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FWIW: I caught some of "Spirited Away" this afternoon, and they screened the English dub version. Not surprising perhaps for daytime screenings, and not necessarily an issue either. Some of the Ghibli English dubs (particularly the later ones) have been of very high quality, e.g. Chloƫ Grace Moretz voiced the lead for "The Tale of the Princess Kaguya", and Kirsten Dunst the lead for "Kiki's Delivery Service".

 

El Loro: as a slight aside, you may be aware that Disney (who did the English dub for "Kiki" as distributer), "tidied-up" the dub for the 2010 re-release, and I'm assuming it's this version that Film4 will broadcast. Most of the changes revolve around Jiji the cat: removing either ad-libs or changes Disney made for their 1998 release. The result is considered closer to the Japanese original, so if you haven't previously seen the 2010 release, it would be interesting to hear what you make of it...

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