Hayao Miyazaki‘s Spirited Away follows 10-year-old Chihiro as she wanders into a world of spirits and witches and has to work at a bathhouse to save her parents.
The Studio Ghibli classic, which went on to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, turned 25 this year and returned to U.S. theaters for Ghibli Fest 2026 in October.
We’ve collected 19 of the movie’s best quotes to use as your next Instagram captions.
(Spirited Away via Toho)
For getting used to a weird new situation:
“We’ll just have to learn to like it.”
-Father
For accepting a farewell gift:
“I finally get a bouquet, and it’s a goodbye present. That’s depressing.”
-Chihiro
For demanding more from life:
“Just one rose isn’t a bouquet.”
-Chihiro
For trying to look on the bright side of your most recent relocation:
“It’s fun to move to a new place. It’s an adventure.”
-Mother
For putting on a brave face:
“Don’t be such a scaredy-cat.”
-Father
(Spirited Away via Toho)
For the situation that just can’t be real:
“I’m dreaming! I’m dreaming! Come on, wake up, wake up!”
-Chihiro
For wishing reality weren’t the way it is:
“It’s just a dream, it’s just a dream, go away.”
-Chihiro
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For attempting to put a stop to your procrastination:
“Finish what you started, human.”
-Kamaji
For badly needing a way to make some money:
“I’m not leaving till you give me a job!”
-Chihiro
For when customer service isn’t your forte:
“Ridiculous, I hate being so nice all the time.”
-Yubaba
(Spirited Away via Toho)
For when you’re in disbelief about someone’s incompetence:
“Haven’t you ever worked a day in your life?”
-Lin
For your big ambitions about getting out into the world:
“I’ve gotta get out of this place. Someday, I’m getting on that train.”
-Lin
For adhering to the 5-second rule:
“I’m not afraid of germs.”
-Boh
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For calling out someone with an unkind heart:
“Something you wouldn’t recognize… it’s called love.”
-Kamaji
For that tearful farewell:
“You better come back, you hear me?”
-Lin
For when someone grows on you:
“I’m sorry I called you a dope before! I take it back!”
-Lin
For making memories that will be impossible to forget:
“Once you’ve met someone, you never really forget them. It just takes a while for your memories to return.”
-Zeniba
For when your first impressions were right:
“You saved me. I knew you were good!”
-Chihiro
For psyching yourself up before an exam:
“Okay, I’m ready, I’ll take your test.”
-Chihiro
(Spirited Away via Toho)
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