Spirited Away
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Spirited Away

Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi

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A young girl, Maya, enters her mother's dream world after reading a magical book and must journey to a faraway land to meet the Crystal Prince to return home, facing trials and making friends along the way.

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When Maya's mother seeks help from a witch to control her mischievous daughter, the witch provides a magical fairy tale book. After her mother falls asleep, Maya shrinks and is pulled into the book's world, a dream realm. A benevolent witch explains that Maya must travel to a southern land to speak with the Crystal Prince, who holds the key to her return to reality. This journey is fraught with challenges, but Maya gains allies in this magical land who assist her in her quest to reach the faraway land and wake her mother.

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Haku

Haku

Haku is Chihiro's first friend in the strange world. He studies with the sorceress Yubaba and has magical powers. It's said he lost his way home as well as his name in the world of spirits. >! At the end of the movie, it is revealed that his real name is Nigihayami Kohaku Nushi (Spirit of the Kohaku River).

Chihiro Ogino

Chihiro Ogino

Chihiro is a shy, pessimistic, 10-year-old girl. At the beginning of the movie, she and her parents are in the process of moving to a new town. When her father takes the wrong turn, they end up near what her father thinks is "an abandoned amusement park." In reality, it is a bath house for spirits which operates at night time. Her parents are turned into pigs after they eat the food of the spirits. She attempts to run away, but Haku advises her to work for Yubaba until she can find a way to turn her parents back to normal.

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