What happens to kohaku 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 happens to Haku at the end of Spirited Away?

Haku dies after Chihiro exits the spirit world. Someone says that the moment when Chihiro's hairband which Zeniba gave her shines, it's the tears of Haku when he dies.
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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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What happened to the Kohaku River in Spirited Away?

Haku was originally the spirit of the Kohaku River and knows Chihiro because he once saved her from drowning. When the river was destroyed and filled in with apartments, he no longer had a home and went to the spirit world, where he became Yubaba's apprentice.
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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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Is Haku romantically in love with Chihiro?

11 Times In "Spirited Away" That Proved Chihiro And Haku Are Soulmates.
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Did Haku like Chihiro?

When Haku awakes and asks Kamaji where Chihiro is, the old man says, “It's the power of love”. This comment on the love between the two characters can be read as a romantic type of love, but the love he's referring to here is the one shared by brother and sister.
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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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Why does Haku turn into a dragon?

It is unknown if Haku can still turn into a dragon after regaining his lost name and memories. Yubaba threatened Haku with killing him if she set Chihiro free if she found her parents in a group of pigs. In the English translation, Yubaba said instead Chihiro had to stay at the Bathhouse forever.
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Why is No-Face nice to Chihiro?

Exposed to the corruptive thoughts and greed of the workers, he quickly grew to encompass their personalities, hoping that his endeavor to be like those around Chihiro would eventually garner her affection for him.
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What does the ending of Spirited Away mean?

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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Does Chihiro forget?

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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Is Haku a boy or girl?

Haku is a boy. It's stated in the First Databook, page 91.
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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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How long did Chihiro stay in the spirit world?

No one knows exactly how long Chihiro was stuck in the spirit world. It seems this particular detail was left ambiguous both on-screen and off. Miyazaki's right-hand man and Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki reckons it was about three days, based on the dust and leaves in and around her parents' car.
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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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Is Haku in Spirited Away Evil?

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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What did Haku gives Chihiro?

For example, Haku urges Chihiro to eat food from the spirit world so she doesn't disappear, and he gives her food he's put a spell on to restore her strength. Later, as Sen, Chihiro feeds both Haku and No-Face a magic cake to cure them of illnesses brought on by what they have consumed.
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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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Was the radish spirit help Chihiro?

I really appreciated the Radish Spirit. He had no obvious reason to help Chihiro, but he chose to anyway. Even if it was just riding an elevator with her, it was a great kindness considering that most of the other characters despised and ridiculed her instantly.
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Is Spirited Away a love story?

It's not a love story exactly — Sen is only ten, but Sen has shown she cares for others. And her caring has resulted in tangible benefits for the people in her life. When Sen/Chihiro leaves the sprit world, all of the employees of the bathhouse, who had been putting her down when she first arrived, cheer for her.
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Are Haku and zabuza in love?

Only Zabuza didn't show Haku love, he treated him with the same philosophy that was beaten into him as a child, to use him as a tool and nothing more. However, Haku didn't mind, he was just happy to be valued by someone who didn't want him dead (what a non-toxic and wholesome relationship).
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How old is sen in Spirited Away?

Chihiro/Sen

A gangly, ten-year-old human girl, heroine of the movie. At first Chihiro is sullen, whiny, and afraid, with an annoying voice and sulky face. After her name is changed to Sen, she becomes brave and self-sufficient enough to free herself and her parents from the spirit world.
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Will we meet again Spirited Away?

Chihiro : Will we meet again sometime? Haku : Sure we will.
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How did Chihiro recognize 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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