Is Haku a human in Spirited Away?

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He is a young boy who is a river spirit in the form of a human, who helps Chihiro after her parents have transformed into pigs. Haku was once a river spirit who had entered the spirit world seeking to learn magic from Yubaba
Yubaba
Yubaba mean Elderly woman (baba) of the hot water (yu). She is called Baba by her son Boh. The first syllables of Zeniba and Yubaba form the Japanese word sento for bathhouse.
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, and as a result became a worker who followed her every command.
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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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Why does 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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Is Haku a dragon or a spirit?

Haku first appears as a boy of about sixteen, but he is actually a lost river spirit that also can take the form of a white dragon. In his guise as a white dragon his appearance suggests a river: flowing and graceful.
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Are Chihiro and Haku related?

Haku isn't just Chihiro's brother, he's her dead older brother, who drowned while saving her in a river. This news came as a huge surprise to fans of the movie, but Okada provided a wealth of evidence to back up his claims, creating a strong argument that has many convinced the theory might be true.
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Why does No-Face like Chihiro?

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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How did Haku and Chihiro fall in love?

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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Can Haku still turn into a dragon?

Trivia. Haku is the only character in the film able to turn into a dragon at will. As Haku once served as Yubaba's apprentice, he likely has similar magical skills as she does. The river Haku resided in was filled in with apartment buildings, according to Chihiro Ogino.
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Does Haku come back to life?

Later, with the release of the Impure World Reincarnation technique, a light of sorts encased Haku's sealed body as the technique was dispelled, and his soul was returned to the afterlife.
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How old is Haku and Chihiro?

Haku is Yubaba's apprentice and second-in-command at the Bathhouse. He seems to be a bit older than Chihiro, about 12 years old, although since he is the spirit of the Kohaku River, he is truly as old as his river is, which, in the Japanese version, is still flowing underneath the apartments now built over it.
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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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Did Chihiro forget 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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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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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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What does no-face symbolize?

In an interview, Miyazaki reminded us that Japanese spirits do not have a form, so each spirit, including No-Face, is really just a representation of that god or spirit in a more solid form. "Japanese gods have no actual form: They are in the rocks, in pillars, or in the trees.
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What type of spirit is no-face?

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.
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Was Haku originally a girl?

Haku is a boy. It's stated in the First Databook, page 91.
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Are they dead in Spirited Away?

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 episode does Haku come back?

"An Old Nemesis Returns" (宿敵との再会, Shukuteki to no Saikai) is episode 265 of the Naruto: Shippūden anime.
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What the story behind 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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How old was Chihiro?

Chihiro is a ten-year-old girl who is moving to a new city with her mother and father. On the way to their new house, they take a wrong turn and find themselves at an abandoned and dilapidated theme park, which is a replica of an old-style Japanese village.
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Was No-Face a human?

One theory is that No-Face is actually a human being trapped in the Spirit World with no way out. His transparency, along with the see-through nature of Chihiro when she first enters the Spirit World, and the transparency of the passengers on the train, is what people use as evidence to support this particular theory.
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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 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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