The year 2021 will mark the 20th running anniversary of Spirited Away. Fans all across the world are flooding the Twitter feed of the movie to share their excitement. Not only that, but many fans are reluctant to believe that their favorite anime movie has completed twenty years. To them, it only seems like a few months ago that they watched the movie in single screen theatres as a child. So, on the 20th anniversary, what special is brewing? What will GKIDS do this year to makes this commemoration memorable? Here is all you need to know about the celebration plans.
Released in 2001, Spirited Away officially opened the Japanese anime market for the world. Studio Ghibli’s beautiful venture not only became the highest-grossing anime movie of all time but is also withstood the mark for nineteen years. The movie was written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. With a small budget of $19 Million, the film managed to garner a global box office of $395.8 Million. Not just in numbers, but the movie also aced in terms of love and appreciation from fans. It will be interesting to see what GKIDS has in store for us for this celebration.
Spirited Away Returns To Theatres After 20 Years
The biggest news has come from the administrative block of GKIDS and Fathom Events. On Tuesday, the distributor announced that they would be collaborating with Studio Ghibli to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Spirited Away. In the annual Studio Ghibli Fest, GKIDS will also merge the commemoration ceremony of the movie. The biggest takeaway of the announcement was that the studio would be screening the movie once again in the theatres.
Along with Spirited Away, the fest would also stream multiple films from the studio’s catalog. Thus, fans can not only enjoy their favorite film, but they can also watch all the beloved works of the studio so far. So far, the announcement only stamped a green signal upon the celebration. The studio is yet to release an official schedule of the event. Thus, fans will have to keep a keen eye on the timetable to catch the movie.
Spirited Away: Theatre Release Date
As mentioned earlier, Studio Ghibli is yet to release the official schedule of the fest. From movie screenings to panel discussions to ceremonies, the event is going to be a packed event. So far, the studio has only announced that the event will take place in October 2021. A solid launch date would be announced soon enough. From that, fans will get the screening schedule of Spirited Away as well. We will be sure to update you with the schedule as soon as it is out. Thus, keep an eye on this corner to get all the latest updates.