Spirited Away Movie Reaction (Studio Ghibli)

Suzy Lu & Steejo react to Spirited Away from Studio Ghibli. Ten-year-old Chihiro and her parents end up at an abandoned amusement park inhabited by supernatural beings. Soon, she learns that she must work to free her parents who have been turned into pigs.
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[@tropicalpenguin4552]

Just so everyone knows, this movie won a freaking Oscar for the best animated feature.

[@pokemon_trainer_isaiah]

A deserved Oscar at that

[@DAMIENDMILLS]

Well deserved

[@Ahturos]

I am sure it could have won best movie too.

[@DAMIENDMILLS]

@@Ahturos The only animated movie to ever win Best Picture is Beauty and the Beast in 1992

[@biddleeewho4181]

@@DAMIENDMILLSit was only nominated. it lost to Silence of the Lambs. Beauty and the Beast, Up, and Toy Story 3 were all nominated for best picture.

[@Teddemon_Original]

In Japanese culture being spirited away means that the spirits take you to their world and never to found again. In early Japan, people get lost in the mountains all the time and that maybe the roots of this kind of belief. There's even a story where people have been lost for 20 years and came back telling stories about this mythical land they've gone to. Japanese believe on many gods. Even in things, resides a god, like River spirit gods that take on a form of a dragon, or like the turnip god that Chihiro rides the elevator with. They say that if you somehow disrespect a God or a Spirit, they may take your soul to the afterlife, or turn you into an animal so noone would recognize you and think that your lost in the woods.

[@mickeygoh25]

I think, in the beginning, Sen's parents were kinda lured to the place (sth related to greed, curiosity, carelessness) ... maybe the 'Gods' want to get more pigs?

[@ruuoxi]

most country in Asia have that culture, being spirited away I mean.

[@lambeefbiryani08]

Owhh this is common Story thing in asia people who lived near mountain, always told us story like this where people lost in mountains but never comeback and some are comeback or found with ranger team,,they even told this story where people went to mountain for hiking trip and They're back to civilization after 3 months lost in mountains ,, They're said they lost in mountains about 2 weeks one of them brought watch that has calender fiture,, but actually their family and relatives said They're lost more than 3 months. They're told ranger team what They're already been through, They're see lady in the white, an old man with staff like wiseman, men with ancient outfits on horses and carriage. Ghibli Made this looks so sweet not terrifiying like local mountain people said.

[@KnotPhound]

I think I remember the Dororo animated series to deal with the same thing at some point, but I can't remember well.

[@rosefriday4287]

Thanks for all the extra info! That, and the way the movie ended, makes me wonder if Chihiro and her parents were missing for 20 years

[@happy2405]

what I love about this movie is Chihiro's character development. She goes from a bratty and scared child who can't even walk down some stairs to a strong and confident child who will do anything to take care of her friends even if that means going to the house of a witch. Her time in spirit world really helped her mature.

[@tenmark7055]

In the original it appears that Sen forgets her adventure, her parents' transformations, etc. She reverts to that clingy, sour faced kid from the start of the movie.

[@stephen01king]

@@tenmark7055 What is the original version of spirited away?

[@christophermorales2297]

Original I think means in the Japanese version because I do remember reading that the director said that too, at the end she forgets her adventures in the spirit world but I think in the English she doesn’t forget.

[@stephen01king]

@@christophermorales2297 If the original is only the Japanese version, I agree that she does forget the spirit world, but what she definitely didn't do was turn back into a brat like the other comment said.

[@voiceacticon667]

I saw this movie for the first time back in 2003 or 2004. The roller coaster of a movie really moved me. Love it.

[@KaizerHiwatari]

I think it's implied that the father was changing jobs, and that's why they had to move. He would probably have scoped out the area and picked the house, so only the mother and Chihiro had never been there before (?) Also, I LOVE No-Face. I think the reason he is obsessed with Chihiro is because she's the only person who didn't want anything from him. I consider him to be a greed spirit. He stalks someone to determine what they want (bath tokens, gold), lures them with it, and then consumes them. But he's baffled by Chihiro, who wants nothing. He can't understand it. It drives him crazy. Beyond this, No-Face is never satisfied by what he consumes. Like how people will keep buying new things, richer food, better clothes, in the pursuit of happiness, but material things leave him empty. What finally satisfies him is being useful to someone else. And I think that's beautiful :) A lot of people find the movie "gross" due to all the vomiting, but I think of it as a metaphor for cleansing. Haku was poisoned, the river spirit was polluted, the baby was spoiled, and No-Face was corrupted. They all needed to be cleansed by Chihiro's kindness. The vomiting is physical manifestation of their spirits sluffing off toxic energy and becoming better people. As you said, she leaves an impression on everyone she meets!

