Spirited Away
Movie • 2001 • Animation
ReportA young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.
This movie contains 34 potentially triggering events.
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Abandonment
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Not intentionally. The protagonist’s parents get turned into pigs, and for much of the movie, she’s without their help
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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FleetwoodMacNCheez
Chihiro's parents show poor decision-making, but their actions seem to be influenced by the spirits.
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Is someone stalked?
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KatieFitzgerald
Chihiro is followed briefly by a spirit called No Face who takes a bit of a liking to her.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Dreamscape
A witch makes her workers forget their identity by forcing them to go by a new name
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ConsueloHigdon
Chihiro is no older than 13, and she is working for the bathhouse. This is child labor and could be considered child abuse.
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Addiction
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infinitefeels
if you count someone smoking, then yes
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Is there addiction?
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Pendragon
A few instances of smoking.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Crow75
I am genuinly curious who all the yeses refer to? I do not remember any alcohol, except for the owner saying that the employees get a sake on the house, but that is only mentioned, too
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sachitama
No deaths are directly depicted in the film.
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Are animals abused?
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raxes1987
When Chihiro returns and finds her parents turned into pigs, a spirit repeatedly strikes the father's face with a horse whip...
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Is there a dead animal?
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Pendragon
Haku in his dragon form was bleeding out from internal wounds. His condition stabilizes but he goes unconscious and is covered in blood. It is never assumed he’s dead.
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Does a dragon die?
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Rachael05
No ,but Haku gets hurt very badly.
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Are there spiders?
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sachitama
There is a character with a human body and eight legs, working with a herd of fluffy eight-legged creatures. Both of them are not exactly spider-like figures.
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Are there snakes?
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MajaLouiseVesterdorfLange
No, but snake-like beings (dragon/spirit).
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Are there bugs?
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MajaLouiseVesterdorfLange
A worm-like being is squashed under someone's foot. There are little creatures reminiscent of spiders.
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
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Is someone held under water?
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Anonymous
Sen is briefly held by a river spirit, but she isn’t hurt.
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Is someone restrained?
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Anonymous
Chihiro's parents are trapped and penned up as pigs. She herself is unable to leave the spirit world, but is otherwise able to move around freely.
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Bodily Harm
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Chihiro briefly struggles to hold her breath to avoid detection.
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Is there cannibalism?
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Dreamscape
Spirits turn humans into pigs for livestock. Someone briefly talks about cooking the protagonist at 41:36. A humanoid spirit eats a few other humanoid spirits but vomits them up and they're fine by the end of the movie.
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Is someone crushed to death?
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jamieblazej
When No-Face is chasing after Chihiro, he breaks down some doors and they fall onto some of the bathhouse employees, then he steps on top of the doors to get to Chihiro. We don’t see the employees again but they’re assumed to be fine.
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Is someone burned alive?
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MajaLouiseVesterdorfLange
No, but one character briefly has fire coming out of or surrounding her mouth.
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Is there body horror?
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Towards the beginning of the movie, the parents turn into pigs. Also, Chihiro starts turning transparent before eating something from the spirit world
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Is there amputation?
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MeepMeep
There is no amputation - there are three heads without bodies that just sort of ... bounce around. I don't think decapitation is implied - they're just three magical bouncing heads.
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Does a head get squashed?
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MeepMeep
Was worried about this one as there are three magic bouncing heads - they get magically transformed at one point but suffer no physical harm.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Lemon.emon
Yes, haku is unconscious for a while after being severely injured
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Does someone break a bone?
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MeganEllyse
No but a character says “if you don’t play with me, I’ll break your leg” and puts pressure on the leg that causes discomfort in threat
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Crow75
No but Haku is shown in his dragon form with bloody teeth
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Is someone tortured?
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onlyangelsupremacist
no but it is said by Yubaba that she wants to work Chihiro to death
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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Anonymous
At one point Chihiro almost falls, and then runs safely to the bottom of the stairs. It is a little shocking but not too scary.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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masonisaacccc
No but two characters fall through a shaft, but safely avoid death
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Is there excessive gore?
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jeeped
a dragon is very badly injured, and bleeds profusely and spatters blood on the walls
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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Lemon.emon
The baby is turned into a mouse and gets sent away and the mother is panicking looking for the child
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Does a kid die?
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oreoicecrem
Chihiro is 10 and Haku is 12, both children are put in very dangerous situations but neither of them die.
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Lemon.emon
Sen risks sacrificing herself to get no face out of the bathhouse
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Does a non-human character die?
