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.
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 | |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Orchestra Coordinators | Takao Morioka / Takeru Chiba (TOHO MUSIC CORPORATION) Nobuya Matsukura/Kazunari Oshima (DAT Music) |
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| Manipulator | Keiichiro Koga | |
| Rehearsal Pianists | Chika Iwanaga Mio Sugita |
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| Assistant Producer | Hayato Torisawa | |
| Associate Producer | Haruko Murata | |
| Producer | Haruka Ogi | |
| Presented by | Toho Co., Ltd. |
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