Apr 15, 2003
15 min
Full-HD

The Art of 'Spirited Away' (2003)

The people that brought the film Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001) (a.k.a. "Spirited Away") to the US explain how it was converted into English, with some minor confusion between languages, and how well it did in both Japan and America.

Category

Documentary Animation

Country

Japan

Companies

Studio Ghibli Nippon Television Network Corporation

Steve Alpert

Himself (as Stephen Alpert)

Jerry Beck

Himself

Dave Bossert

Himself

Hendel Butoy

Himself

Daveigh Chase

Herself

Pam Coats

Herself

Susan Egan

Herself

Don Hewitt Sr.

Himself (as Donald Hewitt)

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