Director Hayao Miyazaki’s landmark animated masterpiece Spirited Away is returning to cinema screens across Taiwan on November 27, 2026, to celebrate its 25th anniversary, accompanied by a newly released digital commemorative trailer and poster published by distributor Scholar Entertainment, according to Yahoo新聞.
Spirited Away 25th Anniversary and Stage Tour Bring Hayao Miyazaki’s Masterpiece Back to Taiwan Screens and Theaters
The film follows ten-year-old Chihiro, an ordinary girl who wanders into a mysterious ancient town populated by spirits after her parents are transformed into pigs for consuming food meant for the gods without permission. Guided by the boy Haku, Chihiro takes a job at a bathhouse run by the greedy witch Yubaba to restore her parents and find her way home.
Recognized globally as a cinematic milestone, the original feature won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 75th Academy Awards and became the first animated film to win the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival, accumulating over 31.6 billion Japanese yen at the Japanese box office.
Limited-Edition Posters and Interactive Online Campaigns Return for the Milestone
To mark the 25th anniversary, distributor Scholar Entertainment is re-releasing a special Taiwan-limited poster originally designed by visual designer Fang Chia-chung and illustration artist Tung Shih-hsing during the film’s 21st-year screenings.
The A2-sized, globally limited print features a mirror-composition design with a blue-green backdrop and water reflections, newly updated with hidden details in the giant white clouds behind Chihiro depicting Haku, No-Face, and other companions using a partial gloss printing technique. Fans who purchase two tickets during the opening week from November 27 to December 3 can redeem a numbered copy of the collector’s poster, while supplies last.
In addition, an interactive website developed by the BORING Design Lab team is relaunching after four years. Authorized by Studio Ghibli, the digital platform invites fans to undergo a virtual job interview with Yubaba and sign a labor contract that strips away characters from their names, echoing Chihiro’s transformation into Sen. Fans who present their completed digital contracts when purchasing tickets at cinemas during the screening period can receive a limited Sea Railway Train Ticket bookmark.
A subsequent phase will hold a lottery draw from November 27 to December 8 to award three prize bags valued at approximately 5,000 New Taiwan Dollars.
Stage Adaptation Kicks Off World Tour in Taipei With Added Performances
Running concurrently with the film’s cinematic return, the Spirited Away stage play produced by Toho Co., Ltd. and adapted and directed by Les Misérables director John Caird will launch its 2026–2028 world tour at the National Theater in Taipei.
Following its initial 2022 run in Japan and subsequent international engagements—including a 2024 West End run at the London Coliseum that drew approximately 300,000 attendees across 135 performances—organizer United Daily News Cultural Co. announced that Taipei will serve as the world tour’s opening stop.