[@mausilw]

I always interpreted it more as No Face being a spirit that feeds on his surroundings, so being in the bathhouse filled with a greedy vibe sent him into that state, but when he’s alone with Chihiro and at the swamp, he feeds on that feeling of purity/family. I think he’s just heavily influenced by his environment, even his name and voicelessness implies he seems to have no natural identity of his own.

[@alharairah2214]

Yes, about the Radish Spirit - he's a Daikon radish and they are known for being pungent. That's why Lin and Chihiro make faces when he comes close to them. But his radish scent also masks Chihiro's human smell.

[@KaizerHiwatari]

@@alharairah2214 Neat! Best daikon boi

[@rainydays7698]

one thing someone pointed out that i've never been able to forget is that as the family is leaving, it's clear time passed- we don't know how much time has passed. they could have been gone for YEARS and not aged a day. How would they explain that? They don't have a home to go back to nor one to move into. how are the parents going to react to finding out theyve been away for so long when to them it's only been, at most, an hour or so?

[@erickgoncalvesramosdasilva9176]

Acording to the Ghibli fandom he a Studio Ghibli Original Character, he's both Good and Evil and just like S.L said he bases himself in his surroundings, the reason he is bad is because all the employers of he BathHouse are greedy and the Greed corrupted him.

[@domidium]

Just because some of the bathhouse staff LOOK human, doesn't mean they ARE human, especially in Japanese folklore. The "humans" in the bathhouse are more likely yokai (Japanese supernatural beings) made to look human for the guests. Lin/Rin for example, according to my studies is likely a "shirogitsune," or, a white fox yokai. And Haku is a "mizuchi," or, a water dragon; or in this case, a river dragon.

[@domidium]

@@hypnhoeslowbro2254 Because it wasn't relevant to the plot. And while a lot of what I said was behind the scenes information, there are slight clues that they aren't human in the movie. Like the human looking staff members referring to Chihiro as "human", as if to say they themselves weren't.

[@kiy2347]

@@hypnhoeslowbro2254 to me it's quite clear in the movie

[@AmbroseCadwell]

I vaguely remember reading somewhere Lin is meant to be an otter, but no clue what basis that has. Would make sense continuing the river motif along with the frogs though.

[@HannibalFan52]

The section with the 'stink spirit' is based on an incident in Miyazaki's own life. He was helping to clear out a polluted waterway and managed to pull out an old bicycle. So, after being cleaned up, the 'stink spirit' is revealed to be a river god.

[@LaughterBN]

This particular movie is really seeped in a lot of Japanese mythology and culture. Easily my favorite Ghibli film. If it helps at all the “people” in the bathhouse are actually animals. You can see subtle features that hint at what they are.

[@minachoi1042]

You can look at it at the surface level like that. But if you dig further, Miyazaki actually used his films to express his personal and political views. He's even said in the past how he wished Tokyo would be overtaken by nature haha (because he was disappointed by the state in which it had become). Anyways, Spirited Away has to do with not only Miyazaki's criticism of Japan becoming too westernized and forgetting/losing its cultural identity, but also a celebration of how traditional Japanese values can be restored and persist in modern society. General gist (you can research more on your own or analyze the movie as if you embodied Miyazaki's views): No Face represents Japanese people and their loss of their identity, Chihiro's growth and her reclaiming her name and family represents who they can and should strive to do to reclaim their identity, the River Spirit was the state in which Japanese culture has become due to the neglect and pollution brought in by westernization, etc. etc.

[@brigidtheirish]

I'm still not sure what Ren is.

[@bad-people6510]

The plot is actually directly lifted from a russo-finnish fairy-tale.

[@hannahadair2289]

@@bad-people6510 What?

[@miralang8149]

@@brigidtheirish I think she's a Kitsune.

