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Spirited Away: A Film Almost Without Villains

Miyazaki's antagonists keep declining to stay antagonists, and that refusal is the film's real strangeness.

The Enchanted Reel Desk · September 21, 2026

Top Pick The one we would watch first. Must Watch The ones that earn their reputation. Hidden Gem Overlooked, and better than its profile suggests.

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