(FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC) Special film screening of Miyazaki's "Spirited Away" sponsored by the Center for Japanese Studies.

It's just another day in the life of 10-year-old Chihiro. Well... almost. The sun is up high in the sky, her parents have packed up the car, and it's time to move to a new home. The dull car ride becomes longer as they get lost and everything seems as ordinary as can be. Yet, something also feels strangely amiss. A brief road stop leads Chihiro and her parents into a mysterious and seemingly abandoned amusement park. What's happening to her parents? Is this a bad dream? Will she ever get home?

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki. In Japanese with English subtitles. 2001, 35mm, 125 min.

(Original Film Image Copyright 2001 Nibariki - GNDDTM)