[@everforward5561]

Noh-Face's deal is that he takes on the nature of those around him. He grew interested in Sen because she let him in out of the goodness of her heart, but he absorbed the negativity and greed of the bathhouse's denizens by accident. So his interest turned into a near-obsessive need.

[@LordDaret]

Plus after he ate those people, he also absorbed their traits of pure greed. This would have amplified the changes on his personality and made his goals completely warped from being accepted to pure gluttony.

[@WesMinhOmura]

I definitely recommend some of Ghibli's other works! -Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) -Castle in the Sky (1986) -Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (1984)

[@franciscovieira340]

UP

[@WesMinhOmura]

@@nessabrcb5137 Omg yesssss! I love that one as well! That and Castle in the Sky are my favorites!

[@catc2222]

i barely see people react to nausicaa, i'd love to see this as its one of my absolute favourites from the studio

[@franciscovieira340]

My neighborhood Totoro tooo

[@thedawn_isyourenemy7994]

@@franciscovieira340 they did that one already

[@ZachDaHater1]

1:02:30 OMG, I just realized that if Sen took all of the tokens he would've probably EATEN HER just like the frog. If you feed into greed he'll eat you. This movie may have a lot of underlying messages.

[@lynsimations6157]

Classic Miyazaki- always with the subtle important messages

[@karimayiaholmes4001]

The opposite of being greedy and selfish is being kind and generous.

[@Mikerille]

Chihiro forgets everything in the end, but it was done on purpose, to evoke the thought that maybe somewhere we have long forgotten friends waiting for us too

[@jackhsu3458]

Yes! My favorite Ghibli movie, watched this during grade 1, its greatness blown me away. One of the iconic scene is the bicycle pulling in 57:57, I heard it was based on author Hayao Miyazaki sensei's real life experience, when he was volunteering and clean the river bed in Japan, he did pulled out a bicycle from the mud.

[@JulesPorta]

the stairs literally got no railings and it’s old af, chihiro’s response was understandable

[@aniket8350]

And they were so high with the gaps being big enough that little sen might fall through

[@DAMIENDMILLS]

Yes, even as an adult I still look at thay scene and feel scared to go down those.

I always cry when Chihiro remembers the Gohaku river and realizes that he is the spirit of the river who saved her from drowning 🥲

[@quick2bud]

Kohaku

[@Tpochi10]

Kohaku was chihiro‘s older brother. He died trying to help her from drowning in the river. After he died he became god of the river. Chihiro‘s mother is indifferent and mean to her through the whole movie because she still thinks Kohaku died because of her.

[@joshualemieux7534]

@@Tpochi10 this is a fan theory and not confirmed canon, have to say

[@Miyanoai14]

@@Tpochi10 in the stage play Zeniba literally calls him her dragon boyfriend so that would be a bit awkward if it were canon.

[@Tpochi10]

@Miyanoai14 I don't remember much about movie but is Zeniba portraited as some kind of person who knows everything about the world? I mean nobody including Haku himself didn't know his true identity until Sen noticed it. So it seems normal to me that in Zeniba's eyes Sen and Haku looked like a couple. I definitely should watch the movie again. Thanks for your take. 😊

[@breezy3392]

This movie is great. I imagine it's even richer for people who understand the symbolism in the spirit world. There are so many seemingly random things there

[@TMN7Nemuro]

Rin is an incarnation of Martes melampus. Other employees who look human are also incarnations of animals such as foxes and raccoons or flogs , slug.

[@user-gy5tl4zu6w]

「千と千尋の神隠し｣という作品は日本人にとって誇りに思える作品です。20年以上経った今でも、超人気です。

[@beetlebob4675]

Never eat a faerie's food and never tell a faerie your name. Lol i love when rules of the spirit world are similar in multiple cultures. Makes me warm and fuzzy inside. The voice of Chihiro is the same girl who was the voice of Lilo from "Lilo and Stitch" and she also played the girl in "The Ring"; Samara Morgan. Lol The voice of Lin is the same voice actor for Megara in the Disney Hercules

[@yu-ma2525]

I really want you to watch Studio Ghibli works again this year. Ghibli is the pride of Japan❤ ジブリは日本人の誇りです🇯🇵

[@mangamushi5593]

