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Spirited Away Returns to Select U.S. Theaters in October
Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away will return to select U.S. theaters from Oct.
17 to 21, 2026.
The screenings will close this year’s Studio Ghibli Fest, an event that brings the studio’s films back to cinemas.
The re-release also marks 25 years since the film premiered in 2001.
English-dubbed screenings are scheduled for Oct.
17, 18 and 21, while Japanese-language screenings with English subtitles are scheduled for Oct.
19 and 20.
The film follows 10-year-old Chihiro, who enters a world of spirits after her parents are transformed into pigs.
Its return gives audiences a chance to see the animated film on the big screen again.
Tickets are on sale.
Spirited Away will return to select U.S. theaters from Oct. 17 to Oct. 21, 2026.
Fathom Entertainment and GKIDS are presenting the screenings as the final entry in Studio Ghibli Fest 2026.
English-dubbed screenings are scheduled for Oct. 17, 18 and 21, while Japanese-language screenings with English subtitles are set for Oct. 19 and 20.
The theatrical re-release coincides with the film’s 25th anniversary.
Tickets are on sale.
- Who
- Fathom Entertainment and GKIDS are presenting the screenings.
- What
- Spirited Away is returning to select U.S. theaters.
- When
- Oct. 17–21, 2026.
- Where
- Select theaters in the United States.
- Why
- The screenings are the final entry in Studio Ghibli Fest 2026 and coincide with the film’s 25th anniversary.
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The film is scheduled for English-dubbed screenings.
The film is scheduled to screen in Japanese with English subtitles.
- Theater return
- Oct. 17–21, 2026
- English-dubbed screenings
- Oct. 17, 18 and 21
- Japanese screenings with English subtitles
- Oct. 19 and 20
- Presenters
- Fathom Entertainment and GKIDS
- Anniversary
- 25th of the film’s release
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