After herparents are transformed intopigs by the witch Yubaba, Chihiro takes a job workinginYubaba's bathhouse to find a way to free herselfand her parents and escapeback to the human world.
Left to savor are virtuoso touches, like a flock of birds that becomes useless paper, a train that glides along the surface of a lake, and one of the great villains of all time, Yubaba, who looks like a bobble-headed grandmother on speed.