Spirited away [videorecording]
2007
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Master animator Hayao Miyazaki directs this fantasy adventure about Chihiro, a ten-year-old girl who is leaving behind everything she knows to move with her parents to a new home. Along the way, they stumble across a tunnel that leads to a spooky, deserted open-air restaurant where Chihiro's parents sit down and begin to eat. But she is uncomfortable with their new surroundings and wanders off to explore further. She meets a boy, Haku, who explains to her that the world they have entered is a holiday resort for spirits who have left behind their exhausting earthly duties. After discovering that her greedy parents have been turned into pigs, she learns the number one rule of the new world she is now part of: laziness is not tolerated, and only working hard can enable her to break the spell on her parents. With its fantastical critique of an adult world of capitalism and wasteful consumption, entwined with the simple tale of a girl finding herself and learning to get by on her own, the.
Main title:
Spirited away [videorecording] / director, Hayao Miyazaki; producer, Toshio Suzuki; writer, Hayao Miyazaki.
Imprint:
Optimum Home Entertainment, 2007.
Collation:
1 videodisc (124 min.) : col.
Notes:
Region 2, 1 disc(s), Interactive menus, Ratio (1:1.78 (16:9) widescreen), Enhanced for WideScreen TV, Languages (English), Sound (Dolby Digital 5.1)Made in 2002.Based on the story by Hayao Miyazaki.Credits: music, Joe Hisaishi; voice, Bob Bergen; voice, Daveigh Chase; voice, Michael Chiklis; voice, Susan Egan; voice, Lauren Holly; voice, Jason Marsden; voice, Suzanne Pleshette; voice, John Ratzenberger; voice, David Ogden Stiers; voice, Tara Strong; voice, Roger Bumpass; voice, Paul Eiding; voice, Mona Marshall.Master animator Hayao Miyazaki directs this fantasy adventure about Chihiro, a ten-year-old girl who is leaving behind everything she knows to move with her parents to a new home. Along the way, they stumble across a tunnel that leads to a spooky, deserted open-air restaurant where Chihiro's parents sit down and begin to eat. But she is uncomfortable with their new surroundings and wanders off to explore further. She meets a boy, Haku, who explains to her that the world they have entered is a holiday resort for spirits who have left behind their exhausting earthly duties. After discovering that her greedy parents have been turned into pigs, she learns the number one rule of the new world she is now part of: laziness is not tolerated, and only working hard can enable her to break the spell on her parents. With its fantastical critique of an adult world of capitalism and wasteful consumption, entwined with the simple tale of a girl finding herself and learning to get by on her own, the.DVDN.OPTD0838.Japanese language, English subtitles.
Credits:
Based on the story by Hayao Miyazaki.
Audience:
BBFC code: PG.
Dewey class:
791.437PG
Language:
JapaneseEnglish
BRN:
192135
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castelnau Library | DVD U/PG/E | 791.437 | Available |
| East Sheen Library | DVD U/PG/E | 791.437 | Available |
| Hampton Wick Library | DVD U/PG/E | 791.437 | Available |
| Kew Library | DVD U/PG/E | 791.437 | Available |
| Richmond Lending Library | DVD U/PG/E | 791.437 | Available |