Chihiro and her family are on their way to their new home in the Suberbs when her father decides to take a shortcut along a lonely- looking dirtroad. After getting out of the car and walking down a long path for a while they discover an open aired - restauraunt filled with food but no workers or customers are present. Chihiro's parents dont hesitate to dig in , but Chihiro sences danger and refuses. As night fall shes scared to see the area facless spirits but when she runs to her parents they have been turned into pigs. Chihiro is discovered by a mysterious boy named Haku who promises to help her. He gets her a job working in a nearby building , which turns out to be a spa hotel for the thousands of japans gods and spirits. Through the work and te strange people shes trying her hardest. But her parents , however , are still waiting in the hotel's stockyard, and Chihiro must find a way to break the spell before they end up as dinner.
