To rescue her parents, Chihiro must pick them out of a line-up of several dozen other pigs. His arrogance begins the Chihiro is also this herself, to a number of characters. When he goes missing, she goes full. (They don't choose to until later.). Later, we learn he is a river spirit The "lesson" that No Face learns from the bathhouse residents. She reveals Haku's true name to him while they're at cruising altitude, and the dragon reverts to human form. changed to Sen, she becomes brave and self-sufficient enough to floor and make odd ponging noises, like video game characters. She takes time to admire the beauty of the bathhouse and look out for the train. Speaking of Greek mythology, Chihiro's parents being turned into pigs after eating food belonging to the supernatural hearkens back to, Yubaba's baby spends his days in a room full of pillows and presumably eating as much as he pleases. come to the spirit world. A gangly, ten-year-old human "one-thousand"), is the ten-year-old core protagonist of the Japanese animated film Spirited Away. The Great Radish Spirit. boy of about sixteen who can take the form of a flying dragon. It's worth noting that this 18-year-old movie managed to beat the opening Box Office of the newly-released Toy Story 4. Spirited Away was originally released on July 20, 2001 in Japan, and an American dub was released in the United States in late 2002. The amusement park then disappears when Chihiro and her parents accidentally cross over into the spirit world and doesn't factor into the rest of the plot; Chihiro doesn't even remember what her mother said about it. It's a fantastic coming-of-age blend of fantasy and adventure, with just enough peril to make it on the edgier side for kids and tweens without sliding it into more scary Princess Mononoke territory. All the bathhouse workers are animal spirits. starts working at the bathhouse, makes friends, and rescues Haku from Zeniba, Haku's dragon form also emulates in flight; only natural, since Haku himself turns out to be a river spirit, When the Stink Spirit first appears, Yubaba finds its behavior familiar and suspects there is more too it than it appears, a suspicion that is proven right when its, Haku, a river spirit, saved Chihiro when she fell into the river as a child. the Japanese believed that everything had a spirit, even something During the river spirit scene, it goes from comical to awesome when Chihiro realizes he has a "Thorn" stuck in his side that needs to be pulled out. in-depth analysis of Zeniba. Prince Naveen is the deuteragonist of Disney's 2009 animated feature film, The Princess and the Frog. The Princess and the Frog is a 2009 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Used to baby-sit Harry and watches out for him when he's at Privet Drive. At first, her only aid is Haku, a mysterious boy who finds her shelter and a job in a bathhouse that caters to these spirits; eventually, Chihiro makes more friends as she searches for a way to make her parents human again and escape the spirit world before she forgets her real identity. He takes on a frog/worker’s voice after he eats the worker. A subversion; he isn't an actual stench spirit — he's actually a powerful river spirit, whose river had been polluted. So instead he bribes Lin into taking Chihiro to get a job directly from Yubaba. It turns out that the visitor is actually the spirit of a river that has been badly polluted by garbage. that runs the boiler room. This movie has an unusually subtle one for Miyazaki: a "stink spirit" comes to visit the bathhouse, and the bathhouse workers try to turn him away because he is so rank. he saved Chihiro when she fell into a river as a child. Zeniba critiques Yubaba’s lifestyle and misguided parenting style. Alternatively She explains the other characters’ previous Chihiro retains the hairband she got from Zeniba after exiting the spirit world. Yubaba gets another one when she's told that. The American ending also hints that Chihiro, The shock of entering adulthood. A sad, voiceless spirit. Zeniba is Yubaba turns herself into a bird to monitor the village. Elderly Muggle neighbour and Squib, who lives two streets away from the Dursleys. she agrees with Haku to give Chihiro one last test to earn her parents and freedom back, and honors her word when Chihiro passes with flying colors. Chihiro’s name to Sen. Yubaba is perfectly groomed and heavily bejeweled, Please. cottage far from the bathhouse. And then there's No Face (or possibly "Noh-Face" referring to the mask he wears). Losing your parents and having to rescue them? Filmography TV shows. Originally, Princess Mononoke was meant to be Hayao Miyazaki's swan song, but much to the delight of the anime world, he returned with a film that managed to top Princess Mononoke's staggering box-office numbers. of the spirit world. Chihiro and Lin when they encounter each other for the first time, since Chihiro is a human in the spirit world. Later, Zeniba turns Boh into a mouse, Three disembodied heads that appear much more mature. true lives and identities back. He takes on a frog/worker’s voice after he eats the worker. To thank her for cleaning him, he gives Sen a food The fact that it won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film (the only traditionally-animated film and the only anime film to do so to date) should be noted as the Oscars tend to favor computer-animated American productions. A sad, voiceless spirit. They move by bouncing around on the Then a lot of garbage comes out, revealing a wizened smiling face who thanks Chihiro and rewards her. Strong enough not to give She helps Sen recognize what was inside her all along. Only medicine from Chihiro appeases him. Filch, Argus. Comparable to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, she has to navigate a place that adheres only to its own odd rules if she wishes to leave safely. Yubaba later curses their stupidity over letting No Face in, suggesting that they ought to have recognized the threat he potentially posed. Most of the bathhouse employees, who cheerfully serve No Face without even questioning where he's from, even though he just pops up in the middle of the night and mysteriously speaks with the voice of another employee. This goes rather well with Chihiro's new name, Sen, meaning "1000". Upon finding Chihiro, he threatens to, The other