Nice reaction, but I see that you guys were confused over a lot of things so here are some clarifications: Spirited Away is mainly about growing up and how that process involves losing, finding, and maintaining your identity through your interactions with others. Chihiro almost loses her identity, but manages to keep it and even gain a better sense of who she is as a person through the challenges she goes through and the people she meets. Haku lost his identity, but gets it back with the help of Chihiro due to his act of selfless kindness years ago. No Face has no identity and is searching for it. Like a child, they are easily influenced by their surroundings. Chihiro's kindness makes an impression on them, so they seek her attention and happiness. Being influenced by the other bathhouse attendants' greed over the gold (literally absorbing them), they start behaving badly and offer Chihiro gold, thinking it'll make her happy. When it doesn't, they throw a tantrum like a child. Once they are removed from the bathhouse and purged of its bad influences, they revert to their innocent self. Zeniba's place is a good fit for them as it is the opposite of the bathhouse, and Zeniba herself is shown to be a good, firm person. (Also, if you still haven't figured it out, Haku stole Zeniba's seal, because Yubaba ordered him to) That being said, the bathhouse is not a bad place. No one in the movie is thoroughly evil, everyone is simply going about their lives. No one is human except for Chihiro, which I think you figured out. In Japanese mythology, it is common for spirits to take a human-like form, and dragons are associated with water so they are usually river spirits or ocean spirits. As for how long the family was gone for, while there is no concrete answer, it likely was not that long, at most two months. The reason I say that is because, in an interview, Miyazaki said that the change in scenery and the dust in the car was more to communicate to the audience that yes, something had happened, something had changed. The different scenery shows that Chihiro is different now, it reflects her growth as a person. Plus, the car battery still works. (Also, if you watch the beginning and ending scenes again and compare them, you will see that it's not just the forest that looks different, the gate itself is completely different. In the beginning scene, when they drive up to the gate you see it's made with red plaster, but when they drive away, it's made of stone, implying that the gate we see in the beginning is the gate to the spirit world, different from our reality.) Just one nitpicky correction: Grave of the Fireflies was not directed by Miyazaki, it was directed by Takahata Isao (who also directed Only Yesterday, Pompoko, The Yamadas and The Tale of Princess Kaguya) The movie is based on a semi-autobiographical book by Nosaka Akiyuki and is quite a faithful adaptation, the beginning scene that you two mentioned is exactly how it begins in the book. Although I can't speak for Takahata, I would guess that he kept the opening scene out of respect to the author and because ultimately, the movie is supposed to be depressing and most Japanese people would go in expecting it to be since it's WW2 Japan.

[@defthehuman]

I found out somewhere that she forget everything that happened to her in the spirit world including haku, the moment she came out from there, AND IT BROKE ME SO MUCH. The purpose of her not turning back is EXACTLY so that she forget everything that happened to her, and haku intentionally wanted her to forget..maybe but idk. IT JUST MAKES ME SO SAD THAT SHE FORGOT EVERYTHING

[@lynsimations6157]

What if she remembers it all once when she passes away as an old woman and becomes a spirit, and finally sees Haku again- even if for one last time

[@kiy2347]

If she turns back she will not be able to go back to her world forever. It came from a Japanese myth

[@bethanymiddleton5758]

Wasn't the hair-tie Zeniba made supposed to protect her though? I think she still remembers everything because of the hair-tie.

[@defthehuman]

@@bethanymiddleton5758 i don't really know tbh, i just read it from a fan theory

[@colonelarmfeldt8572]

@@lynsimations6157 I think it's suggested that she might meet Haku in the future, once he has escaped from the spirit world, and recognise him. But she would be unsure as to where she recognises him from.

[@aip_lebasi]

There's a phase in my life when I would listen to the soundtrack of Spirited Away for days, non-stop. I love Studio Ghibli movies. ❤️

[@annafaun4311]

I remember watching it then i was like ..8 years old. And this one scene of parents turning into pigs felt like a horror movie to me haha but me and my mom still fell in love with Ghibli so she bought me the whole DVD set of these movies and that was how my anime jorney started. Memories...

