Anime "Spirited Away" can be consideredthe legend of Japanese animation. It was created in 2001 by Gibli studio and immediately won the attention of viewers. This tape has become the most cash work of Hayao Miyazaki, and how many times you review it, you always find something new. The interesting plot of the feature film “Spirited Away”, characters whose personality is inimitable, leave only the brightest emotions.
Plot
В аниме рассказывается история о девочке Тихиро и her adventures in another world where spirits and deities live. It all began very simply: the main character, along with her parents, moves to another city. Almost reaching the destination, the head of the family turned off at the wrong turn, so Chihiro and her parents ended up in the woods near the old building with a long tunnel.
The characters of the anime "Spirited Away" decidelook around and, passing through the tunnel, fall on a wide meadow. The wind conveys the smell of something appetizing, and Father Chihiro suggests that an abandoned city, visible on a hill, is an amusement park, because they were set up a lot in the 80s. Narrow streets, many restaurants and not a living soul did not arouse suspicion among adults who decided to dine in the first place they came to. Meanwhile, Chihiro looks around the neighborhood and meets a boy named Haku, who says that the girl and her parents leave the city before it gets dark. But bad luck, the parents turned into pigs and for the sake of their salvation Chihiro must work for the witch who runs the Abura-I baths.
main characters
As in every story, there are major and minor heroes. The main characters of the cartoon "Spirited Away" are:
- Chihiro Ogino - The main character in the anime "Spirited Away".When she got a job with the sorceress Yubabe, she got the name Sen. Hayao Miyazaki describes her as an ordinary, unremarkable girl of 10 years. Although a seyu (announcer that voiced the heroine) noticed that Chihiro is not quite ordinary. She is spoiled and capricious. But in the process of history, its other side begins to manifest itself with such traits as responsibility, patience, diligence and selflessness.
- Haku. He is Nihihayami Kohaku Mushi.Like most of the characters "Spirited Away", he is not exactly a man, and the Master of the Amber River is a dragon taking on the appearance of a boy. According to grandfather Kamaji, he appeared from nowhere and decided to become a student of Yubaba. But along with the name of the sorceress takes and part of the memory, Haku became her right hand and did everything that the witch said. When he met Sen, the memories begin to return to him little by little. Therefore, he strongly helps Chihiro and supports her.
- Yubaba. Strong witch and hostess "Abura-I", whereSen is working. She is strict and does not like to argue with her, but always fulfills the promise. She likes to recount gold, so Yubaba feels her worth. Nonworking, turns into pigs or embers. He loves and pampers his son Beau immensely.
The names of the characters "Spirited Away" inmostly taken from the myths of the Land of the Rising Sun or carry a hidden meaning. For example, "Chihiro" means "bottomless depth", which impresses river gods so much.
Secondary Characters
The secondary characters "Spirited Away" should include the following:
- Faceless. God Kaonashi - the black shadow in the mask thatconstantly looking for a place. A vagabond god, without his home, penetrates the Abura-I baths. He offers his help to Chihiro, but when she refused, his choice falls on the frog. The faceless devours him and adopts his negative qualities - insatiability and greed, gradually turning into a monster.
- Dzeniba. Twin sister Yubaba. She leads a quiet and modest lifestyle. Dzeniba unpretentious and caring, never take more than you need, but if necessary, is ready to give a fitting rebuff.
- Grandpa Kamaji. Priest, heating the water for swimming pools.He has six arms that can stretch to inconceivable length. He spends all his time at work. He was the first to point out Chihiro's rules that are worth adhering to. Despite his frightening appearance, Kamaji grandfather is good-natured and always ready to help.
- Rin. The girl-maid in the baths, who spentChihiro to Yubabe. Among all the characters of Spirited Away, Rin can be called the most grumbling. Having met with Chihiro for the first time, she immediately expressed everything that thinks about her (clumsy, stupid, clumsy dumbass). Later she became mentor Sen and was genuinely happy for the girl when she got a job. Rin is good-natured and always ready to help her newly minted assistant.
- River Deity. When he came to the baths, everyone decided thatit is the Spirit of garbage. So Hayao Miyazaki wanted to draw attention to the level of river pollution. In gratitude for the work, he gives Sen a bitter pie that can heal.
- Bo. The spoiled and capricious son of Yubaba, whose world consists only of his room, because "only evil bacteria live outside". After returning from Dzeniba changes for the better.
- Ogino Akio. Father Chihiro. Enough self-confident, tall and stout man, who piously believes that everything can be solved with the help of money.
- Ogino Yuko. A short, graceful woman who occasionally criticizes her husband, but still follows him.
Episodic characters
В аниме зритель встречается со множеством unknown creatures. In Japanese mythology, spirits and deities live in every tree, stone, or house that are responsible for them. According to legends, spirits and deities do not possess physical form, but they really need it to go to the baths. Therefore, one can see in the cartoon a radish man, he is Osira-sama — the Spirit of radishes, frogs that look behind the baths, large ducks — Otori-sama or deities in masks who became visible only after descending from the ship.
Хаяо Миядзаки действительно сделал выдающийся masterpiece. He created a whole world with unique characters, which not only brought Japanese animation into the lead, but also greatly expanded the images of spirits in local folklore.