| Overall: | B- |
|---|---|
| Violence: | C |
| Sexual Content: | A- |
| Language: | A- |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | B |
| Run Time: | 124 |
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| Video Release: | 15 Apr 2003 |
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A much more straightforward Miyazaki film that is heartwarming by Western standards is My Neighbor Totoro, although it dabbles in Japanese folklore as well. Miyazaki also made the critically acclaimed (but content heavy) Princess Mononoke.
Home Video Extra Features
Spirited Away releases to home video on April 15, 2003.
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Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