[@localinfantkicker]

The cleaning the stink spirit that was actually a river spirit was a representation of pollution that humans have caused cause the spiritual realm and real world are interlinked. It’s also based off the experience of Miyazaki when he helped clean a river with his neighborhood and a large bike was one of the things he found in the polluted rivers

[@pr.depper4819]

The implication with no face becoming a monster is that he absorbs the traits of who he eats, after he ate the frog he got his voice, his greed, and frog legs. The greedy bath house energy influenced his impressional mind

[@pearluniverse7878]

the radish spirit actually protected her in that elevator! so he's a nice spirit

[@astridlarsson2808]

I would give my life to see this movie again for the first time A MASTERPIECE!

[@buichiterasawa7547]

I always see it happily, but, as for the Christmas Ghibli week, am the best. Ghibli has a lot of masterpieces, but wants you to watch it by all means as you think that "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind" and "LAPUTA: Castle in the Sky" are masterpieces competing for 1, 2 in that. As postscript I am a Japanese, English does not get off with poorness.

[@milagrosvelasquez8812]

As a spanish speaker, I can't say "LAPUTA" without laugh 😂😂

[@marciashiraishi5891]

@@milagrosvelasquez8812 As a Japanese who speaks Portuguese I also have fun with this (Portuguese and Spanish are very similar) 😂

[@aequitasvox2488]

The food was made and left to appease the spirits and ancestors . In many cultures, favorite foods are left for loved ones and other spirits for furtune,luck,guidance, etc.

[@aequitasvox2488]

No face the creature w mask is the spirit of loathing and loneliness from what I gathered that's why he wants true friends. Willingness to give anything to feel accepted and fill the void that's why he's eating everyone and chasing them. Even false friends fill the void to stop the pain for a period of time. That's why no face sees them as disposable.

[@sajadrezai4707]

I heard that my father has passed away. After a lot of crying the only thing could calm me down was ur reactions. THX Suzy and Steejo.

[@abbiesyliang]

RIP

[@davythedragon]

Aww man I’m sorry to hear that, with you all the best.

[@camisuarez4225]

Rest in peace🙏

[@MM-NolascoPH]

I love the character development of Chihiro there. From being spoiled, overprotected, and whiny into a fully grown and matured as the film goes on. 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. So, when No Face noticed the compassion and kindness from Chihiro, he absorbs and knows the good attitude and character and now he was a good guy.

[@alexkempken8113]

As a note since it looks like there was confusion about the “food” the River spirit gave Chihiro. That food, based on what I know, is emetic meaning it will make you very sick, and likely throw up what you ate that day.

[@Nevoden]

Seeing all these movies being posted I was waiting for this one! I watched this so many years ago as a VERY young kid. It stuck in the back of my mind for a long time but I couldn't remember the name and it felt like a fever dream. I found it a few years back and rewatched it. It was just as mesmerizing and whimsical as I remembered.

[@deliciousdelight7847]

we also believe in people being spirited away here in my country. the superstition is that if the spirits fancy you or you upset them, they will take you away never to be found again. once you were taken, they will give you food and or treasures to make you stay. you must never accept anything and dont eat any food they give you or else you will be trapped in their world forever.

[@amaansajjad6756]

When Haku Saw Chihiro at the bridge He was surprised he was not mad he kinda looks mad but he was trying to keep her safe

[@alcoholbeforedinner4151]

We know that right when haku said "u shouldn't be here".

[@InsecterM]

When I was a kid, I used to think what a jerk Ubaba was. When I watched the film as an adult, I came to think of her as a tough businesswoman. That's exactly the charm of Ghibli.

[@GojiKaichou]

That bath house is a real place. It's in Gunma prefecture, about 2h 40 m north-ish from Tokyo. It consists of 3 separate buildings connected by passageways and staircases. The building you enter is the oldest, being built in the 1600s. And yes, you can book a stay there.

[@GojiKaichou]

They even have Miyazaki's autograph in a frame on the wall.

[@mevb]

The Soot Sprites were objecting for Kamaji refusing to give Chihiro a job, not to unionize (as they're animated soot, their only pay is in food and under the threat of transform back into soot).

[@LordDaret]

1:00:00 I just realized that No Face was mimicking what Chihiro was doing. She was holding the medicine, but he thought it was the gold and held that instead. It’s also probably how he made all that fake gold and those tokens he gave her. When he offered the gold later with all that similar praise that Chihiro was receiving, he was baffled that she still rejected him.

