Spirited Away: parents' guide

Swarms of paper spirits slash at Haku in dragon form, and he crashes through the bathhouse bleeding from his wounds and mouth. No-Face gulps down a frog and two workers on a rampage, later spitting them out alive. A witch's paper double is cut in two.

No profanity in the English dub. Yubaba and the bathhouse staff call Chihiro names like stupid, idiot, crybaby and weakling, mild words such as butt and jerk turn up, and one character threatens to rip a girl's mouth.

No romance beyond Chihiro's close bond with Haku, the boy who helps her. A giant baby's bare bottom is briefly seen, and a song the workers sing to a rich guest has mildly suggestive lyrics that will pass over kids' heads.

Yubaba lights cigarettes by magic and exhales thick clouds of smoke, a frog worker puffs on one, and another character's ashtray is overflowing. Sake is offered to a guest. Nobody is shown drunk or using drugs.

Unsettling from early on: Chihiro's parents stuff themselves and turn into pigs, leaving her alone among spirits. Shadowy ghost figures, a sludge-covered river spirit, a vomiting No-Face, and Yubaba's huge head and fiery rages can scare young kids.