Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 3
Its director stated on the record that "the movie appears to be satire, but that isn't my purpose, I have five young female friends who are about the same age as Hiiragi-san, and I spend every summer…" 1. Its director stated on the record that "what made me decide to make this film was the realisation that there are no films made for that age group of ten-year old girls, With Spirited Away I wanted to…" 2. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 6 of 100 3.
- 1Creator statementdirector: "The movie appears to be satire, but that isn't my purpose. I have five young female friends who are about the same age as Hiiragi-san, and I spend every summer with them at my mountain cabin. I wante…"Animage magazine interview, May 2001 (via FandomWire) source ↗
- 2Creator statementdirector: "What made me decide to make this film was the realisation that there are no films made for that age group of ten-year old girls. With Spirited Away I wanted to say to them 'don't worry, it will be al…"Interview, 2001-2002 (via Nausicaa.net) source ↗
- 3Content balanceAdvocacy 6 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Swaps: 0 race, 0 gender, 0 critical -> 0
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Synopsis
A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.
Age: 21 — strongly youth-oriented
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Advocacy Over Time in Animation
The average advocacy score of Animation titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 0 | 2 |
| 1952 | 0 | 2 |
| 1957 | 0 | 2 |
| 1967 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970 | 4 | 2 |
| 1977 | 0 | 3 |
| 1978 | 0 | 3 |
| 1979 | 0 | 2 |
| 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| 1982 | 0 | 2 |
| 1983 | 1 | 4 |
| 1984 | 0 | 2 |
| 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| 1986 | 0 | 12 |
| 1987 | 0 | 4 |
| 1988 | 2 | 7 |
| 1989 | 4 | 4 |
| 1990 | 0 | 3 |
| 1991 | 0 | 6 |
| 1992 | 3 | 3 |
| 1993 | 0 | 5 |
| 1994 | 1 | 3 |
| 1995 | 1 | 5 |
| 1996 | 3 | 4 |
| 1997 | 3 | 8 |
| 1998 | 0 | 3 |
| 1999 | 2 | 13 |
| 2000 | 2 | 8 |
| 2001 | 2 | 9 |
| 2002 | 1 | 8 |
| 2003 | 1 | 8 |
| 2004 | 2 | 12 |
| 2005 | 2 | 9 |
| 2006 | 0 | 13 |
| 2007 | 0 | 11 |
| 2008 | 2 | 8 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 6 |
| 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 | 11 |
| 2014 | 5 | 6 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 4 | 6 |
| 2017 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018 | 5 | 7 |
| 2019 | 6 | 9 |
| 2020 | 4 | 8 |
| 2021 | 6 | 9 |
| 2022 | 10 | 11 |
| 2023 | 22 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 10 |
| 2025 | 5 | 13 |
| 2026 | 0 | 5 |
| This title (2001) | 6 | 1 |
● This title (2001): advocacy 6 · explore Animation →
Cast & Crew
Masayuki Miyaji (director) · Atsushi Takahashi (director)
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