[@santiagorivas1950]

Suzy: "food doesn't cure unhappiness" "Are you kidding?"🤣🤣🤣 best moment

[@mevb]

The cleansing of the Stink/River Spirit is inspired from director Hayao Miyazaki helping to clean a polluted river and among the stuff he dug up was a bicycle, just like Chihiro/Sen did in the film.

[@TriXJester]

In multiple cultures it is considered a bad idea to give a supernatural being your actual name. It really just never ends well.

[@LuminousArc92]

the ending is like the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. On the day of their marriage Eurydice was bitten and killed by a snake. Orpheus travelled to the underworld to get her back, charming the guards with his lyre playing. When he reached Hades he was permitted to take Eurydice back as long as he didn't look at her until they were back in the world of the living. Walking back he never really knew if she was actually following; just before reaching the world of the living the temptation had him looking back, where he saw Eurydice was behind him before she is dragged back down forever

[@tastyneck]

My worst gift was my father yelling at me for finding out that Santa doesn't exist when I was like 6 because I accidentally saw them putting presents under the tree. He also yelled at me because as a shy kid who didn't want to go on the ET bicycle in front of a crowd when I like 6 or 7. Big wonder why I'm messed up as an adult.

[@cynthieful]

what you said in the beginning of the video is absolutely true. A lot of people have tricky family relationships and those get highlighted during the holidays. It's ironic that it's supposed to be nice time when people do good things for each other and practice forgiveness, but everyone are just getting upset and arguing left and right. For me a lot of the times the best moment of christmas is when I can just hide under my blanket and watch something comforting, which is definitely what your chibli reactions are, so thank you. Thank you also for making it very festive with the background and even your outfits. And yeah, the reactions are super

[@bethanymiddleton5758]

I love how, near the end of the movie, when Yubaba told those three Spirit's that they could eat Chihiro's parents, instead of being indifferent or excited, they were all horrified by the thought. Just shows how much Chihiro's presence has changed the Spirits opinions.

[@twist58]

Spirited Away proved itself as an anime film that not only became the first movie in Academy Awards history to win an Oscar, but helped set the standards for future anime filmmakers to so much reaching at least a nomination at the event. One example? Mamoru Hosoda.

[@maplesushi]

About the seatbelts, i believe seatbelt use for back seats aren’t mandatory unless on highways/high speed roads (in Japan). For context

[@TwilightLink77]

Spirited Away is a very important film in anime history as it is the first and only anime to win a Academy Award.

[@calebjennings1027]

So glad you reacted to this! I grew up on it and I still own it on VHS

[@rafaelvillegas5652]

Steejo's excitement whenever the duck shows up is kind of everything. I recently discovered your channel and am really enjoying your reactions and reviews of some of my favorite movies and anime series.

[@TheFoxGod444]

Merry Christmas. You’re both looking sharp. This is my favourite Studio Ghibli movie. I’ve really enjoyed all of your Studio Ghibli movie reactions. Peace and joy to you.

[@yokhawanha]

even if something looks human doesn't mean it's a human, and chihiro basically already in spirit world, that's why in the beginning when the spirit get off the boat they become visible and chihiro become invisible, and Japanese spirits can take human form, or it just a humanoid yokai(spirit). Haku basically a river god (that's why his original shape was a dragon) and yubaba steal his name, and when chihiro say his real name, basically his contact with yubaba ended.

[@lara_osa]

This movie was the first japanese movie, which i saw (when i was a teenager). It is my favourite movie. After that i began to like the Ghibli's movies.

[@jesusiscoming9252]

It’s nice to see this movie again. Nostalgic 💙

[@WinterLynne94]

