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Spirited Away

Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi千と千尋の神隠しLe Voyage de ChihiroLa Città Incantata

2001 · Movie Finished

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What is Spirited Away about?

Spirited Away is an anime film animated by Studio Ghibli, based on an original story written for the screen. It was released in July 20, 2001. AniList classifies it as adventure, drama, fantasy and supernatural.

On the way to their new home, 10-year-old Chihiro Ogino's family stumbles upon a deserted theme park. Intrigued, the family investigates the park, though unbeknownst to them, it is secretly inhabited by spirits who sleep by day and appear at night. When Chihiro's mother and father eat food from a restaurant in the street, angry spirits turn them into pigs. Furthermore, a wide sea has appeared between the spirit world and the human one, trapping Chihiro, the sole human, in a land of spirits. Luckily for her though, a mysterious boy named Haku appears, claiming to know her from the past. Under his instructions, Chihiro secures a job in the bathhouse where Haku works. With only her courage and some new found friends to aid her, Chihiro embarks on a journey to turn her parents back to their original forms and return home.

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Themes AniList users associate with it: Youkai, Female Protagonist, Coming of Age, Curses, Magic, Mythology, Work, Isekai, Urban Fantasy, Gods.

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Main characters

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  • Chihiro Ogino 荻野千尋

    Main character

    Chihiro is a shy, pessimistic girl. At the beginning of the movie, she and her parents are in the process of moving to a new town. When her father takes the wrong turn, they end up near what her father thinks is "an abandoned amusement park." In reality, it is a bathhouse for spirits that operates at night time.

    Japanese voice: Rumi Hiiragi

  • Haku ハク

    Main character

    Haku is Chihiro's first friend in the strange world. He studies with the sorceress Yubaba and has magical powers. It's said that he lost his way home and his name in the world of spirits.

    Japanese voice: Miyu Irino

Supporting characters

  • Yubaba 湯婆婆

    Supporting character

    The evil, greedy witch that runs the spirits bath house where Chihiro is forced to work. She is known to be very powerful and has the ability to turn into a bird. She has a very large son whom she takes care of at the bath house and only shows her nice nature to him.

    Japanese voice: Mari Natsuki

  • Rin リン

    Supporting character

    A worker at the bathhouse who becomes Chihiro's caretaker. Although cold at first, she warms up to Chihiro and grows a strong bond with her. She warns No Face, who had previously gone on a rampage, not to harm Chihiro or there would be trouble.

    Japanese voice: Yumi Tamai

  • Kaonashi カオナシ

    Supporting character

    No Face is an odd spirit that takes an interest in Chihiro. Chihiro lets No Face into the bathhouse through a side door. At first, he is a strange, cloaked, masked wraith that merely breathes and smiles.

    Japanese voice: Tatsuya Gashuin

  • Akio Ogino 荻野明夫

    Supporting character

    Chihiro's father. He is very optimistic and is unreasonably confident. Although Chihiro feels uneasy, he just goes into the tunnel they happened to find. He has a careless side, as he helped himself to the food in front of him. Because he ate the food intended for the gods, he was turned into a pig, as was his wife.

    Japanese voice: Takashi Naitou

  • Yuuko Ogino 荻野悠子

    Supporting character

    Chihiro's mother. She is realistic and strong. She is used to Chihiro's temper, and she doesn’t care so much even though Chihiro has a sullen expression in the back seat of the car. She speaks her mind without hesitation to her husband, but in the end, she follows him.

    Japanese voice: Yasuko Sawaguchi

  • Kamajii 釜爺

    Supporting character

    An old man who is responsible for the boiler room of ABURAYA. He also makes medicines that are put in the baths. He helps Chihiro many times. He seems to be a spirit of a spider, as he has six limbs.

    Japanese voice: Bunta Sugawara

  • Bou 坊

    Supporting character

    A son of Yubaaba. Judging from his appearance, he is probably a baby, but he is quite huge, and he eats enormously. He is quite spoiled as Yubaaba dotes on him.

    Japanese voice: Ryuunosuke Kamiki

  • Kashira カシラ

    Supporting character

    Strange trio of brothers in Yu-baaba's room. They only have heads and move about by bouncing on the floor.

  • Zeniba 銭婆

    Supporting character

    The twin sister of Yu-baaba. Although she looks exactly the same as Yu-baaba, she seems to have a very different personality. She holds the key to the story.

    Japanese voice: Mari Natsuki

  • Makkuro-Kurosuke まっくろくろすけ

    Supporting character

    The "dust bunnies" or "soot sprites" first featured in My Neighbor Totoro as shy, slightly frightful creatures that live in abandoned buildings such as houses. They later reappeared in Spirited Away as workers in Kamaji's boiler room.

  • Ootori-sama オオトリさま

    Supporting character

    These Gods of Birds look like giant ducks and are only shown in large groups. They love to bathe, as shown at Yubaba's Bath House for Spirits.

  • Oshira-sama お白様

    Supporting character

    The God of Daiken Radish is a large white spirit that wears a red hat. His main appearance in "Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi" is when Chihiro and Rin are in the elevator and he/she enters too, leaving little space for Chihiro and causing her a great struggle to pull the elevator lever.

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