Chihiro Ogino

"I want you to know my real name. It's Chihiro.
 * —Chihiro to Zeniba"

Chihiro Ogino (name temporalily changed to Sen by Yubaba when she is employed in the bath house) is the protagonist of Spirited Away.

-A normal girl who gets stuck in a world of spirits where she learns to understand how to live on her own.

-She initially is very defiant and unwilling to move to a new house, but eventually learns to stay strong and to cope with change.

Early life
Chihiro Ogino is the daughter of Akiichiro and Yumiko. She was born in the year 1991 Summer in Tokyo Hospital.

Appearence
Chihiro Ogino is a 10 year old girl who has brown hair and brown eyes. She wears a green and white shirt and pink shorts and when she is employed in the bath house for most time of the film she wears a red work clothes.

Personality
Initially shown to be petulant, egoistic, childish and easily frightened, Chihiro grows into a capable individual and is a core factor to the movement of Spirited Away plot. During her adventure in the Spirit World, she matures from a whiny, self-centered, and pessimistic child to a hard-working, responsible, optimistic young girl who has learned to care for others.

To protect her friends and rescue her parents from a spell that has turned them into livestock, Chihiro sheds her former personality and adapts to her environment to become a courageous, quick-witted and reliable girl.

The strength of her bond with Haku as the story progressed eventually evolved into a very sincere form of love that dispelled Yubaba's curse on the river spirit.

Relationships

 * Akiichirō Ogino (father)
 * Yumiko Ogino (mother)
 * Rumi (former friend)
 * Haku (friend/savior and love interest)
 * Zeniba (grandmother)

Trivia

 * Chihiro was inspired by the daughter of one of the director's friends
 * Chihiro's english actor, Daveigh Chase, is also best known as the voice of Lilo from Disney's Lilo and Stitch.