What creature is No-Face?

The Kaonashi, or No-Face as he tends to be called in the English releases of the film, is the secondary antagonist-turned-major character in the award-winning 2001 Japanese animated film Spirited Away. No-Face is a dark spirit who resembles a black humanoid being with a white mask.
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What animal is No-Face?

The Noppera-bō (のっぺらぼう), or faceless ghost, is a Japanese yōkai that looks like a human but has no face. They are sometimes mistakenly referred to as a mujina, an old Japanese word for a badger or raccoon dog. Although the mujina can assume the form of the other, noppera-bō are usually disguised as humans.
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What spirit was No-Face?

9 HIS NAME IS KAONASHI

For those who don't speak Japanese, No-Face is likely only known as "No-Face," but in Japanese, the spirit's name is actually Kaonashi.
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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 does No-Face like Chihiro?

No-Face becomes obsessed with Chihiro, and wants her to see her and her only. He becomes extremely volatile after being fed the Unnamed 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 kind 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 Lin human Spirited Away?

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 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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Is Haku No-Face?

History. No-Face was first introduced standing on the bridge watching a rushing Chihiro and Haku, who were, at the time, trying to avoid any spirits from persecuting her for being a human. He subsequently disappeared and reappeared again on the bridge the morning after, watching a passing Chihiro with fascination.
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How old is Haku?

Haku appears to be around 12 years old in physical age.
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What does Haku represent in Spirited Away?

In his guise as a white dragon his appearance suggests a river: flowing and graceful. As Haku, however, he is not always so composed, and he exhibits both bravery and real sadness. The river he once represented, the Kohaku River, was drained and paved over to build an apartment complex, and Haku is truly a lost soul.
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What is the faceless fish?

Faceless Fish facts

Its scientific name is Typhlonus nasus (derived from the Greek typhlos, meaning blind, and onos, meaning hake. Nasus is a Latin reference to its nose, so all together it's a large-nosed blind hake). And it's now commonly known as the Faceless Cusk.
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What animals dont have mouths?

To this day, Trichoplax remains the simplest animal known. It has no mouth, no stomach, no muscles, no blood and no veins.
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What is the meaning of No-Face?

No face refers to either an absent witness or when the suspect's actual face was not clearly captured in the act.
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Why did No-Face turn into a monster?

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 No-Face wearing a Noh mask?

In this traditional Japanese stage drama, the main performer wears a Noh mask, much like the one No-Face dons himself. Like No-Face's mask, the ones worn by Noh performers bear neutral expressions. However, you'd be wrong to assume that their purpose is to conceal the actor's emotions or face from the audience.
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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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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 spirit is Haku?

Haku is the deuteragonist of Spirited Away. Though appearing to be a young boy, Haku is actually a river spirit - Nigihayami Kohakunushi (translated as "God of the Swift Amber River"; or "Spirit of the Kohaku River" in the English dub).
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Why did the gold turn to dirt in Spirited Away?

Bookmark this question. Show activity on this post. "No-Face is a lonely being who seems to sustain itself on the emotions of those he encounters, particularly their emotional reception to his gifts." In the film, the gold produced by No-face is seen to turn into dirt as Yubaba realises her baby is gone.
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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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Was the Radish Spirit protecting Chihiro?

For the longest time I was puzzled by this scene with the Radish Spirit. Then it was pointed out that he was probably going to get off on this floor, but silently decided to ride all the way up to Yubaba's suite to protect Chihiro, with his stench masking her human scent.
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Did Haku and Chihiro ever meet again?

So when one fan asked if Chihiro and Haku ever reunited, they learned it was possible. "Haku was the spirit of the river that runs near the house where Chihiro used to live. If Chihiro ever visits that river...," Suzuki wrote. So, there you have it.
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Why did Chihiro's parents turn into pigs?

According to a translation by RocketNews24, Miyazaki turned Chihiro's parents into pigs to represent the greed that took place during Japan's recession in the eighties.
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