History Trivia / SpiritedAway

* UrbanLegendOfZelda: There are numerous rumors surrounding around an extended, alternative ending in which Chihiro sees Haku again in some fashion. There are no indications that such an ending exists in any form.

* CrossDressingVoices: In the Taiwanese and Hong Kong dubs, Haku is voiced by Wang Shizhen and Can Ngonjing respectively.

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* DuelingDubs: There are three Latin American Spanish dubs, both made simultaneously. One produced by Disney made in UsefulNotes/MexicoCity-based Prime Dubb/SDI Media de México (broadcasted in HBO), another one produced by Primer Plano made in Buenos Aires-based Videorecord for their theatrical distribution in Argentina.[[note]]Both dubs were made for cinemas, which are ''way'' more expensive than the average dub for TV, DVD/BD and streaming. This also makes the only case of a production recieving two neutral Latin American Spanish dub for cinemas.[[/note]] and another one done in Mexico by BTI for Netflix. When Disney bought Primer Plano's Argentine theatrical rights of ''Spirited Away'', they decided to release it with the Argentine dub instead of their own dub. To this date, the Argentine dub it's the most distributed in the region, being the only one ever released on home video and broadcasted on air TV and Disney Latino has come to distribute it in streaming and TV broadcasts in Creator/DisneyChannel and {{Creator/Jetix}}; the Mexican dub, [[Main/KeepCirculatingTheTapes however]]...

** Nippon Television chairman Seiichiro Ujiie was an executive producer for all of Studio Ghibli's films since ''Porco Rosso''.

** This is Tsunehiko Kamijo's second collaboration with Hayao Miyazaki. He previously voiced Gonzo in ''Anime/PrincessMononoke''.

* UsefulNotes/ListOfFilmsYouShouldSeeByTheAgeOf14: #7

** The song "Always with You" was not originally composed for ''Spirited Away'', but a film from Miyazaki titled ''Rin the Chimney Cleaner'' which ended up getting cancelled. Miyazaki ended up using it in this film at the last minute due to realizing that the song and it’s lyrics happened to fit the film.
** According to Miyazaki, his original draft would had been 3 hours long (the final film is 2 hours), which led to many scenes getting cut out in order to simplify the story and keep the film at a reasonable pace.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Zeniba's design was originally planned to be much more distinct from Yubaba's, being taller and thinner, but there wasn't enough room to develop an entirely new character who didn't appear until late in the film. Then it was suggested that they could be distinguished by the number of rings they wore, but it was difficult to keep track of that, so Zeniba ended up looking exactly the same as Yubaba.

* PromotedFanboy: Takashi Naito, the voice of Chihiro's father, is a longtime fan of Miyazaki's works.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Yasuyoshi Tokuma, the chief executive producer of ''Spirited Away'' and president of Tokuma Shoten, died during the early stages of production in September 2000.

** In all versions, Chihiro is voiced by a child actress. Her Japanese one, Rumi Hiiragi, was only 10 years old when she first recorded the character. Meanwhile, Creator/DaveighChase was 12 years old at the time of the film's North American release.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Zeniba's design was originally planned to be much more distinct from Yubaba's, being taller and thinner, but there wasn't enough room to develop an entirely new character who didn't appear until late in the film. Then it was suggested that they could be distinguished by the number of rings they wore, but it was difficult to keep track of that, so Zeniba ended up looking exactly the same as Yubaba.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Zeniba's design was originally planned to be much more distinct from Yubaba's, being taller and thinner, but there wasn't enough room to develop an entirely new character who didn't appear until late in the film. Then it was suggested that they could be distinguished by the number of rings they wore, but it was difficult to keep track of that, so Zeniba ended up looking exactly the same as Yubaba.
* Spirited Away is one of the 533 listed movies and Tv shows on board the International Space Station.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Zeniba's design was originally planned to be much more distinct from Yubaba's, being taller and thinner, but there wasn't enough room to develop an entirely new character who didn't appear until late in the film. Then it was suggested that they could be distinguished by the number of rings they wore, but it was difficult to keep track of that, so Zeniba ended up looking exactly the same as Yubaba.

* BigNameFan: Creator/TiffanyGrant has [[http://www.truantpixel.com/eva-r/tiff/stats.htm listed this film]] as one of her top ten favorite anime titles on her official website.

--->'''Miyazaki:''' ''[Pause]'' [[{{Adorkable}} ...hi.]]

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