Does Chihiro remember?

It is mentioned by director and creator Hayao Miyazaki that Chihiro has 'lost' all her memories of the Spirit World following her exiting of the tunnel. However, according to Haku's promise, he and Chihiro will meet again someday.
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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 was Chihiro not allowed to look back?

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. The first time, she almost turns back but doesn't.
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What is the original ending of Spirited Away?

TIL that in the original Japanese version of Spirited Away, all of Chihiro's character development is lost in the end, as she forgets her adventure in the Spirit World when she returns to Earth.
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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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What did Chihiros hair tie do?

In Spirited Away (2001), Chihiro is still wearing the purple hair tie Zeniba gave her to protect her as she looks back for the last time meaning her time spent in the spirit world was real.
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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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Is Haku romantically in love with Chihiro?

He has the ability to fly in his true form, which is a dragon. 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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How did Chihiro know the pigs weren't her parents?

Zeniba explained that if Chihiro has ever met them before, everything stays within. Chihiro was able to break the spell on Haku by recognizing that he was the river spirit and calling out his name. By the same token, she was able to recognize that her parents were not among the pigs assembled.
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Is Lin from Spirited Away 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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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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How old is Haku in Spirited Away?

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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How does Chihiro remember 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 Spirited Away end like that?

Part of "Spirited Away" is about Chihiro realizing this herself. Compared to her time in the bathhouse, moving away becomes much more manageable and she ends the film with a more optimistic outlook on it. This idea of recontextualizing the past is hammered home by another character named Haku.
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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 no face evil?

No-Face is a dark spirit who resembles a black humanoid being with a white mask. He devours other spirits and can absorb their emotions into his own soul, causing him to take on their attitudes, especially negative ones, which lead to his transformation into a villain. He serves as an antagonist until his redemption.
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Is Haku a boy or girl?

Appearance. Haku was a 15-year-old boy with an androgynous appearance and was even viewed as being beautiful by Naruto, who exclaimed that he was "prettier than Sakura", even after he informed him that he was male.
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What is the moral of Spirited Away?

In Spirited Away, one message holds itself above all others, and that is to never forget who you are.
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What did the stink spirit give Chihiro?

He is shown to be very energetic once freed of his polluted burden and displays a hefty amount of gratitude to Chihiro, who freed him, by giving her a famous type of medicine as thanks.
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Why is the baby so big in Spirited Away?

Yubaba has a giant baby because everyone has a grating weakness they find difficult to manage. Whatever Zeniba's seal represents, Yubaba wants it because she's greedy and grasping for power.
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What did Zeniba give to Chihiro?

Zeniba gives Chihiro her hairband. The purple-shining hairband has been worn by Chihiro Ogino ever since she visited Zeniba in Swamp Bottom. The hairband was made by Zeniba, No-Face, Boh and Yubaba's Bird. The hair band is a protective talisman.
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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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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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