Spirited Away is Miyazaki's most successful film. It stayed
in Japanese theaters for more than ten months when it was released there in
July 2001 and made over $234 million, becoming the highest-grossing movie in
the country's box office history. Following this tremendous success in its
native country, Spirited Away was translated into English with Lasseter's
guidance and dubbed by a virtual who's-who of previous Disney voiceover stars.
It was met with nearly universal critical and public acclaim and won the 2002
Best Animated Feature Academy Award. It won numerous awards all over the world.
