What kind of spirit is Lin?

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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 a spirit or a human in 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 kind of spirit is Yubaba?

After Chihiro successfully removed large amounts of junk and debris from the spirit, Yubaba hugged her in happiness, revealing that the dirty spirit was actually a River Spirit, and a very wealthy and powerful figure in the Spirit Realm.
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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 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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What did No-Face want from 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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What does the river spirit give Chihiro?

After pulling a bicycle (among countless other man-made artifacts) from his body, the River Spirit shows gratitude by giving Chihiro a famous, emetic herbs medicine and leaves the bathhouse happily in his original form, leaving a generous amount of gold as tips for the workers.
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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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Does No-Face want to eat Sen?

While No-Face is scarfing down everything edible in sight and requesting to eat everything in everyone's favorite Studio Ghibli bathhouse, paying with dirt transformed into gold, he seems like a real greedy jerk. The truth, however, is that he's an adaptable spirit who learns and changes based on those around him.
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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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Is Haku a Mizuchi?

Mizuchi (Spirited Away)

Haku is actually short for Nigihayami Kohakunushi, or “god of the swift amber river.” Unfortunately for Chihiro, mizuchi weren't always believed to morph into cute, green-haired, preteen boys who would save you even if it meant crashing headfirst into Yubaba's wall.
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What kind of yokai is Totoro?

Like a yokai, Totoro is a strange creature with strange attributes (and a strange catbus friend). Like a yokai, Totoro hangs out in trees and actually helps them grow. Like a kami, Totoro helps Mei and Satsuki throughout the movie.
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Why does Chihiro call Zeniba Granny?

Zeniba is still no saint, but her wisdom helps everyone to discover their true identities and abilities. By the end of the film Sen addresses both Zeniba and Yubaba as “Granny,” which suggests not only that both twins are wise in their own way, but that they are merely two sides of the same coin.
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Is Lin a fox spirit?

Lin (also called Rin) is the tritagonist in the 2001 animated Studio Ghibli film, Spirited Away. 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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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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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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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 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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How old is Haku?

Appearance. Haku appears to be around 12 years old in physical age.
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What does the radish spirit represent?

The Radish Spirit is often used as an example of how one ought to treasure and revere even the humblest of the elements of our lives. "Even the radish is worthy of veneration."
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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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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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What kind of spirit is Haku?

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, and as a result became a worker who followed her every command.
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Is the stink spirit Haku?

Haku, a young river spirit, and the ancient river spirit that was first mistaken as a Stink Spirit, as depicted in Spirited Away (2001). ... ... the male protagonist, cannot return home because he has forgotten his name. Viewers learn that Haku is a river spirit that can take the form of a white dragon ( Figure 6).
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What does the stink spirit give Chihiro?

Chihiro isn't oblivious to the spirit's disgusting stench and appearance, but she serves him anyway, and as she's giving the spirit a bath, she realizes he needs help.
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