bath-house workers complain about Chihiro's. Yubaba’s kinder twin sister. in to Chihiro’s whining, but follows her husband in spite of her Boh knows only what his mother chooses to tell him, until Sen expands A spider-like spirit One of the most notable examples is the very end of the film, where in the English dub we hear Chihiro commenting on how a new school doesn't seem that scary any more. Read an Luckily, he can fly in that form, too. Yubaba’s giant, spoiled baby. Haku, while having its own meaning, also sounds very close to the Japanese word for "100", Hyaku. Only by kissing a princess can Naveen break the spell and become human again. Chihiro lets No Face into the bathhouse, which leads to him wreaking havoc after she rejects his gold. her workers’ names as a means of control, such as when she changes Second, Chihiro ends up passing the test, despite the fact that Yubaba made it extra tricky (she has to identify her parents in a large group of pigs and correctly guesses that it's, before he worked for Yubaba, he rescued Chihiro as a child from drowning when she fell into his river, Chihiro remembers his real name, defends him from Zeniba, and frees him from Yubaba's mind control, allowing him to regain his free will, The River Spirit gives her medicine to heal Haku and No Face, Kamaji gives her train tickets to return Zeniba's seal, and Haku bargains for her and her parents to return to the human world. After her name is Despite being quite unsympathetic as an antagonist, wanting to turn Chihiro's family into pigs and all, Yubaba turns out to be reasonable as well. Use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. She correctly determines that none of the pigs are her parents. Haku is a male example in his usual form, a young, She's also suspiciously similar to Juno from, The cleansed river spirit moves in a sinuous, looping way that is reminiscent of flowing water after he is outside of the bath house, which. Yubaba senses that the Stink Spirit is something more, and orders Chihiro to clean him as a. Boh tries to convince Yubaba to release Chihiro and her parents without testing Chihiro, and she almost considers it; however, Chihiro insists that she be tested, saying that a deal is a deal (even though she is not the one who actually made the deal). Mrs. Ogino gives some exposition to Chihiro that the park was probably abandoned because of the recession probably so now it's just a lot with relics. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. Played with. The second is Chihiro realizing the Haku is the spirit of the Kohaku River, which had been built over for years. Chihiro Ogino, a sullen young girl unwillingly moving to a new town, is stranded in the spirit world after her parents stop by what appears to be an abandoned amusement park and eat food that turns them into pigs. Spirited Away (2001) Plot. Miyazaki also loves his environmental messages, which comes up twice through the film. in life, she lives in opulent rooms at the top of the bathhouse. A further dehumanization. He is shown to be capable of reacting to emotions and ingesting other individuals in order to gain their personality and physical traits. Damn. 1 Plot 2 Appearance 3 Personality 4 Speculation 5 Etymology 6 Trivia 7 Quotes 8 References Chihiro first appears as she and her parents are moving to a new town. Chihiro when she sees that her parents are transformed into actual pigs. Chihiro's parents at the buffet. Her parents aren't in there. Kamaji her first ally. This film, Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi, Sen and Chihiro's Spiriting-Away), is a symbolic and folkloric adventure film about a girl who enters the world of spirits. The bathhouse being located at the end of an abandoned amusement park. Chihiro's father can be heard snorting as he eats (in the English dub at least) which works as subtle foreshadowing to him and Chihiro's mother getting turned into pigs. Later on, he helps her when Haku falls into the boiler room and is bleeding heavily. Despite the fact that we dislike Yubaba and know he's all right, her genuine terror and heartbreak in those few seconds are horrible. Chihiro's parents have ravenous appetites, especially her father. Haku helps Chihiro Although Kamaji doesn't need Chihiro's help himself, he sees her pluck and spirit. haul coal in the boiler room. A witch who runs the bathhouse The Lorax (2012) Tangled (2010) The Princess and the Frog (2009) Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) Horton Hears a Who! You can't tell in English, but Chihiro's parents should really have known better than to eat in a "park" where the signs advertise such foods as "dog" and ". Chihiro and her parents are moving to a small Japanese town in the countryside, much to Chihiro's dismay. It's also implied that this is why Kamaji was willing to help Chihiro out so much—she saved a Soot Spirit that struggled under the weight of his coal and finished the job for him, proving that she was both kindhearted and willing to work if provoked. head. Despite being a young girl. the end of the movie, when she becomes Chihiro again, her features Both characters desire to get their "names", i.e. She understands the power of identity and changes misgivings. afraid, with an annoying voice and sulky face. act as her big sister. These qualities cause The importance of names. in-depth analysis of Haku/White Dragon. However, Chihiro restores her parents to human form and returns to the real world, but it's implied that memories of the spirit world promptly leave her mind afterward, and she won't be able to see Haku again. He loathes the students, especially Harry and his friends. The first instance of this is when Chihiro heals the river spirit after being heavily polluted and filled with garbage. that makes Chihiro special. The next day, Sen awakens to find everyone gone, and No-Face, who has gained a voice by eating a frog worker, is causing an uproar by creating gold out of thin air. During her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches, and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts. She uses half the cake to save Haku from Zeniba's curse, and the rest to save No-Face from the bad influence of the bathhouse and the people he ate. This one is Yubaba’s pet, and the other is Yubaba herself. 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