Does Chihiro forget her name?

From then onward, Chihiro becomes 'Sen', by which she is known to the other inhabitants of the bathhouse. Her transformation is so complete that even she forgets her own name. A farewell card in her shirt pocket luckily shows her true name, allowing her to remember it.
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Why did Chihiro forget her name?

Spirited Away(2001): Chihiro didn't forget her name immediately because she misspelled her own name on the contract (the first letter should be "荻"). No, Haku tells her after she's signed the contract. Haku tells her that if she doesnt get a job then Yababa will her into an animal.
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Does Chihiro get her name back?

Yubaba's control over Chihiro disappears when she is able to beat the witch at a guessing game, at which time her name is restored.
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Does Chihiro remember Spirited Away?

Well, according to Miyazaki himself, Chihiro did not recall her experience after leaving the spirit world at the end — but added that it doesn't mean completely forgetting it, and how there's a likely chance she'll eventually remember what happened.
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Does Chihiro remember Haku?

Chihiro doesn't remember Haku but Haku, as the older sibling, remembers Chihiro and even knows her name without her having to tell him, saying he's known her since she was little.
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Why did Haku tell Chihiro not to look back?

In my vantage point, Haku told Chihiro not to look back because she would've been somehow stuck between the two dimensions. If not that, Haku just probably didn't want her to remember looking back at his face while she was leaving the spiritual world.
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What happens to Haku after Chihiro leaves?

Haku is already dead at the start of Spirited Away - he is a river spirit and 'dies' when his river is filled in/redirected. That's how he ended up with Yubaba in the first place. However, death is different for spirits. Chihiro releases Haku from Yubaba's service, which releases his soul.
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How did Haku know Chihiro name?

When Chihiro says, "How do you know my name?", Haku says, "I've known it since you were little." Why does Haku know Chihiro from a young age, even though he can't remember his own name? It's because Haku is Chihiro's dead brother.
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Is kohaku in love with Chihiro?

Over the course of the movie his relationship with Chihiro becomes stronger, especially after she learns he is a dragon. This bond eventually leads to them falling in love, for it was their love for each other that broke Zeniba's spell on Haku.
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Why does No-Face like Chihiro so much?

No-Face becomes obsessed with Chihiro, and wants to see her and her only. He becomes extremely volatile after being fed the River Spirit's emetic dumpling by Chihiro, and, while fleeing from the obviously now-hostile spirit, she calls out to him twice to follow her.
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What is Chihiros last name?

Chihiro's surname Ogino means "reed, rush" (荻) (ogi) and "field, wilderness" (野) (no). In some countries, Chihiro's surname Ogino was changed to Senko, so that viewers who do not have a deeper knowledge about the Japanese language wouldn't be confused when her name in the bathhouse was changed to "Sen".
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How old is Haku and Chihiro?

Haku is a 12 year old boy (though it is likely he is much older do to his true identity) whom is controlled by an old witch named Yubaba, but his soon-to-be acquaintance Chihiro ("A.k.a. "Sen" name given to her by Yubaba) will free him from that control.
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Why does Yubaba change Chihiro's name?

Symbolizing Chihiro's Kamikakushi is the moment when the Witch Yubaba takes away her name, when she makes Chihiro sign an employment contract. From then onward, Chihiro becomes 'Sen', by which she is known to the other inhabitants of the bathhouse. Her transformation is so complete that even she forgets her own name.
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Is Lin from Spirited Away a human?

Lin is portrayed as a human being in the film. In the Japanese picture book (The Art of Spirited Away in English) Lin is described as a byakko (Japanese: 白虎), a white tiger, in the draft, which was later changed to byakko (Japanese: 白狐) meaning white fox..
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What type of spirit is Lin?

Type of Hero

She is a servant in Yubaba's bathhouse, and a transformed spirit of a Byakko, a white tiger (possibly fox ) that brings people happiness.
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Is Haku evil Spirited Away?

In Spirited Away, every character is a mix of good and bad qualities and actions. Even those who seem good at first, such as Haku and No-Face, have their share of evil qualities.
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Does Haku remember his name?

Haku may seem powerful at times, but he is also weak—he cannot remember his name, which means he can never leave the spirit world, and he is under Yubaba's control.
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Are Chihiro and Haku soulmates?

11 Times In "Spirited Away" That Proved Chihiro And Haku Are Soulmates.
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Why does Kamaji call Chihiro his granddaughter?

By calling Chihiro his “granddaughter”, Kamaji was very explicitly saying that she was under his protection.
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Does Haku have green hair?

Appearance. Haku appears to be around 12 years old in physical age. He has straight, dark green hair in a bob haircut and slanted, green eyes.
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Why can't Chihiro look back Reddit?

So the very short answer to the question we embarked on in the very beginning, Chihiro doesn't look back because she learned her lessons. ​And we know she's learned her lessons, because we get two shots of the hair band that she got.
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How Disney changed the ending of Spirited Away?

Disney's cited “closure” as their reasoning for the adding of the new line, believing that Chihiro telling her father that she is confident that she can face the uncertainties and the unknowns of her life ties up every and all loose ends.
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What is the main message of Spirited Away?

Spirited Away is a manifestation of fears and anxieties as seen through the lens of its young lead female character, Chihiro. How Chihiro chooses to react to the ever-changing circumstances around her, even the most horrifying ones, defines this film's central moral.
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Does Spirited Away have a sad ending?

Spirited Away (2001)

From there, Chihiro is able to win over many other allies in order to overcome her fears and make it to the end in order to save her parents. In the end, she and Haku prove a unique bond that she, though conflicted, chooses to walk away from as she must return to the human world with her parents.
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