Basic Data　　2001/06/07 Main Characters　　　2001/07/15 Synopsis　　2001/01/07

Basic Data

Main Characters (illustratted by miss Hanada )

Chihiro Her name is OGINO Chihiro, 10years old, a heroine of this story. She was brought up very selfishly, and she is always ill-humored. One day her family strayed off a mysterious town on the way of their moves. Her parents has been made to change pig as a punishment by which meal of the god had been eaten. Chitiro have to live alone there. Then, she is employed to Yu-Baaba. She was deprived of her name by Yu-Baaba . And, she came to be called "Sen". Chihiro's father His name is OGINO Akio, 38 years old. His character is optimistic, and he has strong curiosity. One day, he lost his way in the mountain on the way of their move. However, he continued and has advanced. His family also said the back. finally, they reached the town of the mystery. He found a gorgeous meal in a restaurant. He had come to want to eat it, but a clerk was absent. However, he thought that he only had to pay the charge if the clerk came later. And, he began to eat the meal of the shop without permission with his wife. The meal was an offering thing to the god. They received the punishment. They were made to change into pig. Chihiro's mother Her name is OGINO Yuko, 35 years old. Her character is realistic and daring. And, she has an equal intention with the husband. It seems that her discipline to her daughter is severe. But, the discipline does not actually disregard her daughter too much severely. She strays off the town of the mystery with the husband. Then, She had changed into pig with the husband because they ate the meal of the restaurant without permission. Haku He is a mysterious boy, about 12 years old. His feature is quite uncertain. He is working in the public bath called Yuya . Haku found Chihiro lost in the town of the mystery. And, he introduced the method how to live there to her. He says that he knew Chihiro since old times. However, he has forgotten own true name. When one's name was forgotten, one's past was supposed to be forgotten there. Chihiro recalled a true name of Haku at the end of this story. As a result, it was clarified in their past. Yu-Baaba She is a witch of uncertain true colors. She is managing the public bath called YUYA in the mysterious town. She is very a rationality. she severely employs her employee, but she is spoiling her son. She gives Chihiro work at YUYA. However, she deprived Chihiro of the name. She was named "Sen" in Chihiro. She tried to rule her employees by arbitrarily changing employee's name. She has twin elder sister named Zeni-ba. The character of them is contrasted. Kamajii Kamajii is an elderly grandfather who works with YUYA. He is taking charge of the boiler room there. He has 6 arms, and mixed the medical herb by making good use of those arms. The mixed medical herb put in the hot water, andsupply to the public bath. At first, he received Chihiro coldly. However, he is gentle in reality. He often looked after Chihiro, and gave some advice profitable for her. Director Myazaki thinks Kamajii to be one of the ideal elderly grandfather. Rin She is about 14 years old girl. It is said that she is same human being as Chihiro, but, it is all uncertain that why she come to work with YUYA. Rin taught Chihiro how to work with YUYA. She was a good a senior for Chihiro. She has a lot of complaints and dissatisfaction. However, she seems to be a character without serious worry. Her dream is to go to the other side of the sea escaping from YUYA. However, her vision is not so concrete. Kaonashi He is not man, not any god either. It is quite uncertain whether he is any living thing. He cannot speak voluntarily. It is necessary to swallow others to his inside the body for him to speak any pronounce. So he swallowed Aogaeru, and, he pronounced by borrow the voice of Aogaeru. He held goodwill in Chihiro. However, his love expression was merely given the gold dust for Chihiro. He was raged in YUYA because Chihiro rejected to his goodwill. He was weak in doing communications with others. Aogaeru He is a frog which is working with YUYA. He can talk though he is a frog. His externals are really petty officials, then he is actually a petty official. He is the dead of money, is only interested in the collection of money. He was invited by the gold dust which Kaonashi presented. And, he has been swallowed to Kaonashi. Otori-sama Otori-sama are chicken's god. They seem to be chicken's guardian deities. They like baths very much. They often visit YUYA in the group, and take a bath. Their moods seem to be very good!

Synopsis


Chihiro, who is the heroine of the film is 10 years old girl. She strayed off a mysterious space while she was moving to suburb with her parents. The mysterious space was "YUYA" of the different world. "YUYA" means a kind of public bath or hot spring. Various gods and monsters which exist in Japan are healing their tiredness at "YUYA".

The YUYA is being ruled by Yubaaba, who is rapaciously witch."Yu" means hot water, "baaba" means old woman. All humans should work in there, They are changed into animals or disappear if they are not work. Chihiro got lost to her parents in the mysterious space. And, she began to work under Yubaaba to live. Chihiro was deprived from her name there. She was merely called "Sen". "Sen" is a shortening type of "Chihiro" of the Chinese character.

Can she meet parents again? And, can they return?

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