Spirited Away: Live on Stage

Spirited Away: Live on Stage is a theatre play based on the 2001 film Spirited Away.

Production
A stage adaptation of Spirited Away was announced in February 2021 with a world premiere in Tokyo on February 28, 2022. It ran until March 29, 2022. It was written and directed by John Caird, with Toho as the production company, with Studio Ghibli's blessing. The role of Chihiro is played by both Kanna Hashimoto and Mone Kamishiraishi.

On a limited time release from November 11 to December 18 in 2022, the Imperial Theater performance of the play was available for rental in Japan in several streaming services such as ABEMA, Amazon Prime Video Japan, Docomo Anime Store, Fuji TV on Demand, Hulu Japan and U-NEXT.

Studio Ghibli had given its blessing with a statement by Toshio Suzuki saying "We, Hayao and I, both liked John’s vision; he is a person we can trust... I am looking forward to seeing Chihiro grow on stage under his direction,”

Cast and characters
Many of the roles were double cast