Animation distributor GKIDS announced today they have acquired the North American distribution rights for the 2022 stage production of Spirited Away: Live On Stage. GKID will release the stage production in theaters in spring 2023.

The stage play is based on Hayao Miyazaki's Academy Award-winning animated film and is adapted and directed by Tony Award-winner John Caird.

GKID will release two separate filmed performances of the production, starring Kanna Hashimoto and Mone Kamishiraishi as the lead heroine, Chihiro, and a star-studded cast of Japan's actors. According to GKID's President David Jesteadt, the stage adaptation brings the film to life in a new and imaginative way.

To learn more:
https://gkids.com/films/spirited-away-live-on-stage/