Some fun facts! Chihiro is voiced by the same girl who voiced Lilo in Lilo and Stitch. Chihiro roughly translates to "a thousand questions" because the first character, "sen" (pronunciation can change to "chi" depending on context) means "a thousand" and "hiro" means "to ask questions." The Japanese title is "Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi." "Kamikakushi" means "Spirited Away." "Sento" also means "Bath house." So the literally-translated title could roughly be "Chihiro is Spirited Away at (or to) the Bath House." Still learning Japanese, so anyone please correct me if I'm wrong. Haku is voiced by the same guy who voiced Kovu in the Lion King 2. Haku means "master, lord, or overseer." Which is fitting given his position in the bath house. His real name, "Kohaku," means "amber." So he's the spirit of the Amber River. Lin is voiced by the same lady who voiced Megara in Hercules. Lin is actually a white fox spirit, not a human. They're known to shapeshift, so that could explain why she looks human. That colorful stuff that Lin was giving the soot sprites is called Konpeito (con-pay-toh). Basically solid star-shaped sugar. Kamaji is a Tsuchigimo (soo-chi-goo-moh), a humanoid spider in Japanese folklore. His name means "old man in the iron boiler." Yubaba was inspired by the Babba Yaga legend. Chihiro was based on the actual daughters of some very close friends of Hayao Miyazaki. They were very much like Chihiro was in the beginning of the movie, but he knew there was potential for them to grow and mature into hard-working young adults. No-Face's name in Japanese is "Kaonashi." Which means "faceless." He's essentially a spirit of greed and temptation who just longs for a place in the world. The way Haku was animated when he slammed into the wall of the bath house was inspired by a snake or lizard falling from a tree. And his thrashing was inspired by how an eel thrashes around after its head is cut off. The animators also went to a dog shelter to figure out how to animate Chihiro giving Haku the medicine. That little "evil begone" ritual was inspired by a real little ritual in Japan called "Engacho" used to make filth or negativity fall from the body. The Japanese voice actress for Chihiro had no idea what it was XD Those last lines in the English version of the film don't exist in the original Japanese version. Miyazaki has revealed that Chihiro doesn't remember her time at the bath house. She doesn't remember the adventure, but the lessons she learned along the way stayed with her. It's a true coming of age story.

[@danielossaconcha7400]

She remembered her name because Haku gave it to her on a piece of paper, remember?

[@TheDragiix3]

as a nearly 25 year old that's been feeling the dreadful pull of age recently, being called a teenager again filled me with joy lol

[@desireeheremaia7636]

My favourite movie of all time!! Thank you for the Christmas Marathon with Studio Ghibli, it was so special. I hope this is a thing next year too, still many films to check out by them! Edit: Oooooh there's one more! Cannot wait!!

[@arunabprakas6069]

omg! thank you guys so much i loved this reaction and re-watching this beloved film with yall. The consistent shrieks of skkrrrrrrrrrt really helped me understand the film on a new level!!!!!! much love

[@Thebeezzkneezz.]

My 93 year old great grandma got me my favorite gift this year actually, it was a blanket with a hoood and hand pockets. Im a artist always hunched over my drawing tablet it is literally the oerfect blanket for my drawing position xD

[@mushroompenguin549]

Your Christmas week reactions was such a nice watch!.. there's still so many good Studio Ghibli movies and i'll definitely look forward if ever you do reactions to them sometime in the future! Merry Christmas to you both!

[@komang1224]

Truly one of the best movies of my childhood!

[@allier1867]

the stink spirit is actually a river spirit. rivers sometimes get really polluted.

[@mevb]

That wasn't cereal, that was a japanese candy called konpeitō, or Diamonds of Sugar as they're refered to in Hamtaro.

[@jacobmcandrews6113]

Chihiro is played by the voice of Daveigh Chase, and the movie was made in 2001. The actress was 11 at the time, so that must be the same age as Chihiro. She would not be 6.

[@Onyx421]

Chihiro is 10 Miyazaki conformed it.

[@lanthanien]

Merry Christmas to you! Loving this series. Awesome stuff.

[@juannavejas6510]

I will always love this movie

[@beepboop3925]

i love all of your reactions! also I finally got airpods this yea! I also got these amazing fuzzy slippers and a really cozy robe! I hope yall had a great christmas! and thank you for sharing this when its the crazy holiday season!

[@maxdon2001]

Great reaction! This is such a great movie, I think that this was one of the first anime related thing that I saw, so it is such a classic for me!

[@the_myco_dad]

I love the worldbuilding of this movie. They give you just enough information to put some of the pieces together but leave a lot more to the imagination. Miyazaki is a master of this type of narrative.

[@smelljello4366]

This is the one I was waiting on thank you Suzy 😭❤️

[@alicia0w098]

This is my favorite Ghibli movie!🥳

[@user-lu6bw7cp6y]

I'm a Japanese who recently subscribed to the channel. Thank you for the reaction of Japanese animated films. It's a little old, but I request my favorite animated movie, "Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro". This is also a work by Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki. I hope there is a dubbed version in English.