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TheCassandraComplex
Non-human characters seem to die but they end up being okay.
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Disability
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Is the r-slur used?
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TheCassandraComplex
I can’t speak for the Japanese version but the English dub has some common ableist language and insults: “dope,” “idiot,” etc.
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
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Does a parent die?
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RamenDestroyer
No parents die, but the child is separated from her parents for the majority of the movie, giving her that "I'm alone and my parents aren't here" sort of feeling that can be difficult for some children.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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MajaLouiseVesterdorfLange
No, but held against their will.
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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sachitama
Not exactly ghosts, but there are supernatural creatures who are mostly gods and deities from the pagan world.
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Are there jump scares?
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When Chihiro is trying to sneak down the stairs, one suddenly breaks under her. She gets scared and runs down screaming the rest of the way
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Is there a shower scene?
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ConsueloHigdon
There are many scenes of spirits and unusual creatures bathing, but no explicit human nudity is present.
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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Rory_John14
Lakes
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Is someone possessed?
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Crow75
Not like 'possessed by a demon', but a character has put a spell on another one, and can control them to some extent
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Is trypophobic content shown?
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Anonymous
A doorknocker has eyes that roll all the way over, and there’s one painted eye I spotted, but that’s it
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Razor-like paper birds
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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ConsueloHigdon
A spirit creature eats some medicine that forces him to vomit.
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Is someone eaten?
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RyanS
No Face eats a couple characters, but later vomits them out unharmed.
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Does someone spit?
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Livski
From what I can remember when chihiro eats something she doesn’t like she spits it out into a bun
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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LGBTQ+
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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FleetwoodMacNCheez
No, but if this is a sensitive subject to you, you should be aware that there is a character who takes away other characters' names and calls them by names of her choosing. Chihiro is called Sen while working for her.
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Loss
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Medical
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Mental Health
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EllieAdkinson
The very young protagonist is panicking and uses her fists to thump the sides of her head, mid-level of force, to “wake up” from the “dream” she thinks she’s experiencing. It reminds me of when I used to do it, and children watching or previous self-harmers might be upset or driven to mimic.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Is there misophonia?
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EllieAdkinson
TONS of it. Chewing, swallowing, squishing, sludge, gurgling, vomiting, dishes crashing, a train bell… if any of these might bother you, which they did not for me, you might need to proceed with caution.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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RamenDestroyer
I'm going to say no, but it is clear that the character does feel very anxious at some points, especially anxiety about being abandoned.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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RamenDestroyer
The most claustrophobic scene I can think of would be when Chihiro is in a pretty small elevator with a big spirit, so she's squished up against the wall with not a lot of room.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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MarkusStarkiss
While no one explicitly has an eating disorder, this movie has binging/purging content that can be triggering.
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Noxious
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Does a baby cry?
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HickoryDickoryProductions
Yubaba's man-sized baby son may be capable of speech, but he still cries loud.
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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HickoryDickoryProductions
one the size of an adult.
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Prejudice
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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TheCassandraComplex
I can’t speak for the Japanese version but the English dub has some common ableist language and insults: “dope,” “idiot,” etc.
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Burgerkingcomputers
There’s a stereotypical hook nosed witch
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Are there fat jokes?
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al.ras
The parents turn into pigs when they eat too much, if that counts
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Does the black guy die first?
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MajaLouiseVesterdorfLange
Nobody dies.
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Race
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Relationships
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Religious
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Are there demons or Hell?
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SiRenfield
Japanese spirits, not necessarily demons. Even the evil spirits aren’t identified as “demons”
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Sex
Are there nude scenes?
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jamieblazej
Boh the baby’s bare butt is shown very briefly twice but that’s it.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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Tama
No, but some viewers may find the fact that minors are working as assistants in a bathing institute disturbing.
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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No, but memory is a theme throughout. Being in the spirit bathhouse can cause some people to forget their identities if they aren’t careful
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Social
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Is someone homeless?
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mossyrain9609
Most of the characters living in the bathhouse do not remember their real homes or lives.
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
53 supporters
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MajaLouiseVesterdorfLange
A bit melancholy, I'd say.
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
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mossyrain9609
Close to the beginning of the movie, the main character's father almost crashes into a statue and is forced to stop quickly.
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Does a car crash?
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MeganEllyse
No but there is a scene where the father drives erratically
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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MajaLouiseVesterdorfLange
No, but someone is uncomfortably submerged for a while.
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Is there blood/gore?
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iamconstantine
Haku is hurt very badly and spills quite a bit of blood from his injuries.
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