Mark your calendar: 'Spirited Away' is set be adapted for the stage in Tokyo next February


Chihiro (left) makes a new friend in Kaonashi or No Face in the anime film 'Spirited Away'. Photo: Studio Ghibli

Japanese director and manga artist Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar-winning anime film Spirited Away (2001) will be adapted as a stage production, according to a recent announcement from Japanese entertainment company Toho Co.

Spirited Away’s world premiere stage production will take place at the Imperial Theatre in Tokyo next February.

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