others. Through its visual feast and wondrous tale sprung out of Miyazaki's unparalleled imagination, Spirited Away offers both a magical thrill-ride and a very satisfying spiritual journey for everyone who was once 10 years old, and those who will be.

Special Feature / Bonus Track: Storyboards (animated, 124 mins), 22 theatrical trailers (total runtime: 30 mins approx), introducing "Neko no Ongaeshi"

日本映画史における記録を次々と塗り替え、ベルリン国際映画祭「金熊賞」をはじめ数々の映画賞に輝いた大ヒット作が、遂にDVDで登場!! 「もののけ」から4年。宮崎監督のテーマはさらに深化し、映像世界は新たな進化を遂げた。主人公千尋を通して、自信をなくした私たち日本人がもう一度自らの「生きる力」を取り戻すことが今回の宮崎監督のメッセージ。千尋は冒険の中で「他人のために何かをすること」、与えられるのではなく、与えることを知る。今回の作品にはユニークなキャラクターが続々登場する。千尋をかばう謎の少年ハクを始め、湯婆婆(ゆばーば)、釜爺(かまじい)、カオナシ、「となりのトトロ」でも登場したススワタリ、湯屋"油屋"にやってくる神様たち・・・。そして千尋が迷い込んだ世界は古めかしい看板、石段、赤ちょうちんなどなど、古き良き時代の日本の風景を思わせる。少し懐かしさを感じる心ざわめく冒険物語。「生きること」を感じることのできる、家族で楽しめる作品。映像特典満載の特典ディスク付き2枚組、それぞれピクチャーディスク仕様。 「第75回米アカデミー賞」長編アニメ賞受賞作品。

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