[@mrflaregamer]

anybody: what ghibli movie should we watch? me: YES (this one is my favorite though)

[@Charlie_Wolfe]

You guys are adorable Merry Christmas!!!

[@gladyoucame306]

love your interaction with eachother, it makes this video better

[@werehuman2999]

Happy New Year! I adore your reactions👍 And also I am glad to see you watching the anime of my childhood) (I am not an english speaker, if there are any mistakes, I am sorry)

[@jacket6139]

Studio ghibli will always be near and dear to my heart.

[@jjranger90]

I’m really enjoying y’all reacting to the Ghibli films! New subscriber

[@procrastinating71]

Pls i love this couple 😭 they’re so cute and fun 😔💖

[@TheRedPandaWhalther]

You two are so cute!! I feel like being your friend must be so fun

[@user-ur7zt8ul2f]

I am Japanese. Some of his best known films in the world are Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away. But in Japan, I think the most acclaimed Hayao Miyazaki movies are Laputa: Castle in the Sky, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, and Lupin the Third: Castle of Cagliostro. Please watch them.

[@catmancatplan4933]

How do you feel about The Boy And The Beast

[@elijahlukejames]

You guys seem like lovely people and these reactions are great

[@vanesseng7070]

I just found your youtube channel and I love it. I watched the movies of Studio Ghibli since I was a child. Your reaction help me a lot to learn how to speak English.

[@babbes4210]

spirited away is a wonderful commentary on capitalism. Haku is a dragon( spirit of the river near her last home they just moved away from), The baby is humanity babied and forever childish by capitalism (personified in the greedy Yubaba). The other side of the coin is cottage industry (Zeniba) who provides the sustenance and moderation needed for no face(the human need for connection and reason that people in capitalism try to fill with materialism). The tale also shows the results of capitalism in the scene with the pollution in the big river spirit. Cihiro's love for Haku is the love for the land and river she grew up in. All infused with traditional Japanese folklore. Just magnificent storytelling.

[@darry20]

Merry Christmas Suzy and Steejo and of course finn both the dress and tie look very nice :)

[@Harrysuke]

one of my favorite anime of all time. happy new year guys 😊

[@PurpleQueen3]

This movie was the best my favorite was No-Face, the poor guy just wanted to be liked.

[@Xino1217]

Merry Christmas to you and your families ☺️

[@diogosalgueiro2817]

The Boy and The Beast is not a Studio Ghibli, but it's a perfect example of a movie that drinks a lot of Studio Ghibli's

[@KaizerHiwatari]

The pure joy over the ducks really got me

[@timmowarner]

Not only my favourite animated movie but one of my favourite movies ever.

[@minty_Joe]

What a great voice cast for Spirited Away: Daveigh Chase, Jason Marsden, Suzanne Pleshette, John Ratzenberger, Roger Bumpass, Bob Bergen, Tara Strong, Susan Egan, Candy Milo, Dee Bradley Baker and David Ogden Stiers!

[@giuliabeonio4325]

Oh my God, this week was awesome I really enjoyed your reactions I hope in the future you will react to other studio Ghibli movies for example one of my favourite is Porco Rosso it’s amazing and I love it so much I hope that in the future you will enjoy it!

[@twist58]

This movie released into American theaters the same year as Lilo & Stitch, which coincidentally both that and Spirited Away featured the voice of Daveigh Chase as the lead character in both.

[@mayaha200]

I'm the opposite. Princess Mononoke is my favorite of all time, and second is Spirited Away. it just soo good!

[@user-ou3jl8py3c]

ジブリを愛してくれて、本当にありがとうございます✨ 「借りぐらしのアリエッティ」は、ジブリの中でも特におすすめで、海外の方にも分かりやすく、楽しい、感動する物語です。🙏🙌

[@user-zy6rh3fl2h]

うーん、アリエッティは人によるかも！

[@Kay-xh7rm]

Princess Momonnoke!

[@csssnj]

トトロじゃない？

[@vicegamer6944]

This movie is so magical to me and I loved it! Rumor has it that in Japan at a studio Ghibli museum you get to see an exclusive clip of Chiro sees Haku in her school.

[@KIMKRIS1]

Steejo is always so on point with his predictions lol