GKIDS

Spirited Away: Live on Stage

Studio Ghibli Fest 2023
In Theaters April 23 & 27

Introduction

Hayao Miyazaki’s Academy Award®-winning animated feature film comes to life in this first-ever stage adaptation, full of dazzling sets, captivating musical numbers, and wondrous puppets of beloved characters. Adapted and directed by Tony Award®-winner John Caird (Les Misérables), two unique casts and performances were filmed during the show’s acclaimed 2022 run at Tokyo’s historic Imperial Theatre, featuring Kanna Hashimoto and Mone Kamishiraishi as Chihiro.

Part of Studio Ghibli Fest 2023

Cast & Creatives

Cast

Chihiro: Kanna Hashimoto / Mone Kamishiraishi
Haku: Kotaro Daigo / Hiroki Miura
No Face: Koharu Sugawara / Tomohiko Tsujimoto
Lin/Chihiro’s Mother: Miyu Sakihi / Fu Hinami
Kamajî: Tomorowo Taguchi / Satoshi Hashimoto
Yubaba/Zeniba: Mari Natsuki / Romi Park
Aniyaku/Chihiro’s Father: Kenya Osumi
Chichiyaku: Sunao Yoshimura
Aogaeru: Obata no Oniisan

Maria Abe Kaito Arai Yuya Igarashi Yoko Ose Wataru Oshige Motoko Orii Hiroko Kachi Saori Kouzuki Toshihiko Jo Mayu Suetomi Keiichi Tagawa Hayato Takehiro Saya Chinen Hanano Teshirogi Ayame Nakagami Rei Hanashima Teppen Matsunoki Eiji Mizuno Mayu Musha Yuna Yasuno Yuki Yahiro YAMATO Hikaru Yamano

Creatives & Staff

Based on “SPIRITED AWAY” directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Adapted and Directed by John Caird
Co-adapted by Maoko Imai
Original Score by Joe Hisaishi
Musical Supervision, Orchestrations and Arrangements by Brad Haak
Associate Music Supervision,
Orchestrations and Ableton Programming by
Conor Keelan
Set Designer Jon Bausor
Puppetry Design and Direction Toby Olié
Choreographer/Staging Shigehiro Ide
Lighting Designer Jiro Katsushiba
Sound Designer Koichi Yamamoto
Costume Designer Sachiko Nakahara
Hair and Make Up Designer Hiroaki Miyauchi
Projection Designer Satoshi Kuriyama
Music Director/Conductor Erika Fukasawa
Stage Manager Takashi Hojo
Opening & Ending Title Studio Ghibli
Calligraphy by Toshio Suzuki
In Association with Studio Ghibli
Assistant to the Director Maoko Imai
Assistant Directors Makoto Nagai
Ryusei Onuki
Associate Set Designer Satoko Nakane
Associate Puppetry Director Sarah Wright
Puppetry Supervisor Daisy Beattie
Associate Costume Designer Mika Tominaga
Associate Music Directior Haruka Sakai
Assistant Choreographer Yukina Sakai
Assistant Lighting Designer Atsushi Ozawa
Assistant Sound Designer Mafuyu Kurokawa
Assistant Costume Designer Yoshiko Totsuka
Assistant Hair and Make Up Designers Mao Matsunaga
Ayumi Sakura
Orchestra Coordinators Takao Morioka / Takeru Chiba (TOHO MUSIC CORPORATION)
Nobuya Matsukura/Kazunari Oshima (DAT Music)
Manipulator Keiichiro Koga
Rehearsal Pianists Chika Iwanaga
Mio Sugita
Assistant Producer Hayato Torisawa
Associate Producer Haruko Murata
Producer Haruka Ogi
Presented by Toho Co., Ltd.

News

February 28, 2023

Studio Ghibli Fest Announces New Slate for 2023

February 15, 2023

The transcendent ‘Spirited Away’ stage play is coming to theaters soon

Image of Chihiro (Mone Kamishiraish) and Oshirasama
February 8, 2023

GKIDS Acquires North American Distribution Rights to Filmed Performances of Spirited Away: Live on Stage

‘Spirited Away’ Stage Musical Gets Theatrical Release From GKIDS This Spring

January 25, 2023

Press Conference Report: The first ever stage adaptation of Hayao Miyazaki’s masterpiece SPIRITED AWAY